Finally After more than 15 years of staying out side my home province Abra, I decided to come home and attend my sister wedding. At the same time to have vacation from my home town. I missed the fresh air of the province that until this days I guess still one of the cleanest province in the country. I missed also the clean Abra river where I used to swim and catch fish when I was a kid.
Abra is nice place to go if you’re a nature lover. Even do the province was left behind by developed provinces and cities in the country, the advantage of the province is that the natural resources was not abuse.
Going to Abra takes 8 - 12 hours trip from Manila. I prefer commuting than bringing my own car when going to Abra from Manila because of long trip. There are some bus company bounding to Abra like Partas, Philippine Rabit, Dominion, and Viron Transit. All these buses bound to Bangued Abra the capital town of the province.
<h2>Where to go in Abra</h2>
During my vacation I don’t have enough time to explore the nice places of the province as I am very busy entertaining my friends and my family. But I an my family scheduled for picnic, like old times go to the very clean Tineg river which located in our Barangay (Isit, Dolores , Abra). I was impress after more than 15 years I left the province , the water still the same cooled , crystal clear, and many fishes. I have been in many provinces of the Philippines and all the rivers I have seen in those provinces are dark, cream color.
I have heard from one of my auntie telling me that Abra river is still almost 0 percent pollution.
Here are some places that you can go to visit when you go to Abra.
Luswak Piñarubia a nice place to for swimming in the province with very cold water and clear water. So rounded with big trees. The water is cold because it’s a free flow.
Abra River - Well don’t forget to visit Abra river when you drop by in the province. Experience to swim in the clean and cold water of the Abra river.
Lagayan Luswak Dam - Another place for outing, like luswak Piñarubia the water here is clean and very cold. The source of water is natural also.
Tangadan Tunnel - The tangadan tunnel is the only way to enter and exit Abra. It was situated at the boundary of Ilocos sur and Abra. Tangadan is a landmark of abra.
There are more great places in the province, and I will try to mention them here in the future so visit us from time to time for new experience in my home province.
Here are some pictures I got during the vacation
