Sagada Igorot Inn

... even know all their names. There's the guy with the big gap between his teeth. There's the guy with a pock-marked face. There's the wise skinny guy. They all win. Or, at least, I win rarely. But somehow its still enjoyable. I have been involved in impromptu chess tournaments all over the world with people from all over the world, and competition has never been so fierce. Just today a guy was quoting Kasparov. It's fascinating.

I guess I am writing about this because I never ...

... much safer than being inside, but only if you don't look down. At times the road was undercut severely. At times the soil dribbled over the edge as the wheels pushed down. Seriously, I wouldn't even tread the edge on foot. I wonder, could I jump through the other 15 people surrounding me and land on solid ground while my bus slid off the precipice. I practiced the act many times on that ride, and especially when the road became particularly narrow, or ...

... drivers cannot be seen and easily made an arrangement. The road isn't paved from Banaue northward, so even a short distance takes hours to drive. A landslide slowed us down as well. Finally we got to the viewpoint, but the spider web shaped terraces were far behind the expectations. On the way back we stopped at a hot spring, plunged into a natural bath for a while along with a handful of local kids. The rest of the way back was ...

... of the lowlands and its people provide a nice relaxing placing place with good food and a range of activities. When the ...

... to rain and all the locals advised us against going there that afternoon. Supposedly the way there is slippery and dangerous if it's wet. They told us to go in the morning instead. We took their advice and stayed in. Good thing too because it started pouring after 14:00 and rained on and off for the rest of the evening. At least we got to recuperated somewhat. We started out at 09:30 to hike to the Waterfall. That 40 minute hike turned easily into an hour...one ...

... we could hear nothing and see lushious green for miles. At the top we got soaked with rain but when we reached the bottom of the other side and saw what is jaw dropping scenery it was all worth it. We got a little wooden room looking out of the valley and stayed one night just soaking up the scenery in the peace and quiet. It was great to see Fran gazing at all this with amazement and happy to of left Brazil for the first time.

... ni confiant sur la pose de mes pieds. Pendant ce temps les gamins courrent et chahutent, des enfants de l'age de Tom, les meres ne sont pas craintives, c'est evident. L'endroit de la waterfall est preserve, comme le reste, sympa, nous nous baignons, Joel et moi, lui avec son slip kangourou bleu pale, moi mon grand calecon Gap. Des francais se pointent, ils ont laisse leur moitie a la guest, l'une d'elle est philippine d'origine, mais adoptee en France. C'est seulement ...

... pour moi et les locaux. Nous avons eu un peu de mal a trouve la place, une chance que nous avons suivie un groupe avec le guide. hihi Par la suite nous sommes alle voir une chute. enfin un filet d'eau. Nous avons encore une fois chercher un peu. Nous avons traverser des rizieres magnifiques et nous y sommes arrive. La chute coulait dans un beau bassin de pierre naturelle. A la fin de l'apres-midi nous avons fait un sentier qui nous a amene ...

... of water ripping its way through the lush green moutnains. I went for a dip, unsurprisingly it was cold, just what I needed after the trek. I've prattled enough, you can guess we made it back, with the added bonus of not having to trek downhill for too far but being allowed to ride a jeepney on its roof! Great idea...until you realise you're sitting on iron railings, no cushions, on the bumpiest road ever. We taught the driver some new words to add to his english vocab...