Subic Road Trip

It was Wednesday night when my brother asked me to tag along their family outing. He wanted to go to Subic instead of Laguna. My role would be companion a.k.a. alternate driver when he gets tired. I agreed when he said he would shoulder the expenses (and we'll be eating at Meat Plus).  And so, I went with them.  It was a working road trip for me since I have work to finish.

We left early in the morning (5AM) to beat the morning weekday traffic in EDSA. We stopped at NLEX to get some breakfast.  Then, we proceeded to Clark first since it's still early. My brother and I opted to  just stay outside while the others go inside Nayong Pilipino.  Entrance fee is PhP100 for adults and PhP50 for students.

Sunrise at around 5:30 AM

Early morning view of Mt. Arayat

We were on the road again after about an hour.

Working while on the road

Lunch break: Meat Plus Cafe :)

Sirloin Steak

Pleasure Mountain for sharing

After lunch, we went to Baloy Beach in Barretto to look for accommodation.  There is a PhP30/person entrance fee for those who would be staying/taking a dip at the area.  It is refundable if you decided not to stay there.  My brother chose Lagoon Resort due to cost and amenities (it has a swimming pool and has access to the beach via Treasure Island resort). I spent most of the time in the room working as I'm not in the mood to swim.  But I went to the beach area (early morning) just to get a feel of the sun and sand, and to take some pictures.

Baloy Long Beach on the map

Baloy Beach

Baloy Beach

Lagoon Resort

Toll fees from Manila to Subic and vice-versa:
NLEX                    PhP218.00
SCTEX                  PhP168.00
Subic-Tipo            PhP  22.00

* For NLEX North-bound, you have to pay PhP45.00 at Balintawak toll plaza.  The remaining PhP173.00 will have to be paid at Dau toll plaza.