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On the first day of 2018, we went to the newly opened El Montaña Vista Resort.

It's another local watering hole in my hometown Burauen. I've seen some photos of the location on Facebook and it doesn't disappoint in real life.

There are one too many picturesque parts in the resort.

Growing up in Burauen, I never imagined that we would have anything as sophisticated as this place.

In truth, I could have taken better photos if the weather wasn't being such a b****. But here we are. I did the best I could with a camera that's not waterproof.

Team Rain or Shine

Tropical Depression Agaton was traversing the Visayas and Mindanao regions on the first day of the year. He brought with him a lot of rain. But I guess it would take more than some downpour to dampen the spirits of the swimming enthusiasts because the place was literally teeming with visitors despite the mad weather.

At the kiddie pool: me, with the two dolphins..errr my daughter and my hubby.

Kids don't need angles, they are cute no matter what.

Hey there! That's my mama and my brother.

Freezing, are we?

My darlings at the "waterfall".

Here's the view from the top.

Needless to say, we had a great time, especially my baby who was practically in the water the whole time. Honestly, I'm suffering from colds because of this little rainy adventure.

See you next time El Montaña Vista. In the summer, maybe?

Happy New Year darlings!

XO,

Cassie

The El Montaña Vista is located at Bgy. Gamay, Burauen, Leyte.

It's kinda tucked away; Bgy Gamay is not exactly in the poblacion so it's best if you bring your own transport.

For non-Burawanons, this place might be hard to find so I hope the management of EMV would post some signage somewhere in the Bgy. Maghubas area, along the highway.

But you can always ask the locals too. Burawanons are friendly and always ready to help.

If you have other queries though, here's the

Official Facebook Page of El Montaña Vista.

In Photos: Day One of 2018 At El Montaña Vista Resort

by Carissa Ramosa on Saturday, January 06, 2018

On the first day of 2018, we went to the newly opened El Montaña Vista Resort. It's another local watering hole in my hometown Burau...

The National Heroes Day Holiday on the 29th of August gave Tin and me the chance to fly off (not literally though, we took land travel!) to our homey in Burauen. Thus we were reunited with the 'rents and the sibs. It sure is mayhem when Mummy Cassie, Skinny, Fluffy and Boots are together. Top that with a 'lil Crumptious and we could have a camwhoring sesh all day. Okay, if I may speak like a human being again, those are our nicknames for each other. I know, I know. Our nicknames could double as names of pet fishes, dogs, birds and cats. But hey, we adore each other that way. Ha ha. Now on to the photo diary.

My sibs Fluffy (standing and feeling the waterfall like it's nobody's business), Boots and Skinny, together with my daughter Crumptious Celestine.

Pines Farm Mountain Resort

Location: Brgy. Abuyogon, Burauen, Leyte

I've been hearing about this resort from folks back home and with the name 'Pines' I thought that there would be real pine trees in the area. Well folks, you won't be seeing any of that sort of trees. There would be coconut trees, bamboos, hard woods and all sorts of greens but no pine trees because 'Pines' is in fact the name of the owner daw. Haha. But I'm not sure ha, because it was just word of mouth. There is indeed a farm and yes, it is in a mountain (or a hill?) so you better pack up with your oxygen because you will do some walking from the entrance to the resort itself.

Fees

Entrance: Php 20.00 for Adults and Php 10.00 for Kids

Cottage fees vary depending on the size, we got a Php 300.00 one and it was in the elevated part of the resort and indeed had a better view of the entire place.

View from the top! Lovely place surrounded by greens!

If you haven't realized it yet, this resort seems to have been built on a river. So you can see where the huge rocks are left and where cementing has been done to cover up the river bed and to create different depths of the pools. So you have that one where the kids can swim in safety. But as you go along it becomes deeper and that last one in the end according to my brother could be up to seven feet deep. So parents, if you have kids coming here, be mindful, especially that there are no explicit signs written around about how deep the waters are. Those cement walkways could also be slippery so please be guided.

Meanwhile I took the time to take photos of the flowing river. I hope I brought them to life through these photos. :)

The waters..it's how our town got its name after all. Bura. Foam. Water foam.

At this stage though, I think the place is still in the process of being developed as you can see that it is still pretty much rough around the edges pero surely in time, it will be in a much more prettified state. I'm glad that we Burawanons no longer have to flock to coastal towns such as Tanauan or Tolosa whenever we feel like taking a swim. We finally have these resorts to call our own. And the water is reaaaaally cold, even at noontime. As is the breeze; it's not like in the sea where the wind can practically burn your skin. Being here is just refreshing!

Now on to the subjects of this shoot. Believe me, they are always trying to upstage each other.

The early birds. We arrived there 9 am-ish and it was cold, I didn't immediately take a dip.

Work it for the cam, guys. :) This falling water part is located at the very end or the other side of the last pool.

Uncle duties.

Gotcha!

Ham it up, sis!

Ahm, I guess you have a burning question in mind. Like, where was the blog mistress the entire time and why are there no photos of her? Haha. Well I confined myself to taking shots of my manicured toes. ;)