While we were at Laoag, we made a trip to nearby (not really) tourist spots:
- Patapat Viaduct – a long winding coastal bridge in Pagudpud
- Maira-ira Beach – also known as Blue Lagoon. It’s not exactly a lagoon but rather a cove. But it does have blue water and white sand. I think it is better than Saud beach but recent development is taking its toll. There’s a zipline over the water! It was also cold and windy when we got there so we ended up just eating at Hannah’s Beach Resort
- Windmills at Bangui – these are windmills stretching along the coast and generating electricity for the area. We stopped over at Kang Kang Windmill Cafe which has a good view of the windmills as well as refreshments. While maneuvering for a good photo angle, my car got stuck in the soft sand (yesh). Fortunately, the guys at the cafe we’re familiar with the problem and quickly extricated the car.
We we’re actually planning to visit a few other sites:
- Kapurpurawan Rock formation at Burgos
- Cape Bojeador Lighthouse also at Burgos
- Pasuqin Church
- Bacarra Church
- Sinking Bell Tower at Laoag
But we were running out of daylight for our 4×4 ride and sandboarding at La Paz. And that we didn’t want to miss!