It was in the year 2005 when I first visited Subic. I had to accompany my son Raymund at that time during their school field trip. We went to Zoobic Safari and Ocean Adventure on a bus (Victory Liner) from Dagupan City. It was a long ride, but a very enjoyable one. My son had a grand time riding the Safari jeep, seeing the live iguanas, crocodiles, turtles, snakes , lizards, and other animals in the Serpentarium and Savannah. And he was overjoyed as much as I was watching the whale and sea lion shows at Ocean adventure. Though very tired at the end of the day, we had to bear the long ride again going back to Dagupan City where we were fetch by my husband to bring us to San Fabian, our final destination.
That was when the SCTEx (Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway) was not yet around. Now with its construction there is less traffic, and it cuts the travel time by an hour or so (Mabalacat to Subic). Its not yet completely passable though as some areas are still under construction. But this is really a great help to the motorists. We went there just recently to attend the Philippine Association of Academic Biochemistry (PAAB) of which my husband was inducted as a new member.
Since the place is mountainous, they had to bring down some parts of the mountain as you can see in the photo. The place is awesome, so nicely built. I wish there is one like this extending from Manila going to the north.
 Labels: PAAB, Subic, travel |
