Before our descent to Silanguin Cove, we were able to eat lunch and able to rest a bit. I thought I was ready and will have no trouble since the hardest part, which was the ascent, was over. But boy was I wrong. I actually believe that I had a harder time with the descent since my knees were buckling and aching so badly. Each step down was torture to my feet.
I can barely take notice of the beautiful scenery because I was in pain for most of the way down to Silanguin Cove. I was also out of water and I was not keen in getting my drinking water from the water sources we passed by since I have a very sensitive stomach.
I don’t know how I was able to keep walking since I was so tired during the last few hours of the traverse. I kept hearing crashing waves and I assumed the beach was near. But those last minutes before Silanguin Cove came into view are by far the longest minutes I have ever experience. I think it took more or less 6 hours when I was finally able to see the beach and the Silanguin Cove camp.
We had a delicious dinner of inihaw na liempo, buffalo wings and chicken curry. I slept early and did not leave the tent until 6am. I felt like my body has been rolled down the mountain when I woke up and had breakfast. I took a quick dip at the beach and disappointingly, the beach shore is full of corals and sharp stones and it was a pain to walk on. But it was nonetheless beautiful.
By 11 am we were all set to leave Silanguin Cove. We road a boat to Cawag and it cost about 300php per person.
I am pretty proud of myself for having endured a 12 hrs. hike. I don’t really know if I can do something like this again. But at least I can say that I once was able to do a 12 hr. hike and survived.
