Hello Steemians!
Earlier today I was sitting in a park near my home and I was thinking about all the places I have traveled in my life and one area really stood out in my memory, Pagudpud and Saud Beach in Northern Luzon, Philippines. In March of last year my girlfriend and I met up in Manila, she was coming from China and I was coming from Peru and we made a plan to visit Northern Luzon (the big island that Manila is on) before flying to Palawan. We made the arrangements and headed by bus up the island making a few stops along the way before terminating in Pagudpud, the northern most town on Luzon. Just a little bit outside of town in the world famous Saud Beach, although you may not have heard of it and neither had we, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
Pagudpud and Saud Beach
Pagudpud is a very small town and when we got off the bus they dropped us right in the middle and we walked to our hotel. We booked our hotel online and we found that almost all the hotels in the town proper were more like homestays, people just rent out rooms in their house to travelers. The place we stayed was really nice and just off the main highway. We dropped our bags and waved down a tricycle to take us to Saud Beach, about 10km down the road. When we got there we were both blown away by the emerald green waters of Saud Bay and the beautiful white sand, it is truly a paradise. We spent a few hours just walking and swimming and enjoying the picturesque beauty of it all before getting something to eat at the beach side cafes.
The Tricycle Tour
On the next day we decided to take one of the tricycle tours to a few of the other local sites, we opted for the south tour because I really wanted to to see the wind farm and my girlfriend had never seen one. The south tour costs 600PHP and you visit:
- Bangui Wind Farm
- Kapurpurawan Rock Formation
- Cape Bojeador (a local lighthouse)
The tour lasted a few hours but the highlight for me really was the wind farm, I know a lot of people don't like the look of massive windmills but when I see them I see progress and that makes me feel really good about the world. The lighthouse and rock formation were really cool too and I am glad we took the time to go on the tour as I usually try to avoid a lot of tours and such.
To sum it all up, Saud Beach is without a doubt the most beautiful beach I have ever set foot on and the pictures do not do it justice. I am so glad we decided to head north before hitting the usual tourist route through the Philippines and I will never forget the raw beauty that I experienced while there. If you get a chance, please go visit, you won't regret it!
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