The water was chilly on first dip. Too chilly, actually, that I doubled again a bit if I actually needed to take a morning swim at Nasugbu’s Lengthy Seashore. However my son, A, was already on his merry approach alongside the waters—palms 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, and so they’re celebrating it on their hometown. We had been solely too fast to say sure to their invitation to affix—desirous 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 if 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 crammed with balsa or rafts—which I turned out to be unsuitable 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 unsuitable. I’ve really visited a seaside on this city once 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 like the small home-town really feel of the place—slender 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 a couple of blocks from the hubbub of actions. Dubbed as The White Home, it was our homebase for the weekend. It has a dwelling space, full kitchen, a second ground 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, children ran round the home, motion pictures had been watched, a couple of had been glued to their tablets enjoying Grocery store Numbers sport or watching Ok-dramas.
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| EN ROUTE TO PENINSULA DE PUNTA FUEGO |
The following 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 numerous public seashores in Nasugbu, however in keeping 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 principal seaside. It stretches for a couple of quarter of a kilometer and has positive, white sandy shoreline. It’s undoubtedly removed from Boracay-fine, however it’s ok.
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| A, ENJOYING THE BEACH IN NASUGBU |
The sand extends for about two to 3 meters into the waters earlier than it turns rocky. I used to be really a bit saddened that I didn’t carry any snorkelling gear with me because the seabed seemed promising for underwater marine life. There are hardly any waves, the seaside being a part of a cove.
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| FINE WHITE SAND AND FINE SUNNY WEATHER |
The seaside 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 approach 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 should you ever forgot to carry your seaside blanket, you’ll be able to merely use these as your camp.
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| BEACH WEEKEND AT NASUGBU’S LONG BEACH |
There have been individuals making ready paddle boards, enjoying Frisbees, and swimming alongside the waters. Even on a Sunday, the seaside is uncrowded—which is comprehensible because it’s off limits to the general public. Solely residents and folks 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 gathering 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
Deal with: 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