Laoag sandboarding at its hottest

My Laoag sandboarding experience is definitely the hottest experience I had because we did it at 12:30 in the afternoon. That is with the sun up in the sky, smiling at us. We knew that it is hot but we could have used a little advice from our La Paz contact that it is more fun to do in the morning or late in the afternoon.

Anyway, as I mentioned, do your sand dune adventure in the morning or in the afternoon to avoid becoming a sizzling tourist.

Our La Paz sandboarding contact offered to pick us from Laoag city and to take us back afterwards. Sounds like we got a nice deal. He picked us with his 4x4 around 11:30 in the morning so we had an early taste of our 4x4 ride along the way.

Once we get to the place, all I can think of is taking a bath in the nearby shore. Yes just right after the desert (they call it desert) is the South China Sea.

The driver asked if we were ready and of course, we were. The sun was at its hottest so it was great. We boarded his 4x4 and he asked us to hold tight. Every time he was about to make a swirl and extreme turns, he warns us to hold tight- which was good. After driving for about 5 minutes, he stopped his 4x4 under a tree and asked us to take some pictures of ourselves while he finishes his lunch.

After he ate his lunch, he asked if we would want to try sandboarding, which we said yes- of course! He warned us that the sand is too hot. He drove for another 5 minutes causing us to say “ahhs” and “ohhs” then he stopped on the shoreline. He took a picture of us with our hands in the air- yeah! We look so happy, satisfied, and fried. 

As we head back to the start line, he said the drive was over and he asked us again if we really want to try sandboarding. He warned us that the sand is too hot. We still said yes! He had no choice but to get the sandboarding equipment and his support staff.

Apparently, he was right; the sand was hot since it was midday. Luckily, for me, I am wearing a shoe but my two lucky travel mates are not. We tried doing it once then we call day.

Lesson learned- wear shoes before visiting La Paz sand dunes.

Experience level: awesome!