With my colleagues from The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS), I was happy to go back to a paradise called Adams. We were invited by Dr. Bielmaju Bawingan for a pictorial shoot of the beautiful sights and sceneries in her town intended for a tourism project. We were assigned individually to cover the various waterfalls. I was escorted by a local as we hiked for a period of time. We even crossed rivers to reach these falls. I particularly visited Pao Falls. It was incredibly beautiful.

We shot the indigenous people in their ethnic costumes. We were surprised to see and learn that some of the young girls were product of intermarriages among the ethnic groups. They danced while some played their indigenous musical instruments.

We targeted the Lover’s peak on the following morning to capture the sunrise there. We later visited Lola Ingga to see how she makes tapuey. She oriented us of the procedures until she offered us to try the rice wine. At that very early time of day we started drinking. We were also shown some of the broom, a local product, made of tiger grass. We visited and photographed the various homestay facilities for guests and tourists.

This trip to Adams was indeed another awesome experience. It was full of fun and discoveries.