Today Distance : 145 7 km Total: 1196.6 km
Today weather : 28 - 37c Rain and strong wind
Time on Bike : 9 hr 03 min
Ave speed : 16.0 kmh Max :43.5 kmh
Ave Climb : 1% Max :7%
Trip Altitude : 541 m Max :425 m
Today spend : 275 php Total : 11881 php
Batangas City is known as the "Industrial Port city of Calabarzon" located some 110 km south of Manila. Eric has a brother living in Batangas and both are crazy about playing tennis,that's part of the reasons of making this ride and also my farewell ride leaving Taliptip where I was like one of the villager there after staying for nearly 2 weeks.Taliptip will be hard to forget with friends like Eric n wife Rina where I stayed. Eddie and his scooter shop where we hang around. Bojie n wife Lalaine who cooked a farewell dinner for me.Louis and his mango,and also my smoking partners James n Jack. And now in Batangas, Jess n wife Riza for hosting me in their cozy home. I would like to say a big big "Thank You" and "Salamat" for me like your own brother.Hope to see you in Malaysia and don't forget to contact me,if any of you would come to Malaysia one day.
The ride from Taliptip to Batangas was delayed by rain and only started at 6.30am arriving Batangas at 6.30pm, lasted 9 hours with a distance of 145 km. This was the same day as the typhoon Nepartak hit Taitung in Taiwan.We rode with rain coat on and brazed the rain with strong wind coming from the side,some roads were flooded with water but did not stop us from riding as our intention is to arrive Batangas before dark, we managed to have 2 coffee stops in 7-11,a breakfast stop and a lunch stop in Cabuyao.From the gps map,there were supposed to have 2 lakes on either side but what we rode thru' is still very busy and populated streets. There were some long challenging dragon backs as we approached our destination and enjoying a short downhill all the way to Batangas.Thanks Eric for accompanying me on the ride and also Jess and wife Riza.
Today weather : 28 - 37c Rain and strong wind
Time on Bike : 9 hr 03 min
Ave speed : 16.0 kmh Max :43.5 kmh
Ave Climb : 1% Max :7%
Trip Altitude : 541 m Max :425 m
Today spend : 275 php Total : 11881 php
Batangas City is known as the "Industrial Port city of Calabarzon" located some 110 km south of Manila. Eric has a brother living in Batangas and both are crazy about playing tennis,that's part of the reasons of making this ride and also my farewell ride leaving Taliptip where I was like one of the villager there after staying for nearly 2 weeks.Taliptip will be hard to forget with friends like Eric n wife Rina where I stayed. Eddie and his scooter shop where we hang around. Bojie n wife Lalaine who cooked a farewell dinner for me.Louis and his mango,and also my smoking partners James n Jack. And now in Batangas, Jess n wife Riza for hosting me in their cozy home. I would like to say a big big "Thank You" and "Salamat" for me like your own brother.Hope to see you in Malaysia and don't forget to contact me,if any of you would come to Malaysia one day.
The ride from Taliptip to Batangas was delayed by rain and only started at 6.30am arriving Batangas at 6.30pm, lasted 9 hours with a distance of 145 km. This was the same day as the typhoon Nepartak hit Taitung in Taiwan.We rode with rain coat on and brazed the rain with strong wind coming from the side,some roads were flooded with water but did not stop us from riding as our intention is to arrive Batangas before dark, we managed to have 2 coffee stops in 7-11,a breakfast stop and a lunch stop in Cabuyao.From the gps map,there were supposed to have 2 lakes on either side but what we rode thru' is still very busy and populated streets. There were some long challenging dragon backs as we approached our destination and enjoying a short downhill all the way to Batangas.Thanks Eric for accompanying me on the ride and also Jess and wife Riza.
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| Morning roll out with Eric in Taliptip |
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| Eric is a keen tennis player |
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| Houses built on the sea lake |
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| Eric's Trek bike testing his newly bought Marathon Racers |
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| Stopping at the Mayor shelter putting on our rain coat |
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| Stopping at the Mayor shelter putting on our rain coat |
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| Taking shelter again at the canopy in front of a government building where the guard doesn't look happy |
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| The street is flooded with the continuous rain |
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| The 1st 7-11 coffee stop in Las Pinas |
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| Smoky stop |
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| Lunch in a canteen with Eric's former colleague in Cabuyao |
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| Eric met up with his former colleague in Cabuyao |
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| Checking the direction with my mobile gps |
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| Arriving 6.30pm in Eric's brother house in Batangas |
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| My stay in Batangas Thanks to Jess n wife Riza |
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| Jess and his vintage Mini Cooper |
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| Our bikes were safely parked in the house |
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| Good conversation after dinner with Riza |
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