To start off the year, we've decided to take a day hike up Mt. Batulao in Batangas. I was a bit apprehensive about doing this at first since I have a sprained ankle I had been nursing for the past 3 weeks now, but I just had to do it. I know that it would make me look forward to all the surprises and challenges the new year has in store for me. So I woke up at around 4am today and about an hour and a half later, found myself by the Nasugbu archway. From there, D and I started our walk up Mt. Batulao. It was still a bit dark when we started, but after a few minutes of walking, we were greeted by an awesome view of a nearby mountain (possibly, Mt. Maculot) bathed in all of the sun's glory! It was truly a sight to behold!
The trek wasn't as bad as we'd initially thought with the cool breeze helping us out with our ascend. By 7:30am, we found ourselves at the summit. It felt good to have been able to climb again! We didn't stay that long on top as it started to become a bit too cold for me so by 8:20 or so, we decided to head back out. I had a harder time going down, since I've grown wary about going down steep slopes and my right knee almost giving up on me. hahaha But since we still thought we did a good job this morning, we decided to reward ourselves with a bottle of Mountain Dew each at Ate Tessie's store/rest stop area. :) It was ultimately a fun climb! It was so refreshing, we're now even contemplating about doing this regularly. Before heading out of Evercrest, we had a quick stop at the Chapel on the Hill. We stayed til after the service. It really seemed like a quaint and solemn place to me.
Instead of heading directly back to Olivares, I dragged D to Bag of Beans for some errands. It has been years since I the last time I was there. The place looks so much nicer.. cozier.. now. We felt a bit out of place as the place felt too chic, but who cares! We capped off the morning with brunch. I had rice and D, pasta. Both of which were good, but I think we'd both agree that my choice was better than his. hahahaha
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