The travel time from our hotel in Cabarroguis to our destination in the neighboring town of Diffun was around 45 minutes. We were able to rely to Google Maps for the part of the drive along the main road, but when we reached the mountainside, we were without network signal again just like our trip in Nagtipunan. We hence had to rely again to our sense of direction and the path we last saw when the map was still online.

For our second day in Quirino, we would be chasing waterfalls. This is not something new to us, having done the same in Mt. Romelo. This one, however, there would be no mountain to climb and thankfully, no mud to struggle with.

The starting point for the chase is located in Baguio Village in Diffun, Quirino. When we arrived at the Tourist Information Center, we were welcomed by a man who asked if we would be going hiking. Turns out he is one of the registered guides for the waterfalls. He guided us with the registration process, then gave us a quick briefing. His name is Mel. The guide fee is PHP 250.00 and the registration is PHP 15.00 per head.

We were told that Baguio Village was called as such not just because of its foothill location but because majority of its residents used to be natives of the mountain city of the Cordilleras.

After the trivia on the name of the village, Mel then oriented us to the four waterfalls that we are going to visit: Sabangaran Falls, Nantugaw Falls, Sinipit Falls and Ganano Falls. Of the four, Ganano Falls is the tallest hence is considered the main falls, with its water cascading to the rest of the falls. Sabangaran Falls is the first one of the four falls leading to the main falls.

The hike to the falls is not entirely challenging. I could call it a walk in the park given the Mt. Romelo experience that I have already endured. We traversed through a village, then crossed a river, and the trail was pretty much that. No challenging rappel and waist-deep mud of sorts.

Just around 30 minutes on the trail and Sabangaran Falls welcomed us with a sight to behold. The falls got its name from the Ilocano word nagsabatan, meaning meeting point, as it is where creeks from the waterfall system meets.

Since Sabangaran Falls is short in terms of height, the sound of the gush of the water was rather relaxing. Add to that the cool shade of the trees and the green tone that is naturally calming to the eyes, one would find it evoking a pleasing soothe to the tired body and even mind.

We did not spend as much time in Sabangaran Falls. We took our photos and twofies, then went ahead to our next destination.

The next waterfalls is not far from the first one, and despite having seen quite a number of falls already in our travels, we were still excited. We intentionally did not check the photos of the falls in the internet so that it would give us the awe-striking vibe when we see it for the first time. It was a wise decision.

True enough, Quirino does not really run out of wonders to offer. Our second day has just begun, and it proved to be an entirely memorable one.