Beach: Anawangin Cove
Sidetrip: Capones Island
Location: Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales
September 14-15, 2019
Sweeter at the second time around? Nah. I think I’ll pass with that saying when it comes to Anawangin Cove. Haha. Don’t get me wrong, we had a blast during our stay but something happened that made me pledged to not ever go back at Anawangin again.
Day One
Beautiful Disaster of Anawangin Cove
We arrived at Pundaquit around 8:00a.m. and immediately rode a boat going to Anawangin Cove. We noticed that the waves were slightly big compared to its normal but the sun was shining brightly so it was no big deal.
When we arrived at Anawangin Cove, we noticed that the storm must have hit it sometime during the week and that the shore was farther than I remembered when Jay and I went last June 2017.
Read: Mt. Pundaquit traverse to Anawangin Cove
Around 10:00am already we started cooking our lunch and because we haven’t eaten any breakfast, we were really hungry. The spaghetti pasta took longer to cook but after an hour, we were all ready to eat. Spaghetti and chocolate cake for lunch! Yay! It was our friend’s advance birthday celebration and we brought it in Anawangin. Haha.
When we were full, we started grouping boys with boys and girls with girls. The boys did a lot of singing while the girls were vlogging and laughing all the time. When we got bored, the girls already went for a swim although the sun was high up in the sky around 12:30pm, if I remember it correctly. When we went back, the boys then decided to go for a swim. But they did not endure the sun well so they head back immediately. We dozed off to sleep after some time. Haha.
Around 3:00pm, we all headed back to the beach.
The waves were really big and strong, and I highly suggest that during those times when the waves were strong, do no go anywhere deep because Anawangin Cove has a rip current which could be deadly especially to those who do not know how to swim.
When everyone’s weary for fighting the waves, we went back to our campsite and started making dinner.
It rained, not so hard like the first time we went, but enough to wet the beach tents. So that really was the problem. The tents were wet even before we decided to put them under the cottage. It stopped around 7:30pm so we enjoyed the night by singing around the bonfire. But it rained again around 11:00pm so we all decided to sleep. The rain did not let up until the morning.
Day Two
Most of us were up around 4:30am because of the rain and the tents were really wet and it was so cold. So we made fire and coffees to make us warm.
When everyone was awake and has eaten breakfast, we went to the beach and took a lot of pictures.
We did not had the chance to climb the hilltop because the rocks and the trail were for sure slippery because of the rain. By the time we went back, we have to break camp and get ready to go to Capones Island.
Capones Island’s Beauty
The waves were crazy during our boat ride towards Capones Island and everyone was silent about how afraid we were or was it just the girls? Haha. But we were energized when we saw Capones Island because it really was beautiful with its white sand.
After 30mins., we said goodbye to the island.
By the time we reached Pundaquit Beach, it rained hard! My left foot hurt so bad I didn’t know why. And that’s how Jay and I’s second time at Anawangin ended.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
As I said earlier, Anawangin Cove has a rip current and the only way to survive it is to swim sideways—not towards the shore, not backwards too, but SIDEWAYS.
“A rip current, often simply called a rip (or misleadingly rip tide), is a specific kind of water current which can occur near beaches with breaking waves. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves like a river running out to sea, and is strongest near the surface of the water.” — Wikipedia
Read more about rip currents here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current
How to Get There:
- From Cubao, ride a bus going to Olongapo. (Victory Liner) — P285.00/head
- At Victory Liner Olongapo terminal, ride a bus going to Sta. Cruz, Zambales then ask the driver to drop you off at San Antonio. — P45.00-P60.00/head
- From San Antonio, ride a tricycle going to Pundaquit. — P15.00/head
- Going home, ride a tricycle going to San Antonio.
- At San Antonio, There were buses passing by going to Olongapo, Cubao and Pasay. Just choose. Haha.
Note:
We availed the Commuter’s Package at Zambales Tour Packages and paid the amount of P1,100.00/head for 16pax. It includes a roundtrip van, boat ride and other stuff. I highly recommend Abby and Tita Olive’s tour. You can view their boat packages and can message them on their Facebook page Zambales Tour Packages or directly contact them on the following numbers:
- Abby Agasa — 09194075942
- Tita Olive Agasa — 09065156823
Until next trip!
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