On Friday, still just the two of us, we set out to explore the island. From our hotel, the Sea Winds, we headed left, and after a few minutes’ walk, we climbed up onto the rock to go around it,…

On the way, we had a second run-in with the Pinoy police. Alan turned right onto the Skydive (a highway on a long bridge), drove over a white line, and the police were already there. They asked us questions, and…

    We arrived in Bohol at 4:30 p.m. and headed for another island: Panglao, which is connected to Bohol by two bridges. The concrete road was very bumpy. The person who picked us up at the airport told us…

We arrived in Modesta in the early afternoon; it was very cloudy. We met up with Marlon’s entire family: his grandmother, Great-Aunt Valing, his uncle, and all his aunts with their children. Marlon also reunited with many of his old…

Saturday, October 9   Back in Manila to pay for our reservation. Then we decided to spend a night at the Asian Mansion II, an excellent hotel at a relatively reasonable price, with a rooftop pool—so classy…   After doing…

Today was the highlight: Hidden Valley, in southern Laguna (a 20–30 km drive)—I mentioned it in a previous post. Huge pools heated by a volcanic hot spring. FYI: The Philippines is teeming with volcanoes; and on Luzon alone—the large island…