la union hits

We went to the beach!!!!!

Can you tell how happy I am about that? Haha! It’s been ages since I last saw the sea, and I’ve really been wanting to go so we can give Sloan a proper introduction to the beach, especially now that he’s at an age where he really enjoys the outdoors and appreciates experiences like this one.

It was still dark when we took the bus to La Union, and it took us seven hours to get to our destination: Brgy. Urbiztondo in the town of San Juan. We were pretty anxious about how Sloan would take to the long bus ride, but he was such a trooper. Mike and I are so proud!

We stayed at Flotsam and Jetsam, a lovely, hip hostel which was recommended by Dai. The place had such nice decorations and the crafter in me was so happy with all the vibrant colors, the DIY stuff, and the re-purposed furniture!

Our room, the Sea Suite, was clean and dainty.

Swimming in the hostel’s beach area isn’t allowed though, because apparently the current’s really strong. We had to walk a few minutes to the swim and surf area.

When we got there, Sloan immediately took to the water.

Meanwhile, Mike took surfing lessons – and crossed an item off his bucket list.

We had dinner at the hostel and their Margherita Pizza, Truffle Fries, and Fried Chicken are highly recommended. It’s a bit on the pricey side, but it was really, really good. I'm actually wishing I could have some right now. That pizza, especially!

FlotJet attracts mostly young people, and I was a little worried that the bar area, which was pretty near our room, would be noisy and keep us up at night. But we slept soundly, and if there was a party happening at the bar, the noise didn’t make its way to our room, thankfully.

The morning after, we hit the water again before our noontime check out.

We had such a great time and I’m really thankful we got to go on this vacation. It was a pretty short one, just an overnight stay mainly because everything else was fully booked for the weekend and we were actually lucky that we were able to get a room even just one night, considering this was a last minute thing. But what's important is that we were able to maximize it. I’m pretty sure we will be back :) Here's to more adventures for our little family!