Touring Pagudpud usually means heading north to the famous Patapat Viaduct that was first constructed to answer landslide problems in the area. And now it is also one of the tourist attractions in Ilocos Norte.

Viaducts are bridges built along coastal areas and in the case of Patapat Viaduct, it faces the breathtaking Pasaleng Bay and winds along the tall mountains of Northern Luzon. This viaduct also connects Ilocos Norte to the province of Cagayan. When we were there, big buses from and bound for Cagayan were passing by.

I don’t know how long the viaduct is but what I have known is that it is the fourth longest bridge in the country. Don’t expect to spend many hours in Patapat unless you want to take a lot of photos especially of the open sea. It felt a little bit scary on the road with big buses passing along and big waves splashing underneath the viaduct.

Funny experience!

I don’t know if others have experienced what we had, Dan, who was touring us in Ilocos Norte gave a funny trivia as we were heading to Patapat Viaduct. He said that since it is closer to Batanes and Taiwan itself, you can get radio signals from Taiwan while in Patapat at night.

And since, we were there at 5:30 or 6pm maybe, we tried it. And indeed! We were listening to Chinese speaking folks in various radio stations – four to be exact! I was funny and felt like we were spying the Taiwanese.

If you’re there, try this funny “spying” game..:-)