The water was chilly on first dip. Too chilly, in reality, that I doubled again a bit if I actually wished to take a morning swim at Nasugbu’s Lengthy Seashore. However my son, A, was already on his merry means alongside the waters—fingers splashing on his sides, completely unmindful of the chilly. Oh heck.
It was a fast weekends of type at Nasugbu—a seemingly unending city in Batangas. It was my niece’s birthday, they usually’re celebrating it on their hometown. We had been solely too fast to say sure to their invitation to affix—eager to let in a bit extra of the outside in our too homebound lives these days.
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| AN OLD-SCHOOL BUS IN NASUGBU |
The very first thing that involves my thoughts whenever you say Nasugbu is Caleruaga—a frequent lover’s jaunt from yesteryears off the outskirts of Tagaytay Metropolis. Second, is seashores. Not the white sandy ones you image in your head, however grayish seashores with coasts full of balsa or rafts—which I turned out to be incorrect about, since Matabungkay Seashore is positioned in Lian, a city away from Nasugbu.
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| ANCESTRAL HOUSE TURNED DUNKIN’ DONUTS STORE IN NASUGBU |
I really thought that I’ve by no means been to Nasugbu—Caleruaga however—however once more, I used to be incorrect. I’ve really visited a seashore on this city after we went to Pico De Loro Hamilo Coast a number of years again. It by no means occurred to me that it was really in Nasugbu since we took the Ternate, Cavite route getting there.
However sufficient in regards to the previous. This time, we took the Tagaytay route to achieve Nasugbu. The drive was scenic sufficient—going previous the mountains of Batulao, and into Nasugbu’s quaint poblacion. I really like the small home-town really feel of the place—slim roads, ancestral homes transformed into business institutions, a slew of open-aired stalls tightly surrounding an enormous previous church.
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| THE WHITE HOUSE IN NASUGBU’S POBLACION |
We settled on an AirBnB lodging just a few blocks from the hubbub of actions. Dubbed as The White Home, it was our homebase for the weekend. It has a residing space, full kitchen, a second flooring household space, 4 bedrooms, a lanai, backyard, hut, and ample parking space—it’s really shocking the way it was capable of match all that with such a compact design.
Households gathered, meals and drinks flooded, needs had been stated and birthday candles had been blown. In between these, youngsters ran round the home, motion pictures had been watched, just a few had been glued to their tablets enjoying Grocery store Numbers recreation or watching Okay-dramas.
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| EN ROUTE TO PENINSULA DE PUNTA FUEGO |
The subsequent morning was spent on a side-trip to one of many close by seashores within the space. We headed to Peninsula De Punta Fuego—a gated enclave for the super-rich. There are literally a variety of public seashores in Nasugbu, however in line with my sis-in-law, they’ve since deteriorated since years previous.
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| NASUGBU’S LONG BEACH IN PENINSULA DE PUNTA FUEGO |
There are a complete of twelve pocket seashores in Peninsula De Punta Fuego—Fuego Seashore 1 & 2, Sundown Seashore, Pirate Cove Seashore, Coral Seashore, Rock Seashore, Weathered Rock Seashore, Sailor’s Cove Seashore, Crescent Seashore, Misplaced Seashore, Palm Seashore, and Lengthy Seashore. We went to that final one.
Lengthy Seashore is Peninsula De Punta Fuego’s major seashore. It stretches for a couple of quarter of a kilometer and has high-quality, white sandy shoreline. It’s undoubtedly removed from Boracay-fine, however it’s adequate.
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| A, ENJOYING THE BEACH IN NASUGBU |
The sand extends for about two to a few meters into the waters earlier than it turns rocky. I used to be really a bit saddened that I didn’t convey any snorkelling gear with me because the seabed regarded promising for underwater marine life. There are hardly any waves, the seashore being a part of a cove.
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| FINE WHITE SAND AND FINE SUNNY WEATHER |
The seashore faces west—a great place to see the sundown. And sure, the water, even at previous 9 within the morning is greater than a tad chilly. However when your child is already fortunately splashing alongside the waters means forward of you, you hunker down and overlook about how chilly the water is, lol.
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| NASUGBU LONG BEACH, HEAVILY COVERED BY AGE OLD TREES |
The shore is lushly lined by large bushes offering good cowl for the solar. Concrete benches encompass every tree, so if you happen to ever forgot to convey your seashore blanket, you may merely use these as your camp.
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| BEACH WEEKEND AT NASUGBU’S LONG BEACH |
There have been folks making ready paddle boards, enjoying Frisbees, and swimming alongside the waters. Even on a Sunday, the seashore is uncrowded—which is comprehensible because it’s off limits to the general public. Solely residents and other people they’ll vouch for are allowed entry.
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| GOODBYE BEACH! |
I wasn’t actually capable of go far off the shore, being eager on merely following A alongside the water—piggybacking on my again, swimming like a fish, and accumulating damaged coral stones from the seabed (we threw them again to the ocean, proper after). It was enjoyable sufficient for me, and I quickly forgot how chilly the water was.
After which it was time to return. Too quick. Too quick, certainly. We undoubtedly want extra weekends like these.
Lengthy Seashore Nasugbu
Tackle: Peninsula De Punta Fuego, Nasugbu, Batangas
Entrance Price: Free, not open to public
Opening Hours: No swimming by 6:00PM
GPS Coordinates Map: 14.134774, 120.586942
