While I was in a deep slumber, my phone suddenly rang. I automatically answered it just to stop the tone cause it might wake-up my whole family if I let it take any longer. I didn't bother to look who the caller is cause I know its either a family member or a friend. "Hello" I take the call and answered it out of myself and irritably. Cause who's expecting a call early as 3am? Well, unless it's an emergency. "Hello" A familiar voice speaks on the phone.
By the way, it's just been an hour when I went to sleep. I just came from a youth fellowship hour ago so I was really, really sleepy and exhausted.
"are you awake already?" My friend Rica asked
"Hmm" I unconsciously answered not in my right state of mind. I am really, really sleepy that any moment during our conversation I could fall asleep.
"We're on the way to your house to fetch you"
"Wait what?!" What she just said really literally made me aroused from my torpor. It somehow made my whole system go active after hearing those. Eventually, my mind started to work thanks GOODNESS! That's when I remembered that we'll go on a hiking at Pinayun-an peak also known as "Sea of Clouds". Well, you'll only witness the sea of clouds if you'll go there early.
"Wait, I'm not prepared yet!"
"I just woke up" I answered. I haven't packed things yet, I can't obviously go on hiking empty handed of course. And it would surely takes time for me to prepare those stuffs.
I thought of backing out cause I think I won't make it to the peak cause I lack of sleep and I am so worn-out. I was about to say that I can't go with them when...
"Oh you better be ready cause we're almost there bye"
"Wait---" Rica hang it up already and I had no choice but to immediately get up and prepare things for myself. It would be so rude if they come all the way to my house and only to find out that I can't be with them. I am aware of the cold temperature so I wore two pajamas and two jackets. Good thing I found a shoes inside in my room or else I had to go downstairs and I might wake-up Mom and Dad. I also found an empty bag, I put lots of bottled water, handkerchief and of course food. I carefully went downstairs, really carefully that every step I take, take a couple of seconds just to make sure not to make any sound. I already have my parents permission about this matter and I am just worried that I might wake them up this early. I am almost there, I am right before the door and was about to open it when...
*"are you going already?"8 I heard a loud and sonorous voice that broke the dawn's silence. It totally startled me that makes me want to go pee instantly. And I can sense that the voice just came right before me. I slowly turned my back and I found Dad standing before me.
"Goodness! Dad I thought you were sleeping?"
"You startled me"
But before I could answer Dad's question and also go to cr for me to pee, we heard a motorcycles in front of our house. That also made Mom wake-up. I assume that they were my friends and already here to fetch me. I opened the window to confirm.
"Yes Dad and my friends are here to fetch me"
"Okay take care" I badly wan't to pee that moment but my friends are waiting for me outside so I just ignored that certain natures calling(hahah) We bid goodbye to my parents and went on our way. We rode a pedicab and it takes more or less 30 minutes to arrived in Pinayun-an. From the parking area we had to walk more or less half kilometer before we could start climbing those high mountains to reach the so called Pinayun-an peak or sea of clouds. We thought 3 or 4am would be too early for us to start this adventure but when we arrived at the venue lots of vehicles are already parked along the way. We thought 3 or 4am is too quiet and is scary to start the walk but things turned in an opposite way. It's not scary nor quiet, as we walk along the way we've met lots of adventures who is also intended going to Pinayun-an peak and on our way we talked lots of random things that turned the calm peaceful dawn turned into bustle.
One of our classmates who've been there already told us that we have to pass 7 mountains in order to reach the peak of Pinayun-an. WEW! sounds interesting hahahah. As we started going to the first mountain excitement sourrounds everyone which adds up a little bit of energy to our system that made us walk faster than normal hahahh. At last we're already on the top of the first mountain and 6 more mountains to go. We stopped there and relaxed for a moment. That was really exhausting and thinking those 6 more mountains made us more exhausted.
I drank almost 3/4 of my bottles water just to satisfy my thirst. Just good thing I brought lots of water. Even though I didn't get to have plenty of sleep I don't regret that I came and go with this pals. The fun, laughter and experience we shared is priceless.
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From time to time we do stopped to catch up our breath. Everyone in the group don't have a long distance hiking experience so technically that was our very first time. Going on a hike is very tiring indeed, but it is more tiring when what you have to hike is going on mountain places. Our goal is to make it to the peak but it's almost morning and we're still in the middle of the second mountain out of seven. Pinayun-an peak is also known as "sea of clouds" this is one of the most visited place in our municipality. Through the social media's influence, Pinayun-an peak or sea of clouds became known and currently one of the tourist attraction here in Mabinay, Negros Oriental. The so called "sea of clouds" will only be visible depending on the weather.
As we continue to our walk, I can feel that my stomach is aching. Every time I make a little move it hurts badly. So I tried to convinced them that we'll just stop right there. Anyway there's no chance that we could witness the sea of clouds by that moment cause it's not raining the other day. I told them that the view here is satisfying already.
( This is the view which I am referring when I told them satisfying. We were in the Second mountain when I captured this. Oh wait...I am not sure if I'm the one who captured this or not since Sanrey
was our great photographer that time hahah he holds my phone most of the time cause I'm so tired to capture photos during the hike hahah)
I tried my best to convinced them but it didn't worked. I told them that I'll just stay here and just wait for them to come back until they made it to the peak cause I'm really, really exhausted already. But everyone disagreed. Instead they told me that we'll stay here a little longer to relax and we'll just continue to go up if I feel alright. Oh by the way, every time we stopped to relax, everyone of us get some foods from our every bags and share it to everybody. So we have bunch of foods the whole time hahah. Sanrey
There were lots of people who made it to the peak already and most of them already went down from the mountain while me and my pals were still in the second mountain hahah. After some time we decided to continue the hike and proceed to the next mountain.
At the Peak
Finally after a long long hike we made it to the peak
The view here is really good. Very satisfying and it takes away all your stresses. If you want to relax and wanna have a peace of mind, Pinayun-an peak is a good place for you. Pinayun-an has no entrance fee and is free for everybody, everyone is welcome here. The only don't here is that, you are not allowed to throw any garbages. There are posters around the are that says "Let's save the earth" "Let's plant more trees" "Do not throw your garbages"
Even though we are not able to witness the sea of clouds but we could say that the view from the peak is good enough to say that we are satisfied for what we saw. It is so satisfying that we don't want to go down anymore hahah.
Lolz hahah one of our group even said "let's just all leave here and build a house" hahah. I told to myself that if I didn't made it to the peak and just wait for them in the second mountain, I would really regret it. After 2 hours I guess, we decided to go down from the peak and go home.
That was my first ever hiking experience and also I include it and put it on my achievement list hahahah silly achievement :|) . Despite of the exhausting experience before we made it to the peak, we did not regret that we come up to this idea and we are very grateful to see this beautiful nature.
