Monday, September 13, 20217:10 a.m Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I have to say that I’ve been disappointed in the month of September so far. The weather was supposed to improve. I was supposed to be on my scooter in Sukhothai. But it appears that a couple of typhoons have…
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Camiguin Trip 011 – Ferry from Camiguin then Trip to Airport
I tried to buy a ticket on a ferry yesterday, but they only sell them on the day of departure. I assume they do this to prevent scalping, but I can’t be sure of that. I was worried about the timing of all this – my tricycle to Mambajao, jeepney…
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Camiguin Trip 010 – Sunken Cemetery, St. Nino Cold Springs, & Cockfighting
Sunday April 10, 20117:45 a.m. Jasmin by the SeaCamiguin, Philippines I have some music playing on my X-Mini Capsule speaker and some water boiling in my Yong Heng Electronic Heating Cup. I am mostly packed. Everything is arrayed in neat piles ready to be stacked inside my backpack and knapsack….
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Camiguin Trip 009 – Bura Soda Springs & Binangawan Falls
Saturday April 9, 2011 7:12 a.m. Jasmin by the Sea Camiguin, Philippines Time for another cup of coffee at the beginning of another day. It rained throughout the early morning hours, but now the sun is shining, so it looks like another perfect day. I set off on my motorbike…
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Camiguin Trip 008 – Mantigue Island & the Giant Clams Santuary
Thursday April 7, 20117:05 a.m. Jasmin by the SeaCamiguin, Philippines I have Mozart playing on my little speaker, water slowly coming to a boil in the pot, and a motorcycle sitting outside waiting to take me to some new small adventures. Hard to know how things could be any better….
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Camiguin Trip 007 – Hibok-Hibok Volcano
April 6, 2011 – Camiguin Jess and I made plans to climb Hibok-Hibok volcano the next day. I wasn’t positive I wanted to do that. It seemed like a lot of hard work for very little reason. And, to be honest, I wasn’t sure that given my poor physical condition…
Camiguin Trip 006 – Motorcycling Around Camiguin – Tuasan Falls
Thursday April 5, 2011, 9:00 a.m.Jasmin by the SeaCamiguin, Philippines Jasmin by the Sea rents motorcycles for 350 pesos a day. They are identical to the bikes that were for rent on Palawan. I’ve heard them called underbones, and they are somewhere in between a motorcycle and a scooter. They…
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Camiguin Trip 005 – White Island & Mantigue Island
Sunday April 3, 2011 12:30 a.m.Jasmin by the SeaCamiguin, Philippines I was interrupted yesterday with the arrival of my dinner. I also had gotten up to take a picture of the hammock with the golden light of sunset on it. I was just thinking to myself that photographers call that…
Camiguin Trip 004 – A Walk Down the Shore
Saturday April 2, 2011 8;40 a.m.Jasmin by the SeaCamiguin, Philippines The rain came to an end at some point yesterday and today the sun is out. Luckily, the skies still have some wispy clouds scattered about to keep the full force of the sun at bay. There is a fair…
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Camiguin Trip 003 – Mambajao and My First Day on Camiguin
Friday, April 1, 2011 6:30 p.m. Post day wrap-up, though I don’t know that I have enough energy to cover it all. All I did was go for a walk and explore the town of Mambajao, but that was enough for today. My bungalow, Jasmin by the Sea, is in…