Gabriel's Sanctuary

December 20-21, 2022

Antipolo, Rizal

It's our first wedding anniversary!

Cheers to our first year of marriage!

This lifetime partnership with the love of my life is a gift for me that

I will always cherish and protect. 

I am choosing this man everyday even though there are days that are not so good. 

 

And to celebrate our love, we went to a camping site for an overnight trip. 

We chose Gabriel's Sanctuary located in Antipolo, Rizal.

It has an overlooking view. 

We rented a tent and we just brought food. 

We paid 200 pesos for an overnight fee per person and 300 pesos

for the tent rental.

Going there is easy. The place is just near the Metro.  

We placed our tent under a tree and we just chilled until night. 

Before the sun went down, we made a bonfire.

And then cooked for dinner.

Before going to sleep, we stayed around the bonfire

while drinking,

roasting marshmallows and just talking as if

we're all alone in this world.

We laughed, we shared our stories, we dreamed

and planned for our future together.

And it felt like we're going back to the time

when we're only starting out.

It felt good to go down to our memory lane together. 

The night was long and we definitely didn't get bored. 

 

The staff are accommodating and friendly.

There are also kids there who volunteer

to buy the things you need. 

 

When we woke up the following day,

our eyes were filled with so much gratitude

because of the wonderful sea of clouds that

we had witnessed just outside our tent.  

 

We're blessed and we're grateful.

We had coffee for breakfast before leaving. 

 

And I would love going back there soon.

 

How to get there:

From Cubao, we rode a jeep/FX going to Cogeo.

And then from Cogeo,

we rode another jeep going to Paenaan. 

We told the driver to drop us off at Cabading Arko.

Landmark is a hospital.

Then we rode a tricycle going to Gabriel's.

There's a 5-minute hike going to the entrance

so be prepared for it.