West Coast of Samar – Planet Doug

Devoured by Mosquitoes at the Fire Station

I had been told that after Catbalogan, the road became very hilly and difficult with long, hard climbs. That turned […]

My day of riding from Calbayog to Catbalogan was only a short time ago, but so much has happened that

Saturday May 25, 2013 8:37 a.m. Tacloban, Leyte Several days have passed since I last wrote in my journal

The road from Viriato to Calbayog was just as beautiful as that from Allen to Viriato had been. There were

I knew I had only a short distance to cycle the next day – it was about 45 kilometers to

I was cycling at a pretty good pace (good for me, that is), and some rough calculations told me that

The trip across to the port town of Allen on Samar went by quickly and pleasantly – at least once

While I waited, I had the perfect vantage point to watch all the young street boys swarming over the boat

I had checked out the ferry terminal when I first arrived in Matnog, and I learned that there were at