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Showing posts with label Ilocos Norte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ilocos Norte. Show all posts

Paoay Sand Dunes | Mini-Stranded

Paoay Sand Dunes
The wheel is submerged into the sand. No one was there to help. 

A solo motorbike traverse to the Suba Sand Dunes of Paoay, Ilocos Norte was like close to suicide, uhhh... just because I wanted to break the rules. You have to use 4X4 to explore these sandy desert look alike, and it should be. 

But because it was too expensive, 1 4X4 is good for 5 people who will share for the 2.5 fold of a thousand peso, I used a motorbike. 

 Look what happened? Lols. The bike is slowly but surely getting submerged into the sand under the sun owned by an eldest son, lols. Help help help! And I realized, I was just asking help from my own shadow. 

So with my shadow, I survived it because no other man came to help. Got sun burn, muscle aches, shoes filled with sand and of course, a bunch of stories and experiences to tell. Being mini-stranded doesn't necessarily mean to be tragic, sometimes it is funny. :)

Paoay | Reaching Suba Sand Dunes, My First Solo >100km Ride

The other day marked another important day (in my life) with this hobby of mine that some are against. It was my first time to go riding solo driving a total of 170 kilometers. I thought I can not do it but yesterday was a test of courage. 

Suba Sand Dunes, Paoay, Ilocos Norte
 Reaching the Suba Sand Dunes of Paoay, Ilocos Norte

I found out that I can do it. This will signal a longer motorbike backpacking I have always wanted to do but always failed to realize because of external resistance.

Now that I accomplished this test of courage, I am now ready for a longer solo motorbike backpacking. For some people, please understand that this what makes me happy. So when should I do it? When I become old? I think the right time is now.

 
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