Home At Last!

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Driving through the treacherous highways and roads, we made it home safely, and we are thanking the good Heavens for the traveling mercy.🙏

This, by the way, was our view from the lodge balcony when we woke up this morning. There was calm, but it was obvious something was coming. The light rain started yesterday evening when we checked in, and went on through the night, then stopped around 4 am.


While we wanted so much to stay, we realized the typhoon isn't something we should be complacent about, as it was forecasted to be strong (Signal #4 in Ifugao (where Banaue is located), and throughout Northern Luzon, including parts of Cagayan (where we were the other day). Hence, after having a warm breakfast in the morning, we checked out early.

We didn't have any second thoughts about deciding to drive home. We wished to be in DD before the storm intensified, because we feel safer under our own roof. We even sought my brother's opinions on which route is safer to take. He suggested we drive back to Kiangan. However, we realized doing that would add more hours to our travel time, so we decided to go through Bontoc Mountain Province instead. At least we are familiar with it.

We had a couple of stopovers to capture photographs of scenic views, buy some snacks, and fill our tummies, too. At some point, the hubby was driving too fast, and I had to remind him to slow down and not rush. It didn't help that we were receiving extreme alert notifications about the storm along the way.


We also encountered eroded soil and fallen rocks in some sections of the highway, so we had to slow down and check if it was safe before we continued. My apologies for the blurry shots below. They were taken in haste.😊


We felt the rain and wind had intensified when we were only halfway home. We were worried that there might be more landslides along the way. The hubby breathed a sigh of relief the moment we got through the most difficult areas. "Now we can have a meal!" he said, which I readily agreed to because I was starving, and my bladder was already complaining.😅

So we pulled over in front of the Route 101 Restaurant to pacify our hunger (will share about that on another day).

By this time, the rain and gusts have weakened. An update from the weather bureau indicated that Paolo is exiting the PAR. Fantastic! We are thankful it is leaving very soon, and yes, we hope everyone is safe and sound in their homes.

All photos are mine. 03102025/19:59ph

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Our weather is also rainy for this weekend but i !HOPE so that all of you are safe from the typhoon in your home as the home is the safest place on the earth 💓🌍

!PAKX
!LADY

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Rain seems to be plentiful in many places.

Yes, we are warm and comfy at home !LADY🩷

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Recently , typhoons been visiting Philippines and left devastating aftermath.

We had a heavy rain too earlier.

Glad to know you arrived at your home safely sis

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True sis. It's heartbreaking when natural disasters take lives and damage properties.

Yon, buti na lang umalis na si Paolo. !LUV

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I can feel you, when weather gets so heavy one just wants to run home on its own roof where you should be safe, not nice to drive under weather bad signs

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Yes. Perhaps it's common among us to think of home as the safest place.

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Thankfully he is leaving 😁. I hope everyone is safe and no more damage properties.

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Oo sis, umalis na. Sana nga safe lahat at walang damages sa mga properties or pananim ng mga tao.

!BBH

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Grabe sunod2 talaga ang Ngayon dahil patapus na Ang taon.. ingat kyo sis..

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Kaya nga sis. Salamat. Yon, umalis na yung bagyo. !BBH

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Thank goodness for journey mercy, I can see how heavy it looks from the pictures, home my LilGuy is fine 😄

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Yes, we are grateful for the safe passage along those difficult and dangerous roads.

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The feeling of reaching home at last in such situations is indescribable sometimes. A big sigh of relief. Glad to hear you'll arrive safe and sound :)

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True that. We felt relieved on arriving. Thank you

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Reading this felt like traveling with you. I’m happy you listened to your instincts and returned before things got worse. Stay warm and safe. ❤️

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Yes, we got home without any scares, thankfully :) Thank you

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That bit about your bladder complaining made me laugh and wince at the same time :)
It’s so real on long drives, and slowing hubby down was the right call in that weather.
Glad Paolo is heading out and that you got a proper meal after. The body do need fuel before nerves catch up.
Your safe trip home is a relief, I was reading and thinking please be okay'

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Haha, I've been holding it for hours, so naturally, it complained, lol. Paolo is gone, thankfully. It somehow pushed us away from our supposed fun adventure😂 But yes, we are happy to be home safely.

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Glad your home safe. Long drives plus storm alerts and a full bladder is a wild combo, phew' 😂 Safety first, adventures can wait. Did that Route 101 meal hit the spot after all that? Hope the next trip is kinder so you dont have to skip the fun stops :)

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Haha, such a funny thing to deposit in the memory bank😅

The meal was okay, it filled our bellies, lol!

Thanks for your good wishes. Yes, we also hope our next trips will be full of fun and no worries about weather disturbances :)

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I’m glad you made it home safely. Traveling during a typhoon must have been so stressful, but it’s good that you could still see the beauty around you and that safety came first.

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Yes, it heightens the worry muscles, lol. Can't miss the beauty of nature whenever we are out :)

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We go on trips, see beautiful sights, visit different places, and have a great time, but we only find peace when we return home. We save all the memories in our cameras.

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Oh yes, photo taking is always a part of an adventure :)

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It's good that you and your family members are fine and safe.
By the way don't forget to share your active key of hive with me when typhoon attack again as in any case unexpected thing happens. I don't want your asset to be wasted. Don't need to thank me. I have a bid heart🤣🤣. !LOL
!PIZZA
!LUV

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