Silventures: Mt. Maculot, Batangas

This is the way to start the month! Mt. Maculot is located in Cuenca, Batangas. I can go technical on this as I'm no expert! I just joint my boyfriend's team on this trip. So, on March 4. 4 a.m. we left Imus for Cuenca. It took us about 5 hours to get there. We kinda got lost. XD

You will need to register before the hike. You will also be assigned to a tourist guide. There was a Php 20 registration fee. I think the guides are only allow a certain number of tourist, for our group of 14, we got two guides with us.

Photos or it did not happen:

us before the trek 

The guides giving out the rules

Starto!

First view of the lake

So this is the reason for this trail

Initially, the start will be the easy part for me. However, it was the start that was hard, at one point I had to stop and catch my breath. I also felt like vomiting. Hahaha luckily, the feel passed quickly with help from candies and cold water. Not sure how long was our climb, though I forgot to monitor it. The guides did say that if there was no pauses, we would have reached the campsite in an hour and a half.

Alex (7 y.o) with Sherome

Alexa (will confirm the name later) was the star of this trip. She was only 7 years old and her energy never drop! I love being young.

Almost at the campsite

Taal Lake

The Rockies

The Rockies disappearing 

It was awesome! Too bad I was not able to climb the Rockies or the summit, it was raining once we got to the campsite and the wind was strong. I'm happy with this. This was my first time, I did not slow the group down, I only fell once and I did not collapse! This makes me want to do more! It does not have to be another mountain, it can still be Mt. Maculot after all I have not tried the Rockies and I have yet to reach the summit.

Till next time! I how there will be another one!