[SIZE=2]From manila isa lang daan nyan just follow road signs hangang makalampas ka sa Calaug Quezon, doon may intersection-the old road is via Camarines Norte the new road via Tagkawayan-Andaya highway..Ang bagsak ng new road ay sa Sipocot Cam Sur. If you will use the new road, mga 100kms matitipid mo going to Naga..[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]If you dont know the road, better travel on daytime..madami bumubulaga sa gabi especially blind curves, poor marker signs on intersections, mga railroad crossing sa part ng Quezon..dami sceneries sa umaga amoy province..freshh n fresh..Pero i prefer travelling at night kasi less stressful, wala kasi mashado makulit sa daan..Alis ka sa Manila mga alanganin oras - yon sa palagaymo hindimo mkakasabay mga bus at trucks-around 11PM to 2AM..Darating ka Naga early morning na. [/SIZE]

At night travel, i do 5-6 hrs from Manila to Naga via Tagkawayan. Via camarines norte alternate route naman- Manila to Daet in 4.5hrs, Daet to Sipocot around 90kms yun ay less than one hour, then Sipocot to Naga is less than an hour also. Nasa Basud ang Bicol National Park and bitukang manok- great scenery, nasa Sipocot naman yung intersection from Tagkawayan..both ay overlayed asphalt at maganda road condition dyan -hindi kasi daanan ng mabigat na truck.

Tips-
[SIZE=2]Bring maps if necessary, alternate driver to lessen stop-overs, pull-over and take a nap if you feel sleepy, eat at Gumaca Quezon dami doon 24hrs kainan ng fresh seafoods along the sea.., check condition of car and assess if it can run 400+ kms to avoid trouble along the way[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Road conditions-[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Manila to gateway to Bicolandia Marker oknaman at almost overlayed asphalt Ma-traffic sa SLEX, mga bayan sa Tiong, Pagbilao during rush hours[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Atimonan Emy (Quezon National Park) - mas madami descending kung going south, hindi maki gas pero ingat sa brakes alalay engine..Kung pabalik naman mas madami ascending at maki-gas. Kung.sa ilalim naman, daanan ng truck at bus dami lubak pero tolerable naman..[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Slow down lang sa Tagkawayan may rough area, Yong papasok ng Daet smooth pero may mga pailan-ilan malalim lubak at ongoing bridge construction sa Labo area- dami din winding roads na kelangan slowdown kasi parang hinihigop at kung hindi kakainin mo ang other lane or magddrifitng ka. Be alert also around 3-4 AM jan bumababa most of the time ang fog along the road sa part ng Sta elena at Bagong Silang.. . [/SIZE]
- From Sipocot to Naga deretso na yun walang intersection na pwedeka maligaw. Overlayed asphalt konti lang ang potholes..


[SIZE=2]Ingat and Happy Motoring! Viva La Virgen![/SIZE]