We arrived in Sta. Ana bus terminal around 10:00 pm and the driver informed us that the first bus to Laoag, Ilocos Norte leaves at 3:00 am. We have no choice but to wait for 5 hours at the bus terminal. Good thing we have our jackets and mosquito repellent from this awful situation. Fortunately, the bus depart ahead of the scheduled time and picking up additional passengers along the way. The non-ac bus filled up easily with passengers, goods, commodities and livestock.The cargo compartment is already full so they put some chickens and sacks of rice inside the bus. Our bus traveled on a level and winding road for 6 hours at an average speed of 40 kilometers per hour passing Appari, Sanchez Mira and Claveria town via Asian and Pan Philippine highway. We finally
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