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Forum member jv_ayie posts this ride report about the Cavite Moto Club’s ride to Sagada.

For Bugoi and me, Day 1 started on the 18th. I waited up for Bugoi to get off from work around 10:30pm. We rode to Shell Balintawak around 12:30am. And from there we waited for the others to arrive. One by one they came, first was sir Eagleone. Then came Elyf and sir Bodick. Last to arrive were sirs Lyndon and Emil. After a few minutes to gas up (XLR Full tank at P169) and getting ready, our group took off from Shell at 2am. Traffic was pretty smooth along McArthur Highway, though there were some areas along the way that were being improved.

Sunrise caught us somewhere along Nueva Ecija (I think). Around 5:50am, near Munoz, we had to stop for a moment to attend to sir Lyndon’s MC which was leaking oil. After taking care of the problem we continued on our way. At 7:15am, we had to stop unexpectedly, just before DigDig Bridge, because unexplainably, sir Bodick’s MC’s shock gave out. We spent a quite some time fixing it, and to our great relief it was repaired without real damage done. 45 minutes later we were back on the road. By 9:30am we had reached the border of Nueva Ecija-Nueva Vizcaya.

There we stopped for a late breakfast and some rest. We were on our way again and around 10:40am we stopped for refuel at Petron Sta.Fe. Our gas was P135 for a full tank. By noon we were all tired, hungry and lacked sleep. Around 12:40 we stopped at Bagabag, Tuao, NV for a late lunch. The place was well known for their special buko pie which we all enjoyed quite well. Around 1:30pm Cory Quirino came to the store and as we were getting ready to leave she asked about the group – who we are and where we’re going – and quite unexpectedly ending up getting an impromptu interview (which she told us was going to be aired in her Lifestyle show, but with all the excitement we forgot to ask when). We took off at 1:50pm and around 3:30 we had reached Ifugao. The view all around was breathtaking.

3:45pm found us at the Banawe Rice Terraces View Point. We reached Banawe Proper around 5pm. And since it had been raining most of the way going into Banawe, the group decided to call it a day and stay there for the night. We stayed at Banawe View Inn which had the great view of the rice terraces just across from us. Dinner was served by candlelight around 7:30pm (brownout kasi). By 9pm it was bedtime for most of us, though I think we got lights back at around 9:30-10pm.

Ride Length: 13 hours (excluding the pitstops)

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