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| From MCC pedals from Rizal to Camarines Sur |
For our route, we followed the relatively shorter but harder and less traveled roads going to Bicol. From Montalban (Rodriguez) at 3:30AM, we passed through Antipolo, then Bugarin (Pililla) in Rizal; then passed through the flat lands of upper Laguna from Sta. Maria to Pagsanjan; then climbed the Cavinti-Luisiana Road up to Luisiana, then started to go down and entered the province of Quezon through Lucban, Tayabas, Pagbilao; then took the short but hard-to-climb "Eme" (or Bitukang Manok) road to seaside Atimonan, Gumaca, Lopez and Calauag.
We stopped for the night at Calauag, Quezon at 5:30PM, having already pedaled 243 km.
Next day, we took the rolling and winding Quirino Highway to Sipocot, Camarines Sur, logging another 112 km, and arriving at lunch time. This highway is specially hard to cycle through for us. Aside from its never-ending rolls and winds, almost all part of the road are "magnetic", making pedaling harder and more tiring than usual. We finally reached our destination at lunch time, where we were pleasantly surprised by a welcoming guide car and a welcome banner.
On Friday, inspite of creaking knees, we went swimming on a cool, clear river in a nearby town.
On Saturday, as recovery ride, we visited nearby Libmanan, Camarines Sur for a 50-km. round trip.
We thank Nanding Pahilagmago (Calauag, Quezon) for letting us stay the night in his house, Analie Victoria (Lopez, Quezon) for feeding these famished cyclists twice, and especially Councilor Mario Macalintal for graciously hosting us in Sipocot, Camarines Sur.
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