Vigan’s Gentle Giant: A Pawikan Story from Mindoro Beach.
When the Sea Reminds Us: A Pawikan Encounter at Mindoro Beach, Vigan City source: Gokarna Beach Photography Just less than ten minutes from Calle Crisologo , Mindoro Beach in Vigan City offers a calm yet powerful kind of beauty. This stretch of black sand, glistening like powdered onyx, faces the west of the Philippines, making it one of the most enchanting spots to watch the sun melt into the sea. Fishermen are often seen pulling their boats to shore, joggers tracing the coastline, and families spreading blankets for simple picnics by the waves. Unlike the bustling center of Vigan , Mindoro Beach carries a humbler, more intimate charm — the kind that whispers rather than shouts. It’s a place where life moves slowly, where the wind smells faintly of salt and seaweed, and where each wave seems to tell an old story of return. The Unexpected Visitor It was on this very beach, on March 19, 2016, at 5:24 p.m. , that we witnes...