As the plane landed in Legaspi, we had a feeling the weather isn't one with us. As we exit the plane, the strong winds made the trees sway madly as if there was a typhoon. But there was none. It was the cold front, the weather report said. We got a bit scared so we decided not to push through with our first activity--the Cagsawa Ruins. It's gonna be useless since the Mayon seemed to be hiding itself in the clouds.
So we headed to the terminal and took the shuttle-van to Pili where CWC is. It was a 2-hour drive from Legaspi (costs P140). The driver was kind enough to drop us off near the Capitol Complex. We rode a tricycle (P7/head) to bring us to EcoVillage. The village was far from the wakeboarding area but a shuttle is always on call to bring guests to the cablepark.
Here's a series of unfortunate events during the said trip:
1. A part of the cable in the main park has malfunctioned that's why guests weren't allowed to "play." Beginners were instructed to use the smaller cablepark.
2. We were enticed by the BUFFET lunch offer at the CWC restaurant if you watch the Pacman-Dela Joya match. After purchasing the tickets, we found out they were only giving us a set meal. PLUS, CWC had a problem with their cable service and people started to get a refund because what they were showing is not the pay-per-view thing!!! Grrr...
3. At the smaller park, where all of us were first-timers, no instructor was there to tell us what to do. The guys we were with, including my friend, volunteered to assist. Too bad my friend was hit by the kneeboard and his nose was bleeding profusely. The cable operator even had the guts to blame my friend for assisting!!! Damn!
4. Next day, with so much eagerness to see Mayon, we headed to Cagsawa Ruins. But it was very cloudy that morning and we were so disappointed not to see the majestic volcano :(
***We only had a great view of Mayon on the way back to the terminal in Legaspi. Desperate as we were, the tricycle driver took a photograph of us (with the Mayon in the background) in the middle of the street hehehe
5. Back at CWC, we decided to go for a dip in the pool since it was our last night. But we weren't allowed at first coz we didn't have the wrist tag issued at the cablepark's reception after you get to pay the P100 fee. They really had a problem with instructions because the receptionists at the Villas casually said we can use the pool since we're checked in. My friend did the complaining and we swam for free hehe (sindakan lang!).
6. Our flight to Manila via Air Philippines got cancelled! REASON: bad weather. Duh! It was sunny all day. Because of the need to really go home, Monah & I endured the 9-hour bus ride to Manila from Naga. Too tiring!
But overall, we pretty much had a great time despite all these booboos.
Important: If you're planning to go to CWC in the next couple of weeks, be sure to call them and ask if the main cablepark is already operational so as not to waste time having a long trip.
