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Pico De Loro
Pico
De Loro was first named by Spanish sea-farers which means "Parrot's
Beak" as its pointed summit resembles the shape of a parrot's
beak from afar and it is commonly used as a signal by sea-farers to
turn east to get to Manila Bay. It is situated at the boundary of
batangas and cavite. The first time that i visited was last year, My
friends and I decided to do mountain climbing because most of us were
problematic we wanted to take a break and relax for a while so we
came up to conclusion that we should do mountain climbing. 6am was
our call time, and my friend invited also some other people who
wanted to joined our group activity, most of them were climbers
already and they were friendly on us, since this is our first time on
mountain climbing they gave us some tips regards on trekking. We
arrived at pico de loro around 10am and the weather was rainy so we
already expected that our trekking will be harder, As we proceed to
the entrance, (I Forgot you need to register first and they had
registration fee for group, PHP 50 per Group) The road was very
slippery so we had to be very careful on our steps.
As
we walked on the road, we saw the river and it was crystalized, most
of the climbers coming down were washing up here.As we proceed on our
trekking i felt excited to meet the summit because this was my first
time to Climbed on mountains,
The
path is very slippery, Muddy and Rocky but my friends and i was very
determined to reach the top. As we go we saw and heard the beauty of
the mountain, yes 'heard' while we climbing to the top i heard the
sound of forest, it seems that they welcomed us and i felt relaxed
even though I'm tired already. It was more fun because the climbers
we met were friendly and helped us also. You will admire the beauty
of the mountain not only because of the beautiful scenery you will
see but also how friendly the climbers are.
As
we reached the pre-summit area, I was shocked because even though we
didn't continue to summit because of the bad weather, i was able to
see the scenic view of the mountain.
The wind was so refreshing it sooths my aching thighs and troubled
mind. It really calms me and i was able to meditate for almost 15
mins.
After
this picture (with baby zane! Say hello to this little mountaineer)
my friends and i just sit there talked about our trail and i can say
that this was achievement on us (look at our beautiful big bodies!).
As
we climbed down we celebrated our trail and had a little rest because
our way was still long, it was fun because you will learned how to be
patient, how to endure the pain, how to help others, have fun even
you're tired and last, was to work hard. All of these was very worth
to become better person. I really suggest to most of the people i
know to visit the pico de loro because it is good for the beginners,
the trail took 3 hrs and i can say that it was challenging especially
in rainy season.
