Kruhay, katahum kang Antique!
“Katahum”, a Kinaray-a term, means beautiful. The tour started on the Hot Springs of Siraan, Anini-y, which is a hot spring on the cliff overlooking the sea. Hot springs are for therapy and the sulfur waters of this hot spring was said to make one beautiful when applied on the face. It’s not only that, the view is wonderful as well. Imagine bathing yourself in sulfur waters while looking at the sea at the same time. It’s breathtaking. And you can also see the Nogas island from here, upon stepping at the top of the rocks. Cliff by the sea, not ideal for cliff jumping though.
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| Sulfur waters of the Hot Spring |
Antique has a lot to show when it comes to cultural heritage. For example, the church built by the Augustinian Missionaries which survived through decades. This structure represents the faith of the Antiqeuños for it was never knocked down by calamities including the 8.2 magnitude and intensity 9 Lady Caycay Earthquake that struck Panay in 1948. One thing that could be observed on Augustinian churches is the carved heart as the centerpiece of its façade. The church was of baroque architecture and made up of coral and limestone foundations. This 383-year-old intriguing church, which served as a shelter for the faithful, still remained strong and standing with all its might.
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| Augustinian Church |
On the afternoon of the first day, we watched the sunset. Half of us didn’t get to see the setting sun because they were left at the pottery-making. Fortunately, I was one of those who got to gets to see the sun leaving the world along with its light. It was simply elegant, instead of saddening, because you get to see it bathe the world with its majestic light the following day again. So it’s
see you again and not
goodbye. It’s a cycle, and one may not get tired of it.
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| Setting of the sun |
We also went Lambaklad fishing, by the morning on the second day. We were woken up at 3 in the morning to prep ourselves up. The sea was just across the Tibiao Fish Spa where we stayed Lambaklad is a Filipino term derived from the word “lambat” meaning net and “baklad” meaning corral. Combined together, it means a large fish trap. We were placed on a large bamboo raft, the balsa, in which 150 passengers could climb aboard, and we were then pulled towards the area where they fish. After lambaklad, we had breakfast by the sea, as the sun slowly wakes up from its slumber.
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| Mountains meet the seas |
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| A puffer fish found during lambaklad |
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Color of morning
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