The scenery to Bontoc from Sagada is spectacular but I was so tired I fell asleep. In Bontoc we asked around where buses leave for Banaue, we got pointed to this dilapidated ugly bus,sign say Santiago but we were assured it goes through Banaue. It was full and some people standing, three people in my aisle, so uncomfortable, and it started raining they did not cover the roof where our packs are so i prepare for soggy clothes later. The ride was rough, dirt roads and hairpin turns but somehow we made it to Banaue before noontime. We decided to head to People's GH, very cheap for only 200 pesos a night, Jonas and I dropped our stuff in my room and had a quick lunch and we took a hired trike to Batad, about one
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