A friend stumbled upon a treasure trove of photos from 2004 when we were implementing a project that took us across the island of Luzon mainly along the Manila North Road/McArthur Highway/Maharlika Highway corridor. In the Ilocos Region, we set up stations in La Union and Ilocos Sur. But as they say, it is not only the destinations that are the attractions but the journeys as well. Nothing could be further from the truth as along the way, we were treated to so many sights that one could only appreciate if you were on a road trip, and with the advantage of daylight so as to be able to take in the roadside attractions.
The following photos were taken on our return trip from Vigan when we passed the Quirino Bridge that spans the Abra River. We were not able to appreciate the bridge on our way to Vigan as it was already night time when we reached Ilocos Sur. I remember that our staff Glenn and I linked up with our staff Alorna and Roy in Bauang, La Union so we could go together to Vigan. Glenn and I took a Partas bus from Cubao and arrived in Bauang around 2PM to meet up with Alorna and Roy, who had just completed their surveys along the highway in that town. Karl, who headed that team, had to go back to UP to attend to his lectures, and it was my turn to go in the field at the time after also fulfilling my responsibilities at the university in between postings in Bagiuo and then Vigan. During our return trip, we made sure we were able to at least make some stopovers to be able to take some souvenir photos.
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| Quirino Bridge as seen from the north end |
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| At the north end of the bridge with Glenn Latonero |
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| At a view deck along the national highway after crossing the Quirino Bridge with Roy Velasco and Glenn |
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| At the view deck with Glenn Latonero and Alorna Abao |
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| Posing with the vehicle with Glenn and Alorna |
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| Kidding around with Glenn and Alorna |
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| Approach to the bridge from the north end |
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