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Parks and recreation
the rocky shore. Once there, trek
up to beautiful though battered
Capones Lighthouse
and be
rewarded with a panoramic view
of the mountains and the sea.
Farther south is
Subic Bay
,
the former US naval base-turned-
freeport zone that has become a
playground for outdoorsy types.
Networx Jetsports
, which
runs water-sports activities for
a number of resorts in Subic,
including the stylish and cozy
LighthouseMarina Resort,
rents out everything from jet skis
and banana boats to bandwagons,
flyboards and hoverboards. If you
have dreams of soaring through
the clouds like IronMan, don a
flyboard jetpack, plant your feet
on the board and let the water
pressure from the boots and the
jetpack thrust you up to 40ft in
the air. The hoverboard operates
on the same principle, though in
this case you only have the board
to maneuver. The bandwagon
looks deceptively chilled-out as
rides go so it’s the first one I try.
Like a banana boat, it’s towable
but it’s shaped more like a big
inflatable sofa. You can sit, kneel
or stand on a bandwagon but no
matter which posture you choose,
you’re pulled at top speed and
subjected to plenty of sharp turns.
In short, it’s far from relaxing.
Even less so if you let go of the
handles and go flying off into the
water.
FROM CLARK INT’L
AIRPORT
113km/2hrs via SCTEX to San
Antonio and San Narciso; 88km/1hr
from SCTEX to Subic Bay Freeport
Zone
CRYSTAL BEACH RESORT
San Narciso, Zambales; tel: +63 47 222
2227;
CAPONES VISTA BEACH
RESORT
Brgy Pundaquit, San Antonio,
Zambales; tel: +63 47 603 1382
NETWORX JETSPORTS
Waterfront Rd, Subic Bay Freeport
Zone
Have kids in tow? Visit Subic’s
Wildlife Rescue Center. The
folks here do a noble job of
rescuing and rehabilitating sick
and injured wildlife such as
eagles, monkeys and reptiles
before releasing em back
into e wild.
Side trip
From top:
Lighthouse
Marina
Resort; one of
the rescued
creatures
at Subic’s
Wildlife Rescue
Center; riding
a bandwagon in
Subic Bay
