Summer’s already here! To kick it off, my friends and I headed north to the wavy shores of San Narciso, Zambales. It was a last minute decision and we were lucky that Crystal Beach resort had one small hut for us!

We left Makati at 12:30 and stopped by my favorite restaurant in Subic for lunch – Meat Plus!

The six of us fit in North, but North’s aircon was barely enough to keep us cool under the summer heat. We had our windows open while driving through SCTEX.

We finally arrived at Crystal Beach Resort at around 5 PM. We checked in, and left our things at our hut and headed straight to the beach. We were just in time for the gorgeous sunset!

After a few shots (photo ops), we headed back to our hut to freshen up and prepared for dinner. We ordered a huge inihaw platter (a platter of anything that’s grilled) and sinigang na baboy (pork in tamarind soup).

There was a band playing at the camp site near the beach, so we decided to stay there until we fell asleep. There’s nothing like sitting by the bonfire, under the stars, listening to live acoustic music with friends. It was truly relaxing! 🙂

We headed back to our huts at around 1AM to call it a night. We had to wake up early tomorrow because we booked the surfing lessons at 7AM.

The next day, we woke up around 6:30 AM and headed to the mesh hall for breakfast buffet! Breakfast was soooo good, I wanted to keep eating while my friends went to surf. Haha. Yes, I didn’t go surfing because I didn’t really feel like it. I want to try it but maybe some other time (when I’m not as fat as I am right now). Haha. I have self-esteem issues.

And then the fun starts for my friends.

I stayed on the shore, enjoying my pinipig and taking photos of my friends standing up on the surfboard for the first time in their lives. I also enjoyed watching them fall and get carried away by the waves. Haha.

I don’t have great photos because I only had my iPhone with me! The surf school had took their own pictures though and my friends actually look like pro surfers already! You can find more of their photos here.

After an hour of surfing (add one hour of waiting before that), we hit the “poso” and enjoyed bathing there like we were kids. It was a fun way to end this quick summer getaway!

At 12:30 noon, we drove back to Makati and got home at 4:30. I slept right after, I was knocked out from all the driving.

I hope I lose all my extra extra fat soon. At least until I look decent enough in a rash guard! I can’t wait to hit the waves! 🙂

You can visit Crystal Beach’s website here: http://www.crystalbeach.com.ph/

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