Pine Trees of Bucari, Leon, Iloilo

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I have a tip to myself: I'll go camping next time. It would be a wonderful treat to one's stressed out brain to sleep under the tall pine trees of Bucari, located in the mountainous terrain of Leon, Iloilo. Pine trees abound in the camping site and you would wonder how old they were and whether they were planted intentionally to make a pine tree playground.

Well, when I go back, I know what to do. I'll go camping or if I'm in a company of scared bunch, there are cabins for rent in the camping ground. For food, we can buy fresh vegetables displayed nearby from lettuce, cucumber, sweetpeas, cabbage, rootcrops and cook them in the camping ground, or simply buy from the turo turo available around.

 

From the camping grounds where taking in fresh air was a wonderful exercise, our bunch decided to go up the Mansiga viewdeck which has 772 steps and made into a way of the cross. We made our inhale exhale every three stations. It was tiresome but a rewarding venture. On top of the hill is the view of the town.

 
Children climbed the rocks and enjoyed their semestral break.

A little farther from the deck consisting of lying pine tree is a rock formation that is worth one's while to climb. It is not that expansive but it gave the view an extra beauty to behold. After going down from the deck, we bought some fresh vegetables and then we proceeded to see the waterfalls of Bucari, Leon, Iloilo.



This the cabin for rent in the camp ground.

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This is the deck overlooking Iloilo that everyone's raving about 
and the tarp down the hill is referring to. 

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