The usual Ateneo de Naga faculty and staff summer rest and recreation had a twist this year as the group toured the neighboring province last April 23, 2010.

First, the group visited the Stations of the Cross scattered around the rim of Kawa-kawa, Tuburan, Ligao City. At an elevation barely reached by some seasoned teachers, the group stopped at every tableau of life-size figures of the Savior and other Biblical characters.

From Ligao, the teachers and staff witnessed the production of highly patronized ceramic and clay products of Tiwi. The trip to Tiwi never passed without the stop at the town’s “halo-halo” hub.

Then the group spent some time at the recently opened Embarcadero, a commercial-lifestyle strip by the port of Legaspi, before proceeding to the city’s Parks and Wildlife, a sanctuary for Philippine endemic species and other zoo mainstays.

The last stop was the Viewing Deck on Lignon Hill. With options of taking a ride or painstakingly ascending on foot to the peak of the natural landmark, the group enjoyed the view of Mayon Volcano and city of Legaspi, Naga’s archrival in the region.