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I FIRST WENT
to Anilao to marvel
at the sky. Driven by a whim, we’d
arrived a little before midnight under
a sky filled with meteors falling by the
hundreds every minute. We were there
because, inspired by a newspaper
article about the upcoming Leonid
meteor shower, I picked the quietest
place I could think of to catch the show.
After dark that same day, we had
thrown our bags in the back of the SUV
and headed off on a long drive from
Makati to Batangas.
This was my first encounter with
Anilao. It was a retreat away from
the city, an incredibly quiet piece of
paradise where people could go without
too much advance planning. A dark
sky had descended and there was
silence all around. Back then — not
15
years ago — the drive was a five-
hour effort, and a four-wheel drive
was needed to get through the steep
and rocky hillside trails, and past
the handful of sleepy resorts on the
Calumpang Peninsula.
Heaven above
and below
Originally drawn in by the clear
night sky, Kristine Grace continues
to return to Batangas for the
underwater world
PHOTOS
JOREM CATILO; GETTY IMAGES (UNDERWATER SHOTS)
