Mt.Bulusan
Bulusan Volcano National Park, Sorsogon

April 6 - 12, 2001

DAY 1 (April 6 Friday)

  • 1:30 am Depart Cebu - Calbayog (boat:Palacio)

    DAY 2 (April 7 Saturday)

  • 2:00 pm Arrived Calbayog Port
  • 2:30 pm ETD Calbayog for Allen(jeep)
  • 3:45 pm ETA Allen,ETD for Matnog (ferry)
  • 5:15 pm ETA Matnog, Sorsogon
  • 6:00 pm Dinner at Matnog proper
  • 8:00 pm ETD Matnog for Lake Bulusan,San Roque (jeep)
  • 8:45 pm Arrived Lake Bulusan, Brgy. San Roque
  • 9:00 pm Pitch tent
  • 10:00 pm Socials (Moni. 2 Liters Gilbeys)
  • 12:00 mn Lights-out

    DAY 3 (April 8 Sunday)

  • 5:30 am Wake-up Call
  • 7:00 am Breakfast, prepare pack lunch
  • 9:30 am Start trek
  • 12:00 nn Lunch at trail, coffee break
  • 1:00 pm Resume trekking
  • 5:30 pm Arrive second camp, Agingay Valley, pitch tent, prepare dinner
  • 6:30 pm Dinner
  • 7:30 pm Socials, Moni (750ml Gilbeys + 1 Coke in can), ghost stories
  • 11:30 pm Lights out
  • 12:30 am Arrival of unexpected guests discussing about their Samurai's

    DAY 4 (April 9 Monday)

  • 6:00 am Wake-up Call
  • 6:30 am Breakfast, prepare pack lunch
  • 8:30 am Breakcamp, leave no trace
  • 9:30 am Start of assault to peak
  • 11:00 am ETA to starting point: backtracked due to wrong trail
  • 11:30 am lunch
  • 1:00 pm start again of assault at peak; water discipline
  • 4:30 pm Arrived at crater lake
  • 5:00 pm washed-up, replenish dehydrated bodies
  • 5:15 pm pitch tent
  • 5:30 pm prepare dinner
  • 7:30 pm chow time
  • 8:00 pm strolling the moon crater-like grounds of the peak
  • 8:30 pm socials (moni. Gilbeys + Fundador)
  • 12 mn Lugto

    DAY 5 (April 10 Tuesday)

  • 5:00 am Wake-up Call
  • 5:15 am wait for the sunrise; posing galore
  • 6:00 am prepare breakfast; pack lunch
  • 10:00 am breakcamp; leave no trace
  • 12:30 pm eta Agingay valley; lunchtime
  • 2:00 pm start of trek to San Roque
  • 6:30 pm ETA San Roque; proceeded to Masacrot Springs
  • 7:30 pm chowtime
  • 8:00 pm pitch tent
  • 8:30 pm night swimming at the spring
  • 10:00 pm socials; moni (2 750ml Gilbey's)
  • 2:00 am retire

    DAY 6 (April 11 Wednesday)

  • 6:00 am Wake-up call
  • 6:30 am breakfast
  • 7:30 am breakcamp
  • 8:00 am ETD for Matnog
  • 8:45 am ETA Matnog
  • 9:00 am ETD for Allen
  • 10:45 am ETA Allen; boarded Philtranco bus for Tacloban
  • 4:45 pm ETA Tacloban; boarded Philtranco bus for Ormoc
  • 7:00 pm ETA Ormoc
  • 8:00 pm chowtime
  • 9:00 pm socials; moni (Red Horse)
  • 12 mn ETD for Cebu via Cebu ferries

    DAY 7 (April 12 Thursday)

  • 4:00 am Arrived Cebu

    Climb itinerary courtesy of Joel's memory.