Barya lang po sa umaga (Tagalog); please pay coins during mornings
sign in jeepney

NO SEAT AVAILABLE? Traffic jam? No problem. He can text.
(Cebu City, road to south)




Yes, Philippines is text and traffic-congested. (It is good text "trails" are invisible.)
Notice from the background, Philippines is also "waste from other countries"-congested (direct importer eh, ok?).

Equally fantastic is the ride to the hills.

So far, SOGOD.

overprotection or just cautious?
Malagos.

I nearly fell from the plank connecting the boat to the pier. Someone with quick reflexes held me.
It was rough ride to Consuelo, Camotes. . I tried to read to unfocus my mind from the waves.










































After a bumpy Habal=habal ride.
Santiago Bay was crowdless. The only other guests, a family friend of the owner.















The sea, how powerful.
















green lake park:

mangodlong:

I saw the Philippines in a better light when I went to Moalboal. Somehow meeting people from other countries who choose this country to be a destination makes me think turtling here in our own backyard is good after all.

Embee and I talked and talked here:


a child in Basdaku:


women selling some souvenirs:

Nights with more talks