Home Quest Lodge Dumaguete

... shop is managed by Easy diving, they are only using new gears and the setting is really well done, top class.

Thalatta is a small 16 rooms resort. The accommodations are very comfortable and built in a tropical garden.

The restaurant is also the best we have been in this area.

20.10.09 Dumaguete. Negros. Visayas. Filippinos.

..ja niin jai Siquijor taakse 12. mahtavan paivan jalkeen ja alkoi paluu hieman arkisemman oloiseen Cebuun. Lautalla ensin Siquijor Citysta Dumagueteen ja siita jatko dosalla Cebu cityyn (pikku lauttamatka valissa). 100 kilometrin taittamiseen taalla kuluu aikaa hulppeat 6 tuntia mutta ...

... Ferry liput taskussa ja heratys klo 5.30...

'Summer isles of Eden, lying in dark purple spheres of sea'

-I-

Ps. Going deep! Suoritin Siquijor Dive Safarilla PADI OPEN WATER certifikaatin.

PPs. Going deeper! Suoritin Siquijor Dive Safarilla myos PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER certifikaatin.

Thank you TATA and BISMARCK!

... Kimoy’s is the social focal point of the barangay and where most drinking sessions tend to end up (or start). I did not hang around too long though as ...

... usein. Schnitzelit ja rostit maistu kummasti pitkasta aikaa ja vihanneksia, ah, oli niin paljon tarjolla annoksissa verrattuna filippiinien lihapitosiin ruokiin :) Meian oli alunperin tarkotus jatkaa Siquijor-saarelle muutamaks paivaks ennen kun treffattais Raffin sisko mutta Raffi kavi laakarissa varmistamassa ettei sen hyonteisen (?) pistot ja flunssa liittyny mitenkaan yhteen ja paatettiin et on turha ees menna sille saarelle. Niin ja ettette ...

... my liking. Was on a main road but was quiet.

First night was luckily a Saturday night. So I got a taste of the local nightlife. Down at the beautiful ocean front boulevard. The hotel recommended a Mexican Restaurant down there. Which the name suggested it was probably owned by the same people. Either way the food was good. Reasonably priced. It had great character to it as well.

Then I walked around the boulevard. They had a ...

Another nighttime storm. It lasted the ENTIRE night; lightning but little to no thunder, for a change. Had to peel myself off the sheets in order to turn over because my sunburn was glued to the moist sheets. Extra groggy this morning. Mer. is convinced I have Bronchitis. [FYI: Mer. = Meredith, duh.] I sound awful. My mucus is thick and green, and my coughs are DEEP. TMI. Meghan keeps thinking there's a man in our room every morning; it's just me. French toast, hot ...

... peak; lots of burn marks and fairly deforested. Small area atop this peak, maybe an acre or two. Sunset behind clouds and was very pretty during dinner. SO TIRED at dinner. Had bacon & mushroom spaghetti with cream sauce and TWO mango shakes. YUM. I was very hungry, but unable to finish because it was the never ending plate of pasta. The group enjoyed their first day of SCUBA lessons and had many good questions for me, as a certified diver. 8PM ...

... Badge ergattert habe und dem Uniformierten meine Redlichkeit klargemacht habe, ist fuenf nach halb sieben - was schlecht ist, weil naemlich die Angestellten von Thai Airways um halb sieben den Bleistift fallen lassen und sich aus dem Staub machen. Naja, irgendwo muss es doch hier ein Buero geben, das verlorengegangenes Gepaeck abwickelt. Da kein Schwein mehr im Buerotrakt des Flughafens zugegen ist, klopfe ich auf Empfehlung einer Putzfrau den Sicherheitschef ...

... on the back. What a way to make some money. Putting your life in the hands of a tourist who may never have actually ridden a bike before on roads that he is not used to. Still it was his choice. It was quite funny as every other western guy I saw on the road had a beautiful young girl on the back and I had an ageing drunk with a pot belly. A german guy I met later on actually commented on it. I had a good day though. We went to a beach and an incredibly beautiful waterfall ...