Enjoying Family's Swimming Vacation in Morong, Bataan During the Summer of 2022

April 15 -16, 2022

Mabuhay!

This is a photo and video journal of our family's summer swimming vacation at Joyful Beach Resort Morong, Bataan.

VISIT TO PAWIKAN (PHILIPPINE SEA TURTLE) CONSERVATION CENTER

April 17, 2012
MABUHAY!

The Philippine Sea Turtle locally known as PAWIKAN is considered endangered specie and  nowadays in near extinction. Efforts are now being made toward the conservation of this rare sea creature and one way is the establishment of the PAWIKAN CONSERVATION CENTER, an eco-tourism center that aims to educate the Filipinos how important it is to preserve these beautiful animals.

GETTING THERE
The center is located in a beach resort at the village of Nagbalayong, Morong, Bataan, north of Manila which is very near in Subic Bay. It's almost 2 hours from our place in Angeles City. The map below shows our travel route from our place in Angeles City.

SOUVENIR PHOTOS WITH THE SEA TURTLE
We were given an opportunity to hold and take photograph this beautiful sea creature. They are so meek and gentle that you can feel no resistance from them during the photo shoot.

FAMILY PICTURES AT THE CENTER

AT THE BEACH

LET US DO OUR SHARE IN HELPING SAVE THE SEA TURTLES OR PAWIKAN FOR OUR CHILDREN TO SEE THEM SWIMMING FREELY IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT!

NATURE TRIPPING AT BATAAN NATIONAL PARK

April 7, 2012
MABUHAY!

I was searching for the exact location of Kairukan Falls on the internet, and I found out that it was located on Sitio Kairukan in Brgy. Binaritan within the Bataan National Park area. This is a photo journal of our family vacation travel adventure in Bataan National Park.

The majestic Kairukan Falls

GETTING THERE

From our former house at Arayat, Pampanga, at 5:00am, we navigated the road leading to San Fernando City. Then we headed to Dinalupihan, Balanga City then Morong, Bataan. At 7:00 am, we reached Brgy. Binaritan. Then we continued our journey and stopped at the gate of Bataan Technology Park Inc. (BTPI) and asked the security guards stationed there for some directions.

Mount Natib

Road trip through the zigzag road of Morong, Bataan

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Reaching the sleepy village of Brgy. Binaritan

Bataan Technology Park Inc.

The Bataan Technology Park, a 365 hectare of land along the rolling hills of the Morong Special Economic Zone in Bataan overlooking the South China Sea, is the former site of the United Nations Philippine Refugee Processing Center (PRPC). From 1980 to 1994, the PRPC hosted more than 350,000 refugees from the Indochinese peninsula- Vietnamese, Laotians, and Khmers from Cambodia.

MOUNTAIN TREKKING

CROSSING THE HANGING BRIDGE

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HIKING THROUGH NARROW AND RUGGED MOUNTAIN TRAIL

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Stopping by on a small Aeta community, I learned that Kairukan falls is 4 to 5 hours more from where we are. It was already 10:00am so if we insisted, we will be there around 3:00pm The local folks told us also that it will be very dangerous for the children to walk on the steep and rough jungle trail leading to the falls. That is why those tourists who really want to go there bring along their tents and sleep in a nearby camping site then they must start hiking around 5am.

SWIMMING ON A SMALL RIVER
So not to spoil the fun, the local folks send us two kids to guide us to a nearby river where we can swim and have our picnic.

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PICNIC TIME!

Posing for a souvenir photo with the Aeta family that accommodate us in their home.

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