Rough Groove

Legazpi City, Albay

Nearing dusk and we set off to Legazpi City in Albay province from Naga City yesterday while the late afternoon light cast a beautiful silhouette of Mt. Isarog fading into the distance. It was not really a long ride. As one can handle the Naga - Legazpi road from 1.5 - 2 hours. It would have been shorter if not for the incessant tricycles, 3 wheeled vehicles that are just slow. But it was a fun ride: just feel the adrenalin rush as one overtakes vehicles, speeding at more than 100 kph. Freedom. Maybe it would have been better to feel the wind against one’s face just like riding a motorcycle.

0700H and I left the hotel room this morning to take photos of the city cathedral and surrounding environs and as I drove away, the breathtaking view of Mt. Mayon, she with the perfect cone, with smoke billowing from its crater rose majestically as morning light bathe it with a slight golden hue. Just beautiful.

We had our team cascade by around 1000H. After that, went to the local zoo, visited the obligatory Cagsawa ruins and had pinangat for dinner. Just delicious.