Today was my last day in Bohol so Elaine and I got up early and once again were treated to a feast of hot cocoa, omelette, vegetable patties, sweet potatoes, fried fish and Pappaya. We had organized to meet up with Alex and Lorenzo at a village nearby and do a hike up the highest hill in the village. This was my first time riding a scooter in the Philippines and after a month at home I had a bit of trouble adjusting to riding on the right hand side of the road. ...

Today was an early start as I needed to be off early to get my ferry ticket to Siquijor. The Maid where I was staying was up super early cooking me the most delicious breakfast of stirfry vegetables in soy / fish sauce, sweet potatoes and omelette - with local cocoa drink. I know ridiculous for breakfast but hey when in Rome and I do have some walking ahead of me this morning. I made it to the lite shipping company booking office by 8:30am and am now waiting in t...

Today we were treated to an amazing breakfast by Alex and his family: fried banana and then to follow was fish, rice and salad - to much food but very delicious. Philippine culture is all about food and they claim to eat very basic but compared to back home they cook and put a great amount of effort in to breakfast, lunch and dinner. Alex dropped myself and Lorenzo at the bus station and we caught a local bus out to the Chocolate Hills - what a mission 2 hours o...

Today I am off to Bohol to check out the Chocolate Hills and Asia's smallest primate the Tarsier. My ferry is at 12:30pm and takes about 5 hours so I am hoping for calm seas. Kim had some lawyer friends that had just moved house so before going to the ferry we went and visited them at their new place. Like Kim's place it was somewhat of a gated community with security and boom hates on entry, they were very friendly and cooked up some fried bananas for me - a v...

Today I am off to Bohol to check out the Chocolate Hills and Asia's smallest primate the Tarsier. My ferry is at 12:30pm and takes about 5 hours so I am hoping for calm seas. Kim had some lawyer friends that had just moved house so before going to the ferry we went and visited them at their new place. Like Kim's place it was somewhat of a gated community with security and boom hates on entry, they were very friendly and cooked up some fried bananas for me - a v...