Conquering Pinatubo

Mt Pinatubo, at its peak....sortov literally, only, its the crater...

Another...

As majestic as it is... I am hesitant, nay, unwilling to hike up again. HAHAHA. I blame the long and winding rough road one has to tread to be able to reach the crater (even with the VIP accommodation and escorts we had)... I don't mean to sound simple-minded but no, I would not allow myself to have my shoes ruined for the second time nor  have abundance of time to rant about gravel, my height, the heat, my shoes, my skin tone while sweating like a pig, all at the same time. LOL. 

I am adventurous but reluctant to do it the hard way. :p 

Still, the experience was one of a kind. Given it was one of the successful unplanned endeavors I had, it was worth the shot. Note to everyone, bring with you handkerchiefs, towels, towelettes, plenty of bottled water (these stuff cost a fortune up in Pinatubo), wet wipes, baseball cap, a stick, and wear footwear for outdoor adventure i.e. Sandugo, Tribu, Northface open toe sandals and not your trusted rubber shoes... You're gonna get wet so might as well.

If only we could use this rotary wing as means to get to the crater all will be well :))

The great thing about the trek was that we had a military 4X4 to our advantage, and one hellov a security escort system

start counting  the alikaboksss

Also, unlike the commercial 4x4 tour which is open to the public, we used the other route that had a shorter trek requirement, open only to the most priveleged .HAHA YEHEY BOOYEAH! 

Start trekking people!

The baby goat was stuck.. so given his circumstance and my ability to not do anything about it, I took the liberty of taking a photo of him, instead. How cute :D 

The gangs of Pinatubo

Yep, hoping to say "Good times" 

Here's one of my NFFs, PJ with Ali

The escorts, who would likely be our bosses someday,  take out the kid however since that would mean we never changed future social status if he will,  in the future, become our boss

You can also try the boat ride for about PHP1000 (USD 22) to PHP1500 (USD33)

Lo and behold, the water was very VERY cool and fresh, I thought water up there was salt water, and weedy and deep. So given my vertical strength, I only went off and played with one of the kids.

Highlight shoes without soles ...

I can't thank the TOG 3 people enough for making our trip possible (parang sponsors ang peg) and for doing the best they could to make us feel comfortable

For emphasis, thank you abovementioned people :) Hoping for a repeat performance before the Group Commander leaves his post :))) Other possible places may be ventured.

I'm so dead... so dead, and crazied I could use an alone time with Ali's pet lion.