'Paanod sa Ilog' in Minalungao | General Tinio, Nueva Ecija | Philippines | We.Are.Wanderful

'Paanod sa Ilog' in Minalungao
('Riding' the Peñaranda River)
General Tinio, Nueva Ecija | Philippines
DECEMBER 3, 2017-When we went to visit Minalungao National Park, we had certain expectations. We expected to see and marvel at the emerald-green water and take dozens and dozens of Instagram-worthy photos of the famous "floating picnics" on raft on the river with the whitewashed limestone cliffs on either side as back drop. We also expected to spend a lazy and relaxed afternoon on a raft.
Unfortunately, nature does not always cooperate. Unfortunately for us, it had been raining in the Sierra Madre mountains upstream of Penaranda River days prior to our visit.
So the "reality" we arrived at in Minalungao National Park are nowhere near what we've expected. With the water too murky, and the current too strong, it was not going to be a lazy and relaxed afternoon for us. No picnic on a raft. No instagram-worthy photos of the emerald-green water (although the limestone cliffs were of course still ivory white).
As always, we accept whatever cards nature decide to deal us and make the best of it. Too strong water current? No problem. We'll "ride" the river instead!
This is a stitching of the live action video footages we took when we "rode" the Peñaranda River NOT ONCE BUT TWICE! We were thrilled, literally! We can do that over and over again if we had time.
So come ride along with us and enjoy the ride.
Oh btw, some important notes:
1) Because our video footages were taken using handheld action cameras while floating on strong current, they are quite shaky. Watching the video may cause dizziness and/or discomfort. Viewer discretion is advised.
2) If you plan to do this activity (riding the river, that is) on your visit to Minalungao, take note that you can rent the life vests on site. That's what we did. But the torpedos you see in the video are ours. We brought them with us during our visit. If you have a torpedo, I highly recommend you bring and use it, especially if you are doing the activity with kids.
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