One of the best moment I have done is to visit again my father in Tinoc, Ifugao where his parent migrated and raised their children in that remote area.
During my youth days I had memorable experience with this place. When I was around 11-12 years of age, my father was able to convince me to go their province where he grow up and told me that it will be a long day journey of walking. Well, as a young person it is fine with me.
We start the journey through climbing the road upward and I told to myself wow this is terrible and I'm tired. We walked and climbed and it seems that theirs no end of it. Passing with the ugly roads which I've sawn, I told to myself wow this road is terrible. Anyone car might pass would be broken. Well it is, while passing on the road we've seen with my father a broken 6x6 wagon. They are fixing it and I think they've fixed and this truck had caught us while we passes on the road. We get a hitch and where we passes some few kilometers but we stop by and took another route.
We continue to have journey until we sleep with a house unknown to me but because of fatique during the day walk I just sleep the whole night.
We woke up early in the morning and took some few hot drinks and continue with our journey.
Fortunately we reach up to the landing area where we meet some families of my father.
After a while we walk again going down where we go to the old house where built. We slept and take a few days and need to go back to where we came from. This is what I remember during that first time I've been to this place. Lucky I am to have this kind of experience.
Now last Dec 28-29, 2022 I and my brother take the journey to Tinoc, Ifugao, but before this I've notice that the road is cemented and it is easier for travelers to go to Tinoc, Ifugao. This has given me idea to go there and visit my father.
Actually my father was living in Tinoc alone for some time. It took him around 10 years to stay but fortunately he tried and tried but still couping up to survive. This is one reason why we need to visit him and see what works and progress he is doing.
<b>The Journey to the Highland (Tinoc Ifugao) with James</b>
The journey was confirmed and me and my brother got the courage to visit my father in Tinoc Ifugao through motorbike (125i Mio Yamaha). Before this jour happen I told my brother to get a higher cc of bike to make sure our ride will be more better but my brother offer his motorbike to be used to get there to tinoc. Our first planed is get there as 3 brothers and to use the car of my older brother but it seems it has some overheating issue and my bother just got back from manila due to repair and maintenance of his car so just use the motorbike.
We started the journey and it seems the weather was not that good that day but our faith seems so strong and we still took the challenge.
We drove around 8:30am and got to some spot where we stop and took some beautiful scenery.
While we drove going further we notice that the weather is foggy and drizling but still be continue. We stop for a while to put more gears on our body. The weather is cold and it was ok for us.
While reaching to Abatan, Buguias about 80kilometers we took some stop over and get our lunch.
After that we prepare going to Tinoc.
We have reach the highest highway in the Philippines and it seems so fun. The weather was very cold and strong wind is eminent but our mission is not yet done. We need to go to Tinoc, Ifugao without the knowledge where we are going to.
In my mind well I've been here so I know we reach our destination. I just need to go to the landing area and we need to ask.
Well after reach the highest highway we continue to take our journey. I think it takes 30mins before we reach the landing area.
We've ask some few people and ask the name Elvira. Some people point us the right direction and some pointed us a different house but its ok we still manage to find Untie Elvira house and ask for him. Fortunately her young daughter was there we're he ask some help to other and help us to reach our father camp.
I've called my father and fortunately he was there in his farm maybe expecting that we are on our way to him.
We've reach our destination and have a little talk and discuss about his work. We took 1 chicken and my bother was good in cooking pinikpikan where he burn the chicken and clean and boil it with some few additives plants.
We had a dinner and slept in the camp of our father. Our plan is to go back to La Trinidad that day but the weather will be bad in the evening.
This is our experience and hope to go back there with our family.
