Nagsasa Cove
A friend of my partner invited us to spend a night in Nagsasa Cove a day before going to the beach. Hahaha No solid plans at all. Screw it. We don’t need a good planning for this. So yeah, why not! We packed our things at night and prepared for another beach experience. When we got to Victory Liner Terminal in Edsa Cubao, buses to Zambales were full. We have no option but to take another route. Since Olangapo was cancelled at that time, we have no option but to take Dau route and hoped that there will be buses from there that is bound to Zambales. But being unlucky, there’s none. So we took another bus bound to Olangapo and from there, we took another bus bound to Zambales. Long trip huh? But it’s all good. As long as we get to the beach, travel time doesn’t matter. So, lesson learned? Get a reservation if you’re going to places like Nagsasa Cove especially on Summer months and weekends. Alright?
It was past 12 of noon when we arrived in San Antonio Zambales. After we bought the foods that we need in the market, we went straight to Pundaquit and meet up the person that I contacted for the boat. It was an hour boat ride from Pundaquit Beach to Nagsasa Cove. A bit bumpy ride but this can’t be compare to Calaguas. Hahaha I don’t want to ride a boat with those kind of waves again. Past 1 in the afternoon and we reached the famous Nagsasa Cove. Expecting that there will be a lot of people camping on the beach because it was on a weekend and summer, I was right. What a chaotic place. After finding a place to set our tents and hammocks, we bum and just enjoyed the fresh air. Swam on the beach occasionally, getting soaked under the sun, oh yeah. I’d rather be covered in sweat on a beach than in the city. Sunset was boring so I didn’t bother to take picture. If it was the same sunset in Boracay or in La Union, I might have been pressin’ down my camera’s shutter all the way down. Instead, I was busy making fire to grill the fish and the meat that we have that time.
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We dine under the clear blue sky and it was great. After getting ourselves full, puffin’ some smoke on my cigar, I was looking around in the area to find some woods for our bonfire. Some were selling woods for Php 150.00. What?! I ain’t burnin’ 150 bucks for Christ sake! When I finally lit our bonfire, it was a go for the beer. Yeah! Cold beer, cool and fresh air, bonfire, sand, a bit of pine trees, no shit! It was awesome! Since we have a bonfire, of course, we have hotdogs and marshmallows to match it. Yeah man! It was past 10 when we decided to call the night. Zai and I decided to sleep on our hammocks for no reason. Hahaha It was a good night for the first few hours. But some idiots were shouting as if it was their first time to get drunk. Stupid! Didn’t even bother that there are other campers in the area. How stupid is that? Those f@!k heads doesn’t know how to respect others. Anyway, I was still able to get a good sleep even though I hear them talking out loud.
It was past 6 in the morning I guess when we all woke up. We then had our breakfast then we hit the beach. Then we hiked the mountain to get a good bird’s eye view of the cove. A good 15 minutes hike. Zai and my girl didn’t push through on the higher ground while Emer and I moved up. It was worth it. Gettin’ a good view of the stretch of the beach and the mountains behind it. It was a great view after all. We then trekked down and checked out the lake on the other side of the beach. After having a few pictures by the lake. We went back on swimming and bumming. Yeah dude!
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At around 1 in the afternoon, it was time to say goodbye to the beach. We hopped on an outrigger boat and brace ourselves for another hour of bumpy ride. My partner and her friend saw some turtles swimming beneath our boat. I didn’t saw one. Damn it! So, is Nagsasa worth a visit? Yeah, I guess. Just do it on weekdays and not in summer. Will I come back? Nah. I don’t know. The beach is so developed. Small resorts were built in, small stores selling can goods, beers and whatever, idiot people who doesn’t respect other campers. Not my kind of beach. I’d rather go to Masasa Beach in Batangas than to go back in Nagsasa Cove.
Heres How to get to Nagsasa Cove :
Take Victory Liner Bus in Cubao bound to Iba Zambales. Be sure you inform the them that you’re getting off in San Antonio Public Market. Bus fair is around Php 260.00 to Php 300.00. Once in San Antonio, take a tryc to Pundaquit. Fair is Php 30.00/person. For boat, you may contact JR at 0917 380 9104. Boat rate is Php 1600.00 that can sit 2-4 persons for Nagsasa Cove and if you want to go to Capones the next day, just add Php 200.00.
Must bring: Tent, flashlight, Portable gas stove, cookware, food, water (you can ask water from JR).
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