Adventures of the Coconuter

It's a fairly big town, and fishing is the main means of living there. It's right next to the ocean, and many people even ride their bangka boats to the palengke or market. I learned that the bangka boats are made from kawayan, bayog, and plywood. Many of the families who live by the sea here own one and earn most of their living by selling the fish that they catch. It does well to feed their stomachs as well, as the never-ending supply of fish satisfies their hunger. The fish here are much cheaper than what I've found in other cities.

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After taking a two-hour long bus ride towards northern Zambales we finally reached its capital city, Iba, where Ramon Magsaysay (the third President of the Third Republic of the Philippines) was born. From there, we talked with some of the locals asking them whether they knew the whereabouts of the Twin Waterfalls. They mentioned the beaches of Botolan, the San Juan highlands, and the mountain resort at Mt. Tapulao in Palauig, but no one could claim that they've been to or that they are aware of the Twin Waterfalls. The tricycle drivers were already talking amongst each other as to what price they should charge to take us to one of the tourist spots they mentioned. However, adamant about finding what I came to look for and settling for nothing else, I decided to search for the Twin Falls myself.

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