It was summer when we visited our friend in Camiling, Tarlac. We got bored and asked Kuya Willie if there's a river where we can swim and have a picnic. He said he heard about Canding River before but not sure of its location. His cousin heard our conversation and exclaimed: "I know about Canding River." We looked at him and asked different questions at the same time!
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| Canding River |
We found out that the Canding River is located in a nearby town - San Clemente in Barangay Maasin. The planned swimming spread immediately and almost all of the neighborhood wanted to join the fun. We rented a jeepney for Php 2,000 for the day tour. We brought our cooked lunch and snacks. The passenger jeepney was full when we set off at 10:30 in the morning.
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| The mountains of San Clemente Tarlac |
From Camiling Public Market, we took the Tarlac Pangasinan Road going to San Clemente. The jeepney then turned left for Barangay Maasin. The road was partially asphalted and there are times when you needed to cover your nose not to inhale dirt. We passed the Barangay Hall of Maasin as an indication that we are close to the River.
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| The asphalted road to Canding |
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| Maasin Barangay Hall indicates that we are close to our destination |
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| The country road |
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| The Ipil Ipil Trees support the road from erosion |
We reached the river approximately after an hour. Everyone thought of eating first before swimming.
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| Photo Opp while having lunch. |
After lunch, the group rested a bit. Some slept under tree shades and some preferred to swim. There were locals who joined and befriended us. They mentioned about a waterfall 45 minutes to an hour away. If we only knew there was a waterfall, we should have gone there immediately after having our lunch. We did ask the kids on how to get there and decided to visit Canding Falls the soonest.
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| Sister Grace, Annie, and Aunt Totsie. |
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| Kids enjoying the waters of Canding River |
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| Our simple summer escapade |
We left Canding River at 4:00 PM hoping to come back to Barangay Maasin to see the Canding Falls.
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