From Baluarte, we took a tricycle that would take us home. However, we looked at the map and saw that the abel weavers at Barangay Camangaan was along the way, so we headed there first.
Our tricycle driver took us to Cristy's Loomweaving, where we saw an assortment of abel stuff. These handwoven fabrics came in an assortment of colors, and I took this opportunity to buy a bag for one of my friends. We also got to see first-hand how these things were woven. It didn't look easy. The "machine" used to create these was made of wood, and was powered by hand and foot (through pedals). One had to be sure that the strings were woven tight, else the fabric would fall apart.
From there, we asked our tricycle driver where we could buy longganiza, and he took us to one of the side streets in the city center. We went to a longganiza (and bagnet) processing house. In the mornings, apparently, one could watch how the longganiza was made. We bought our respective loads of longganiza and headed home.
That night, we did what many people (or tourists, at least) did for dinner: Dine outdoors at Cafe Leona. Every night, Cafe Leona has a special menu, and on that particular night, they had grilled foods. It seemed to be the quintessential tourist dinner experience, as the tables were full the night before, and that night looked like it was destined for the same.
We headed home to Grandpa's Inn to sleep for the last time in Vigan.
abel weaving
loomweaver
weaving the abel
pedals to weave the abel
pigskin
Cafe Leona
Didang
Didang about to shoot me
the perfect drink
one of the lanterns above us
Didang
Didang txting
camwhore
my food
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