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Tarsiers and world class wreck diving!
... mango pulp weevils are the devil. 12th may - El nido Arriving in el nido i Felt like we were on holiday as we actually stopped for a while in one place, no travelling. El nido is the base to explore the bacuit archipelago, spanish for 'the nest', boring fact. The town is 'nestled' within gigantic limestone karst cliffs towering overhead. The bay is lined by rickety accomodation and ramshackle restaurants. Its a pretty little town not yet spolit by western tourism, although the ...
Lush green and chocolate hills
... groups, to catch a few of the performers on my camera, I was suddenly aware of a lady gently pulling on my arm. She said the Sinulog committee would be honoured if I would be their central honoured guest on the stage, watching the performances! With celebrity notoriety already a part of me, I suppose it was only natural I was asked (ha!ha!), but I was still very taken aback at the honour!! It got worse, as I had to sit in the centre seat and when they mayor ...
A weekend in Bohol...
... Kia had let us down. Ken, Dammy and myself changed the wheel with the spare as the girls wondered up the viewing hills long, steep steps. The spare tyre was completely deflated! A very kind local jumped onto his motorbike and shot down the hill to pick up a hand pump from out of nowhere. Before long we had a half inflated rear tyre. Just enough to get home on safely. Well, get home on.
The Chocolate Hills are truly beautiful. Encased in fog from the rain and humidity, ...
Off The Beaten Track
... night insisted on escorting me to the huts this morning. I arranged to meet him at 8 planning to get away at 7 but he was already waiting! It was a fair walk to the huts but worth it to stay somewhere in the middle of the jungle by the river rather than staying in another town.
I went to see the 'Chocolate Hills' today which were the main reason I came to Bohol. A bit disappointing, ...
Bohol
... cliff every afternoon with nobody else but me and some local fishermen in the water. Unfortunately I did not take the camera with me so I have no pictures to show but I saw some gorgeous lionfish, coral snakes, barracudas, giant clams, and other colorful tropical fish that I could not name. I unsuccessfully tried to free a young barracuda by hand from an illegal fishing net tonight. We are flying to Palawan tomorrow for the last 10 days of our trip in the Philippines.
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