Manila to Leyte Ride

I have made my 1st Manila to Leyte solo motorcycle ride last November 14, 2014.  I left Manila with 9,302 KM on my gauge.  It was roughly 21.5 hours drive to my parents house.

My outfit during the ride.

My route started from Antipolo because my motorcycle is only 150cc therefore I am not allowed to pass by SLEX. I took the Pagsanjan to Luisiana to Lucban Quezon route.  When I reached Tayabas, I took the diversion road going straight to Pagbilao Quezon.  I made my first stop in Gumaca, Quezon.  Then had another ride to Naga which is another 4 hours from Gumaca.  The traffic in Naga will give you a 3 hour drive to Daraga Albay instead of 2.  From Daraga Albay to Matnog Sorsogon will give you another 125km.

After reaching Matnog, me and my bike needed to ride a Ferry boat going to Alen Samar.  I reached Calbayog City around 6PM so I looked for a lodging house and stayed for a night.  The following morning I started my ride again.  The road from Calbayog to Tacloban is really nice so I have maintained my speed between 80kph to 95kph.  I did not want to push my bike towards an inch of its life so I am a bit relaxed whilst driving.

When I reached Tacloban, I had a huge smile on my face.  Finally, I will reach home in 2 hours.  Unfortunately, the road from Tacloban to Baybay City is not very good.  If it's not a broken road, it is uneven road.  Lots of potholes along the way and obviously it was caused by the Super Typhoon Yolanda.  I checked my odometer and the reading was 10,295km. All in all, I rode 993KM.

I stayed with my parents house till  November 20, 2014.  We went to Hindang cave just a day before I left.  The coolest thing about this Hindang cave are the wild monkeys. Sooo cute but precaution is needed. Monkeys don't like people staring at them.  If you have the food just give it otherwise they will take it by force if given an opportunity. Special thanks to my cousin Peter John Sia for taking our pictures on this adventure.

Me in the mouth of one of the caves

Me and my uncle in the cave filled with bats.

Great landscape on the way to the cave.

Another me.

The leader of the group.

Alpha male.

Mommy monkey with a baby.

I started my way back home November 21, 2014.  Had a little trouble in Calbayog.  My rear tire got punctured by a wire which made 2 holes on my tubeless tires.  Unable to have it vulcanized, I decided to put a tube on it.  Unfortunately, I just reached Alen then I need to replace the tube again.  The 2nd tube reached Manila.  Finally I arrived home November 22, 2014 2PM.

This piece of metal punctured my tubeless tires.

To those who want to try this ride, you have got to prepare really well especially on rainy season.  Very tiring but rewarding.  It would have been more fun if it was a group ride.  My only regret is that, my only camera is a cellphone cam.  Lots of good views worth the shot.