Road trip: Biyaheng Nueva Ecija

      It was sunny day of June 27, 2016, me and my husband was so exhausted emotionally because of personal problem. I am confined in our bed the whole morning and decided not to go in my work to rest. It seems that I don't want to do any that day. When finally I decided to leave the comfort of my bed. I saw my husband thinking deeply about our problem. We really feel bad at that moment but such mood suddenly change when I said, "Let's go out. Let us have road trip today?"

     Without hesitation he agreed to go for a road trip and since we only have half day we decided to just go around Nueva Ecija. Our problem is where in Nueva Ecija should we go. With the help of social media, I came across the FB page, Biyaheng Nueva Ecija, we are very thankful of that page because we were able to have an itinerary in an instant. Where do you think we go? 

     Well before that, I want you to know our golden rules while on road trip:

1. No facebook or other social media.(Well I really believe that this rule is really just for me.)According to my husband, this is to avoid interruption and for us to enjoy the scenery on the way. 
2. Focus on our way. 
3. Capture memories. Many photos, much better.
4. Enjoy...as in "bawal ang KJ!"

     After internalizing the rules we rode on our blue car and enjoyed our itinerary to find tranquility. 

     At 12:00 noon we left home and drive going to Palayan. We have a quick stop in Shell in Crossing, Cabanatuan City to gas up and to buy some foods and drinks that we can bring. 

    We reached Aulo Lake at 1:30pm. We really don't know the way going to the lake so we used GPS to locate it. 

Don't be bother with the rough road, because the scenery will help you forget all your problems. 

Scenery going to Aulo Lake, Palayan City. 

The majestic Aulo Lake. 

Here are our pictures at the lake. 

       After enjoying the beautiful scenery of Aulo Lake we looked for Hilltop Resort, also in Palayan City but the place was not budget friendly and recommended only for group and over night outing. 

      At 2:30pm we found our self traversing the road going to Gabaldon to visit the Dupinga River as a replacement to Hilltop Resort. But when we reached Dupinga River, the water was too brown to swim-on so we looked for resort in Gabaldon. Here are the pictures that we captured along the way. 

Dupinga River was gone...Just kidding, there are still little
 water flowing on it. 

 
       At 3:00pm we reached the Leivy Lance Resort in Gabaldon. This is actually not the nearest but we choose this one since we already visited the famous Stone 8 resort many times. It was our first time in Leivy Lance, and luckily there was no visitor during that time except us. So we were able to swim solely in the pool and that was very refreshing.

         

       We left the said resort at 4:00pm and we traversed the road going back home. We choose the long way so can have a quick stop in Tanawan, Laur. 

View from Tanawan, Laur.

      As you see we travel together and get lost in beautiful places of Nueva Ecija. By doing such thing we made memories together that will surely last for a lifetime and most specially, we found tranquility in our road trip. 

      With a peaceful heart we went home at 5:30pm. Surprisingly, the nature let us end the trip with this beautiful view. Yes, the sun was set to rest with our problems and we went home with so much love and grace from our Lord! 

      Remember guys, sometimes the road that we travel doesn't lead us to the destination that we hoped for. But if you can look back in the trip and smile, then it was worth it. Plan you road trip now and don't forget to start here in our beloved province, Nueva Ecija. 

The sunset on our way home.