The scenery to Bontoc from Sagada is spectacular but I was so tired I fell asleep. In Bontoc, we asked around where buses leave for Banaue, we got pointed to this dilapidated ugly bus sign say Santiago but we were assured it goes through Banaue.

In Batad, we signed the guestbook, took some fotos, then moved on towards the terraces, even if it’s not peak time it is still oddly beautiful, some fields have greenery, rice seedlings I suppose.

We have to tiptoe our away across the rice fields we walked on the skirt of every patch, some quite narrow you have to pay attention lest you fall in the mud! hard to do as you are busy admiring the view and taking fotos. Some locals were planting, cleaning

the fields. The rice terraces is like an amphitheatre, from top of the mountain

to the valley below,

really cool, I can just imagine how gorgeous this will be at peak times, all green or all brown, but now it’s off season but still interesting sight to see. — travelblog.com