panu pumunta sa pagudpud!

**yebo** · February 26th, 2013 10:01 AM

san kayo sa pagudpud mag-stay? saud beach or blue lagoon? iba kasi ang daan. yung saud e papasok ka sa bayan. yung blue lagoon sa dulo pa, yung papunta na ng cagayan lapit na sa patapat viaduct.

kulang 3 days nyo. dami pwede puntahan dun e. saud beach, blue lagoon, yung kabigan waterfalls, patapat and beyond, bangui windmills (although panay yata sandstorm this time of year), etc.

**vinj** · February 26th, 2013 10:03 AM

Also, it's very helpful to review the trip via Googlemaps before going out. If you have a smartphone with GPS and Android you can also run it while driving.

I drove up there before with only my map and wala naman naging problema.

**gtamp** · February 26th, 2013 02:53 PM

* cvt, yebo, vinj.. salamats po at noted mga tips..

bale ako lang ang magiging driver.

yung mga pupuntahan dun eh inaayus pa. pero ang unang plano eh punta blue lagoon tapos yung mga tourist spot along the way bago dumating ng blue lagoon then tourist spot kapag pabalik na from blue lagoon

**vinj** · February 26th, 2013 03:05 PM

Don't forget to stop by Cape Bojeador and Paoay (Church and Malacanang of the North), and Vigan at the least.

**CVT** · February 26th, 2013 03:08 PM

^ ^ ^ Agree!

Kaya mo iyan,- ako rin lang ang driver namin....

Don't forget to buy curacha sa may foot ng Patapat Viaduct.... Champion iyan!

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**IMm29** · February 26th, 2013 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

8-1/2 hours drive. start early to avoid the traffic, like 3am or earlier.

nlex-sctex-turn right at sctex exit and follow the magilas trail to pozorubio, then rejoin macarthur hiway there. Or kung di mo alam ang magilas trail, then turn left to tarlac city and just follow the signs to join macarthur hiway to baguio. diretsuhin mo lang to la union - ilocos sur - ilocos norte. pag dating mo sa dulo ayun na pagudpod na.

when we made the trip we started out from QC at 3:30 am, got to Candon Ilocos Sur at 8am where we had breakfast (1 hour stop), then we reached blue lagoon in pagudpud at exactly 1 pm. so if you minus the 1 hour stop it will be 8-1/2 hours of driving.

8 1/2 hours of driving at yebo's pace, that is. Do leave room for a slower pace of travel.

My first and only time in Pagudpud was in the summer of 2002. It took us 18 hours to get from QC to that forgettable beach resort in Pagudpud. NLEX was being rehabilitated (4 hours from QC to Dau, grrr!), and no SCTEX yet. I'd let to go there now that the roads are much better.

**glenn manikis** · February 26th, 2013 03:23 PM

mag isa kalang mag drive!!!

magbaon ka ng ISANG supot ng COFFEE CANDY... and lots of water.... malaking bagay yan para hindi ka antokin.....

dapat sir may kapalitan ka po.... kahit para lang maka idlip ka ng kunti..... yung time kasi nang alis nyo 1am... oras ng tulog yan.... pag pumipikit na ang mata nyo.. wag nyo na pipilitin mag drive... it happened to me na, pumipikit na mata ko, pinilit ko pa din... ayun nananaginip na pala ako na nagdi-drive.... nabanga ako muntik ng tumaob yung nabanga kung jeep... pumailalim yung sasakyan ko..... buti at nakabig ko ulit....

**CVT** · February 26th, 2013 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by IMm29

8 1/2 hours of driving at yebo's pace, that is. Do leave room for a slower pace of travel.

My first and only time in Pagudpud was in the summer of 2002. It took us 18 hours to get from QC to that forgettable beach resort in Pagudpud. NLEX was being rehabilitated (4 hours from QC to Dau, grrr!), and no SCTEX yet. I'd let to go there now that the roads are much better.

Tama naman si bro.IMm29,- ibahin natin si Bro.yebo!...

Ako, excluding stopovers(wala pang SCTEX; at medyo traffic sa NLEX for some reason)... from LPC>>>> 10 hours to Laoag; so about 11 hours to Pagudpud....Using our Gen3 Starex TCi A/T.

Originally Posted by glenn manikis

mag isa kalang mag drive!!!

magbaon ka ng ISANG supot ng COFFEE CANDY... and lots of water.... malaking bagay yan para hindi ka antokin.....

dapat sir may kapalitan ka po.... kahit para lang maka idlip ka ng kunti..... yung time kasi nang alis nyo 1am... oras ng tulog yan.... pag pumipikit na ang mata nyo.. wag nyo na pipilitin mag drive... it happened to me na, pumipikit na mata ko, pinilit ko pa din... ayun nananaginip na pala ako na nagdi-drive.... nabanga ako muntik ng tumaob yung nabanga kung jeep... pumailalim yung sasakyan ko..... buti at nakabig ko ulit....

Coming out of nightime,- masakit at nakakaantok ang tama ng sikat ng araw....

When I felt that I was sleepy,- tigil muna ako sa tabi and wifey bought a San Miguel Coffee (strong).... Pagkainom ko ng kape,- para akong nahimasmasan at nagising... After that, wala na ang antok....

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**vinj** · February 26th, 2013 03:56 PM

When i drove to Ilocos Norte before, i spent one day at my friend's house in Ilocos Sur.

Day 1: Manila - Manaoag - Ilocos Sur/Vigan
Day 2: Ilocos Norte (went around Paoay, Laoag and Cape Bojeador)
Day 3: Baguio
Day 4: Manila

That was in 2001... P 12-P14 per liter lang yung diesel nun.

Si Yebo kasi, galit sa road trip, inuubos lahat ng pwedeng puntahan.

**CVT** · February 26th, 2013 04:07 PM

O bro.,- para makatulong sa iyong plano at navigation... Heto ang ginamit kong guide papuntang Pagudpud dati....
Note,- wala pang SCTEX noong huli akong pumunta roon....

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