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Continuing from my recent post. We’re all surprised about the decision of our riding buddy Eric to go home. He only spent nearly an hour rest at Atimonan, Quezon. Imagine after our gruelling 8 hour journey of 190 kilometers, he still have the ENERGY to go back?! ALONE!?.

I’m skeptic if he got asthma or something that he forgot about his ephedra pills on their house. But no. Eric was a healthy person and he’s so damn serious about riding back home. Since begging him to stay don’t work. We just wished him von voyage.

All our worries for Eric was washed away. After he sms me (four and a half hours later) that he got home safe and sound. We all cheered and thanked God! Maybe someday he’ll tell me the real score of why he did it. Just maybe.

Once again I’ve put a halt on my online life for two days to give way for some nature trippin joy ride (with DMC) to the scenic Atimonan, Quezon. At 382 kilometers readout on my odometer (back and forth, including our side trip to Famy, Laguna),  this is by far my longest ride ever of my “scooter” life, and one of the best as of this date.

Coming from our starting point at the Municipal Hall in Binangonan, Rizal at around 5am, the actual plan was to reach Atimonan in about 4 to 5 hours or before noontime. Instead we consumed 8 hours of butt-torturing-journey on the road because of a downpour in Mabitac and another right after Quezon National Forest Park, and also a flat tire at Luisiana, Laguna. Nevertheless we are all happy when we arrived safe and sound at our destination at around 2pm. I’ve just observed, with all the twisties and wet roads we have encountered along our ride, the IRC stock tire of my Mio Sporty was doing great compared to some myth that it was kinda slippery.

We were not able to take a dip into the inviting beach of Atimonan because it’s already high-tide and we were all tired and low-batt haha. We just ate an early dinner and then position ourselves near the beach for some thirst quenching session hehe.

Ready to hit the road the next day at around 9am. Surprisingly, a sudden change on our itenirary as my riding buddy Jeff suggest that we go to his grandpa’s turf somewhere in Famy, Laguna where we can bathe at a nearby rapids while enjoying some shots of the local lambanog. Jeff says “Its a perfect combination to the cold and chilly water of the river! In case you still wanna see your family, you must have a good grip like an industrial clamps on some stones underwater in order not to be carried by the strong current haha”.

Budget 1000 pesos
gas mileage - 42 kms/liter
gas consumed - 9 liters unleaded - around P450
foods, chicheria, pasalubong, atbp. - P450
with P100 left in my wallet after the whole ride.

Wanna see more pics of our ride? CLICK HERE!  Note: Tested to work in IE browser only.

Watch our video on youtube HERE!

With only 5 days left to go before our fun ride to Atimonan, Quezon and yet I still don’t know what shoes to wear. I was hoping to wear a riding boots for this ride but yet christmas bonus is still far away to buy one for myself. I dunno either if the balikbayan box would arrive early, coz my requested MBT shoes from my Auntie would be somewhere there along with the bunch of groceries and pasalubongs.

Anyway, maybe I’ll just use my old and trusty Vans for this ride. It’s comfortable to wear but offer little protection for a biker. Oh I just hope I could have a pair of biker shoes this christmas.