Ride report:
I was pretty excited the day before the ride and was contemplating on whether I should go out at 3:00 am or 5:00 am since I was going to be riding alone. I had everything prepared with a little extra. I had one big bag tied down on my rear seat with a rubberized net which I bought for 90 pesos and a belt bag which held my most important stuff.
The only extra thing I brought was my tripod which I tied to the netting as well. I felt pretty restless even though I was already in bed by 7:00 pm. Waking up every hour before the trip. By 2:30, I decided to stand up, take my cold shower and prepare for the trip.
I grabbed my jacket and gloves, wore my helmet and stepped outside. As I wore my jacket, the moon was as bright as it can be. Lucky me, as it was the day after the full moon. Started my scooter, checked all the lights, adjusted my side view mirrors, took out my stop watch and backed out of the garage.
I pressed the button for the count down timer then the stop watch so I could time my trip. As the HID lit up the road ahead, I twisted the throttle and went on my way. This was at exactly 3:30 am.
As I hit C5, the road was practically empty that Tuesday morning. I was running around 80-90 kph constantly till I hit the service road. I stayed on the east side of the service road till I got to Alabang. As I exited towards the national hi-way, I checked my timer and I was making very good progress, I was about 30 minutes into my journey.
The national hi-way was pretty quiet and there were hardly any vehicles with me. As I traversed through Pacita, Sta. Rosa, Calamba, I told my self that I may just make it to the port in time for the 6:00 am roro.
I got in Lipa at about 5:00 am and it was approximately 30 minutes to the port entrance. I went on to pay the port fee of 65 pesos and headed towards the loading area. Upon getting there, a port man inspected my bike, took my plate number, name and address then took my payment of 600 pesos flat. I then boarded the roro and immediately removed my bag from the scooter as two huge trucks were about to board the ship.
I got to the passenger deck and took out my camera to take my very first pictures of my trip:
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