We were in Anilao, Batangas yesterday to bring some balikbayan friends for some swimming and diving. We left Manila at 6 a.m. and met up with some other guys at McDo-Petron in SLEX. We headed to Mt. Malarayat Gold and Country Club at Lipa, Batangas to pick up the balikbayans, chit chat with their folks and some photo taking at their very picturesque backyard- the golf course itself! We finally reached our destination, Bambu Villa, at almost noon after being stuck at the Batangas City junctions. (We later found out that it was Batangas Day so probably there was a parade that held up the traffic!)
As soon as we arrived, the kids practically jumped into the pool! This was all they were waiting for after hours in the van. And as soon as they got into the pool, it started to rain so, we, the oldies went up and waited for the buffet lunch to open. And here we stayed and chatted until it was practically time to pack up and go. Lunch and merienda were so-so but we sure did a lot of catching up and reminiscing- and snacking on all sorts of chips. We left the resort at past seven too tired to even mind about dinner. Good thing Edith made reservations at Johanna's Grille at Bauan, Batangas. I was not excited anymore as I was dead tired but dining at Johanna's capped the day indeed! They served fork tender hickory barbecued baby-back ribs! It was so worth the side trip! Apparently, Johanna's Grille is a popular stopover place to dine in for divers coming from Anilao. The servings are huge and cheap. A big slab of ribs costs Php200 and this comes with corn and a scoop of rice. I went for a smaller slab that was just Php180 (a similar dish would cost more than Php500 in Manila)
It was truly enjoyable Batangas Day indeed! We were in 3 Batangas towns yesterday! As soon as we hit the road for Manila, I dozed off until we were almost near Edith's house where I parked my car! Thanks Norman for driving to and from Batangas as I was no big help! Thanks much!
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