April 6, Sunday I’m back in Puerto Princesa and my flight leaves in three and a half hours. I haven’t written much the final few days mainly because there is no memory left in the NEO. I’ve been reduced to pen and paper. Plus, I’ve cycled for day days and…
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April 3, 2008 8:00 a.m. Today is my last day on Coco Loco, and it began with a tremendous thunder storm. It started around 6:00 this morning and went on for an hour or an hour and a half. I lay in my bed listening to the thunder and the…
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April 2, 2008 Coco Loco has been a surprise on many levels. It was a surprise tha I got out here with no trouble and that they had a cottage. I twas also a surprise that of all the cottages, I got the one that suited me perfectly – on…
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March 31, 2008 I was a little bit concerned about the cycling from Taytay to Roxas. I remembered how hard it was the first time. With that in mind, I set my alarm for four in the morning. It was still pitch dark at that time and I took my…
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Saturday March 29 My body never seems to stop adjusting on this trip. It’s been three weeks, and I’m still getting used to being away from my desk and out in the sun. It started out with that horrible heat rash. It seemed to take forever to go away and…
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Tuesday March 25 It is 7:30 in the morning and I’m sitting at the famous Art Café and Boutique in El Nido enjoying a cup of coffee. It is supposed to be the best place in El Nido to get organized for onward travel and for tours around El Nido….
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Monday March 24 – El Nido The day passed wonderfully in Taytay. I simply couldn’t get enough of the views from the Casa Rosa and of just walking around taking pictures. The weather couldn’t have been nicer as well – just the right mix of sun and cloud. I ran…
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Sunday March 23 I had plans to cycle to El Nido today, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Today is Easter Sunday, and I’ve heard that El Nido is very busy for the holidays. I’d started hearing these stories as long ago as in Port Barton. Yvonne…
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March 22 Saturday 2008 After breakfast yesterday, I strolled around Casa Rosa taking pictures of the fort and the town. I had thought that Casa Rosa was named after a woman named Rosa, but now I think that it means ‘House of Roses’ as there are many flowers around. I…
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Wednesday, March 19 It’s 10:30 in the morning and I am already in Puerto Princesa and about to enjoy a cup of coffee amidst the frenetic traffic. Things never did get better last night. The karaoke machine finally wound down at 3:30 in the morning. The silence was blessed, but…