Its
been more than a year since I last visited my hometown which is
Calbayog City Samar and never visited Veriato Falls. Whenever i'm on vacation, i’m always with my
friends and everyday, we get drunk. Yeah. That’s how we roll
whenever i'm there. hahaha There’s a lot of things that I missed
whenever I visit Calbayog. Since I grew up there, I never liked going
out on a beach or even tried to go on a falls. What for?! I was young
before so we’d rather spend time on a bar gettin’ drunk and
woke up the next day not remebering a thing. Boy, I thought that
was the best thing to do that time, but i was wrong. As i’ve
said, since i met my girl, I was hook up into travelling like
what she does. So when we both agreed to have a 6 day vacation
in Calbayog, i told myself that i have to discover some hidden
paradise on the place that I grew up on. When we arrived there, i
asked my childhood friends what are the best spots to go while
were there. They mentioned a few such as Tonok falls, Pan-as and
Bangon falls. We opted to go to Bangon knowing that it’s just
an hour drive and there’s a nearby falls aswell named Veriato.
So it’s like hitting 2 birds in one stone. Yeah man! Lakas.
hahaha
Veriato Falls bound!
So
on the 5th of September, we hit the road bound to Veriato Falls
knowing that it’s just near the highway. Veriato Falls is near
Barangay Tinaplacan and it’s a 10 minute drive from the jump off
point for Bangon Falls. It took almost an hour to reach this
lovely falls. It was around 11 in the morning when we arrived there.
I was with my partner and my long time friend Edu who serves as our
guide trough out our adventures and travels to discover our beloved
Calbayog. We were all awed and stunned by the beauty of this falls.
It is simple and B-E-A-utiful baby! Fresh air, green trees, clear
water, and the sound of the water that falls from up above, what more
can i ask for? Yah, i asked myself again, where in the heck did this
water came from? It’s a forest from behind it so how come there’s
a large volume of water that comes out from it? Enough crap! Just
enjoy the view and stop wondering!
Since
it’s already lunch time when we got in Veriato, we decided to have
our lunch there. I took a banana leaf so we could have a boodle fight
lunch. My grandma cooked us a steamed crabs and bought some fish to
grill. Unfortunately, i made a mistake. I brought the grilling thingy
(i don’t know) hahaha and also the charcoal but the fish is nowhere
else to be found. Damn me! That’s what happens when i’m in a
hurry. Anyway, we still have some crabs though to eat so it’s
all good. We had our lunch under the tree and a view of Veriato Falls
and it really feels good. After getting ourselves full, we then swam
on the river. It was cold even though it’s sunny! And guess what?
the water taste a little salty. That’s because this falls is
connected to a nearby ocean. Veriato Falls is simple. Maybe a 15
meters drop and it doesn’t have any layer. Unlike Bangon Falls
which has 3 layers. We stayed there until 1 pm and took a jeepney
bound to jump off of Bangon Falls.
I
grew up in Calbayog Samar and i’m proud to say that im a Waraynon.
Been there for 23 years but never thought of going on such place
like this during my stay there. And now at my age, i regreted those
things. If only I was expose into these during my young age, I might
have explored Calbayog long time ago. Enough crap! Past is past. It’s
not too late yet. I still have a lot of years to live and I
will definitely explore Calbayog on every vacation that
i’ll have.
One
thing we’ve noticed in Veriato Falls is that the campsite or
underneath the tree where we stayed is that there’s a lot of trash
that was left behind by people who hang out there. For god’s sake!
When will people learn not to left trash on spot like this. Are you
trying to ruin what nature gave us?Is bringing back such empty canned
goods or plastic bags hard? Or at least putting them on trash? Or how
about putting your cigarette butts on your pocket, is that hard to
do? It maybe small but that can pollute our beloved nature. Come’on
people,for christ’s sake, let’s take care of this beautiful
creations that were provided. And for the Barangay officials, if you
may, kindly put at least a small trash bag or can so that whoever
visits this place would know where to throw their trash. Please, lets
take care of this treasure that we have.
How to get to Veriato Falls
From
Calbayog City. Ride a tricycle to Terminal for P5.00
Take a Jeepney bound to Allen and ask the driver to drop you in Veriato Falls. You will pass first the jump off point for Bangon Falls. Most driver knows it coz it’s just on the right side of the highway and its right after the bridge. Fair is P50.00
Take a Jeepney bound to Allen and ask the driver to drop you in Veriato Falls. You will pass first the jump off point for Bangon Falls. Most driver knows it coz it’s just on the right side of the highway and its right after the bridge. Fair is P50.00
From Veriato falls to Bangon Falls:
Ride a Jeepney going to Calbayog and ask the driver to drop you in Tinaplacan or Bangon Falls. Fair is just P10.00.
Suggested
itinerary:
Leave early probably 7 in the morning and make Veriato Falls as your first stop then hit Bangon Falls at a later time probably before or right after lunch.
Leave early probably 7 in the morning and make Veriato Falls as your first stop then hit Bangon Falls at a later time probably before or right after lunch.
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