It was the 3rd day of the August long weekend vacation..I received a wallpost on Facebook from a bikemate(Ramon) saying that he will be visiting the Grotto of Mama Mary located at Sto. Domingo,Batangas City. Since i havent been there and my girlfriend already issued me a passport,Go!!! I texted ramon immediately,"What time are you planning to take off?" Ive waited for a bit but no reply from him.Since I were drunk( first time I tried a Johny Walker Black Label...whoa!! smooth!!)I fell asleep. Good thing is that I set my alarm at 5:00 am,I have a contingency plan that if he would not reply,I would find another route to go. I looked at my cellphone,1 text message, from Ramon. "I will leave house at 6, meet me at the city hall". Ok,sounds like i dont need my plan b. So I hopped from my bed. Gargle while taking a look at my bike.Tools, pump, tires, brake..checked!! I hurriedly fix my self because I dont want to be late. I just stopped by a carinderia to fill myself with tapsilog. After that,off to the meet up point! Ive waited for about 10 minutes until he came and we left immediately.At first it was smooth sailing,but then comes the uphill road,I said to Ramon "This is it,from this point,all are climbs".From Conde Itaas,it was all climb.We had to take a breather.Then a group of fellow bikers came.We decided to group with them.Seriously,the climbs were very difficult,I said to myself before I leave that house that I would never use my granny gear.But damn!!It was so hard.I feel like my heart and nose is going to burst.Seems like I was a carabao plowing a field.The chatting and laughing stops,all you could hear are "huh! huh! huh!" I came to a point that I had to dismount from my bike.My chains would not break,but my legs will.The saying is right,"kapag paahon,galit galit muna".As we are going through a long climb,a fellow,strong biker pass us by. I mean a very strong biker!! He was standing at the pedal,mashing it and changing gear at the same time making it looks like he's just playing the course!! WTF!! Could his legs be a robot?! He's so fast as if we are not moving!And finally! After almost an hour of climbing we reached the grotto!
The view was very great!! At front was an over-looking of Batangas City and nearby towns.You can also see Mt. Batulao and Mt. Maculot.And at the back was green trees covering the mountain.The site was not that grand but enough for someone like me who gets tired of the everyday city life.A once a week view of this is enough.So as usual,picture taking.
We enjoyed talking with fellow bikers,sharing our interest with our hobbies. Meeting new friends outside is really great.That's one of the best part of going out.So after a couple of minutes of talking and laughing,we decided to descend.The roads now are mostly downhill.
I said to Ramon that I will just be slow on our way down.But as soon as I saw the long downhill road,I cant help it,I need to be fast!!! So I released my brake then zoooom!! I found my self in the front pack in no time. This is our reward! We're so fast at that moment,at the same time I am praying."Please God,no dogs or children please".It took us about an hour and half to reach the grotto but descended for just about half an hour.Of course after the long ride,we need to refuel,so we decided to have lomi at Jocas in Libjo.All were tired but seing at each other's face,we knew we had a great time.Nice meeting you fellaz from Shimmod!! Till next time..
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