SOUL SEARCHING/JOYRIDE
I was supposed to do my laundry that Saturday, but one message on my Messenger changed everything I had planned for the day. One of my beloved friends, Ma'am Jea, asked if I wanted to join her on a joyride adventure, and without thinking twice, I said yes. I even convinced my co-worker's cousin, Nice, to join us.
So, we quickly got our stuff ready and met up at the 7/11 store in Tibiao, Antique. We rode a van to the Ceres terminal in Culasi (with a fare of 40 pesos), where we then took another ride to Buruanga, Aklan. The fare was 155 pesos, with a travel time of around two hours. Riding a van gets you there faster than the bus. We got off the bus at the drop-off location, where motorcycles, locally known as "Habal-Habal," were waiting for tourists heading to Hinugtan Beach. The three of us each rode a motorcycle, with a fare of 70 pesos. The ride wasn't long, maybe ten to twenty minutes at most. When we arrived, we still needed to walk a bit further to reach the beach itself. It took a three-minute walk, and voila, we witnessed the beauty of Hinugtan Beach.
The place had near-white sand and a peaceful ambiance. There were only a few people there—some were swimming, taking photos, and singing karaoke. My first impression was "Wow." I was amazed by the sand, as it was my very first time seeing something like that. The people were also very accommodating and friendly. It's a good thing they speak the Hiligaynon dialect, so we were able to communicate without any trouble. We ordered
sinigang na isda for 450 pesos, good for four people, and
calamares for 480 pesos, also good for four. As they say, it's better to have more food than not enough. We took a lot of photos and videos while waiting for our order. They have swings on the seashore, and you can sit on the small
banka as long as you ask for permission from the owner.
We stayed there until 5:30 PM because we had to catch the last bus trip home. We rode motorcycles again to the Caticlan terminal, which cost us 250 pesos each. We then looked for a van going to Antique, but unfortunately, since it was already 6:00 PM, there were no vans or buses going south. We decided to take a van (50 pesos fare) that dropped us off at the Nabas crossing. We arrived at the crossing around 7:30 PM, just missing the last Ceres bus, which usually passed by at 7:00 PM. We were so stressed at that time because we didn't know what to do, but fortunately, our CBM colleagues from school, who had competed in Roxas City, Capiz, decided to return to Antique that night. To make a long story short, we waited for them until 10:00 PM, and we got home almost at midnight.
It was an unexpected, unplanned, yet very memorable experience. We were able to visit a place we didn't know, but we stumbled upon a beautiful spot that we'll surely return to.
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