bicol tour part 1: CWC experience

march 11, 2011  was a very memorable date to everyone especially to the Japanese. this was the date when high magnitude earthquake and big tsunami hit Japan that damaged almost everything. This was also the date when tsunami alert was raised to almost every country in the world including Philippines and it was the same date when i arrived in Camsur along with friends to have a vacation.

Just as the plane landed in Naga, i received calls/text messages from the people who cares informing that Camarines Sur is one of the places where tsunami alert number 2 is raised. It didn't bother me that much since day one would be a CWC day and Naga is far away from the pacific ocean. There were strong winds in the afternoon and you can feel the cool breeze all over the place. i'm not sure if it's because of the tsunami coming or Camsur is just blessed with a great weather. it was a nice day, though.

We stayed in one of the cabana's in Villa del Rey. It was just composed of beds, aircon and a cable tv. Wi-fi is also available.

they have a swimming pool but we're not allowed to use it as it is reserved for those who rented their villas but you can roam around in the pool area for picture taking.

The best part of Day One Bicol tour is the wakeboarding experience! wooohooo. It's just near Villa del Rey and if you don't want to walk, VdR has shuttles from the hotel to CWC.

Pro Wakeboarding Area

 

we were told to try wakeboarding on the beginners area where no large obstacles are displayed and water level is just 5ft deep.  Wake boards to be used are all designed for no-experience/beginners and the cable area is just a straight one. No curves like the ones for Pros.

Wakeboard rate is cheaper when it is daytime. You only have to pay Php165 for an hour of wakeboard plus a refundable deposit of Php500 for the gears. While on night time, it's Php215 per hour. One hour is not enough especially when there's a long line because, of course, you have to wait for your turn. Well, in my case, we're 12 and i got 4-5 tries, i think!

 

wakeboarding is love. it's nice to be pulled by the cable but you have to remember not to pull the handle or else you'll fall into the water. just be steady as what the instructor always reminds us. :) when you do wakeboard, you get a free pass to CWC's pool but we did not have a chance to dip into the water due to lack of time.

VdR has Mansion Suites, once a governor's home, where we had our breakfast and dinner. The food is good and delicious. :)

and this sums up the day one of my Bicol tour with friends.