Location Details:

From:  Fontana Resort, CSEZ

To:      Fontana Resort, CSEZ

Via:     Sacobia River, Sapang Cauayan River 

Time:  3Hrs 50Mins                                  Distance: 19kms                      Total Kms to Date: 699

Hare:  Saput              

Comments: Today’s hike was to the Sapang Cauayan River. Previously Saput and Single Malt had found some six feet deep swimming holes on this narrow river and today the intention was to explore the source upstream. We made the pools and had lunch in a pleasant spot with colourful rock structure made smooth over time. Armpit and Saput had a swim, Tiger got some lessons and Crispin our other four legged hasher in contrast was thrown in by Pussy Whipped with the words “fucking dog” echoing around the gully walls. Saput and Spiderman with back packs over their heads wadded, in true Indiana Jones style, upstream in a fifteen foot wide gully with steep sides. Eventually they had to leave their packs on some rocks, as they had to swim on to shallow water with the rest hesitating to follow. Single Malt, a non-swimmer, declared that he was going to piss off up a hill for an hour of investigative hiking and disappeared in a cloud of dust. What he found will be looked into later. Meantime, Saput and Spiderman, further upstream, had found evidence of Aeta activity and another trail up out of the gully. Unfortunately there was no time to go further. This will also be looked at later. When everyone met up again back at the stream crossing we returned to CSEZ via a new trail through an unnamed Aeta village, which saved fifteen minutes on our outgoing trail.  

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