Nowadays if you want to go to a place that will definitely
please your senses, you have to pay for it. Tourist destinations – aside from
transportation expense and maybe an overnight accommodation to enjoy the long
trip. How about this FREE paradise...
My husband and a colleague on their way to an important
missionary activity have found their way to this unpaid paradise – yes, there
is no entrance fee (maybe at this very moment till it is not yet discovered and
developed). Even I am not the one to see this for real, the pictures and videos
convinced me that it is really a good place for a family or group excursion
(not all teens or children huh! Needs an adult supervision) for swimming,
fishing and hiking/trekking. A collapsible tent and a bon fire is imaginable.
All you will need is a bag of perseverance to reach the place. It is a two-hour walk from the Tagalog
community. Even a single motorcycle can not reach the place because of the
elevated and muddy (like a quicksand) landscape, your wheels will get stuck on
the mud. If you have a carabao or horse – they can certainly endure the walk
having their sturdy feet…
The place is pure, the sound of the water dripping from the
falls really gives you the feeling of closeness with mother nature.
Vines hang from the trees touching the river where the water
flows from the Falls.
The water is as blue as the sky – the picture is unaltered. There
are also edible fishes swimming therein. The air is fresh without a hint of
smoke from the nearby town’s streets filled with motorists. The dwellers are nice and friendly people who are popularly
known here in my country as aetas. Their nipa hut speaks of Filipino tradition –
the way of living of ancient Filipinos.
If I can just stand that long walk, I could have gone there
before any of you with my family...I have the condition that tires me easily,
palpitations and shortness of breath walking farther. But I love to walk, because it is a
cardio-exercise.
I leave it up to you to judge Villa Espina’s haven but I
really hope and wish that you will help keep the surroundings and the river as
clean as it is and will respect the guardians of the place – the indigenous
people. Thanks in advance for doing
that.
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