Cardona, Rizal Facing Laguna de Bay (Summer 2015)

Laguna de Bay, May 2, 2015 (Click the photos)

Church Summer Conference 2015, granted me this view for three days from a balcony. 

We stayed at Cardona, Rizal, and later learned we were overlooking Laguna de Bay. During the first day, a friend, my brother, and I were debating whether it connects to the sea or a lake, and specifically, which sea or lake this was. She insisted it was the sea while my brother said it was a lake. We then brought up the name of the resort to help shed some light on the water's identity. It was a "bay resort". As I listened, "Laguna Bay" first came to mind, but we weren't sure. The next day, I got my hands briefly on a fellow camper's internet connection and alas, Google Maps finally cleared things up. It was actually Laguna de Bay.

The place had a wonderful view of the lake. From this gazebo, which coincidentally shares a photo with the moon here, the water surrounded you in every direction, except one. The following three photos have been taken there.

Admittedly, I spent all the afternoon free time wandering around the resort vicinity and taking scenic shots with my phone. The water is so beautiful that I wanted to take a dip.

On the first day, I spotted houses built on the water. Looking closely, I couldn't find any boats parked in any of them that could transport people back and forth, like cars. Where did they live? On the second day, I discovered this little fishing village.

You can't see it in this photo, but there are huge, white, wind mills on the adjacent land. The white clouds have camouflaged them too much from the phone camera. 

The sunset shot taken too late, but has made the water glow stunning silver.

I can't get enough of this lone house. The grids already reminded me of street grids, only with boats this time and that one Avatar episode. How they built it also puzzled me. I wanted to go there. If you can only look closer, there's a television set inside. Neat-o. 

Another friend of mine shared that she once met a fisherman. "Our property is determined by the grids", she recalls him saying. 

Two boats meeting.

When the sun finally sets and the water turns to black, it's time for dinner, lecture, and eventually Game Night of Charades, Scrabble, and Pinoy Henyo, and a good night's sleep with the gang.

...

faith,

fresh and tired from summer camp.

Galatians 2:20

P.S. Pacquiao is still my winner. 

You're still the best fighter.