Exploring La Union, Local Style

First Stop : Gidday, San Vicente, La Union

Gidday Entry Point at Brgy. San Vicente, the area is 55ha, was proposed to be an MPA,
 3 baraggay covers the whole area and the most accessible is from here

the lush greens and the foliage will surely take your breathe away

get awed at how bio diversity emerges from one point to another

the tree shall give you love if you show respects towards them

see how the tree is supporting the slope from erosion
and catching the waves of the sea

be content that there are others who share the same thought as you

the entry point to a coral cave, waves was so strong i opted not to explore

am talking to groot hehehe

La Union Aksyon Kalikasan Chapter is still in its inception and I was fortunate enough to be invited as one of the pilot participant for their intended program.

I prefer advocacy based tourism rather than commercial tourism. My time is so valuable that I prefer to do it with small contribution to the community or society I am visiting.

Sad to say, areas who have been secret gems of the locals once discovered by commercial tourist becomes exploited. There should be responsible tourism and the LGU’s should take active participation in protecting their local environment. Tourism should generate fund but it should also protect the wildlife, trees and faunas that are indigenous to the area.

One particular place that I really like is located in San Vicente, La Union and locals call it GIDDAY. It has the combination of plants and faunas, birds, corals, the foreshore is very rich in animal inhabitants.

I love Mother Nature but I am not a forester so recognizing each plant and animals in their scientific name does not apply to me. :-)

From what I can understand, GIDDAY meant sloping area but it is a well forested and very accessible from the main road. We were informed that it was about 55hectares, and one local said that the place might be owned by Senator Gringo Honasan. It will be a hearsay until the leaders of the chapter is able to get in touch with him. There is so much biodiversity in such an area that it must be protected.

As far as I know, a paper (study) was written proposing that these area be made into a Marine Protected Area (MPA) and rightly so.

Campers and visitors are the major contributors of trash in the area. Sad to say most tourist or visitors does not apply the principle of “ leave no trash behind”. It’s really basic when you get to think of it. You do not visit somebody’s house and leave your trash there.

But these are my personal rants, if your really do care for the environment help in ways that you can actually do and be one of the movers of the green movement. Everything starts from within. Changing your lifestyle is included. Be true to yourself and not just for a show.

As these is my personal repository of rants and personal views, not necessary informative in nature, you can just enjoy snippets of videos and pictures, hopefully you will enjoy them as much as I enjoy sharing them in the vast online verse.

Till next blubbers