Archive for August, 2008

Low tide treats

Friday, August 29th, 2008

We managed to go to the baluarte again yesterday, Thursday afternoon - this time with my camera to take photos of the creatures along the coast. We came a bit late in the afternoon, though, because we had to wait for the water delivery to the house.
Anyway, it was nearly five in the afternoon when […]

Life in the littoral zone

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

As expected, we woke up too late for the morning market!
However, we did manage to go swimming - err, actually, wading - today. Excited, we had our goggles and masks but the tide was really really low.
I looked in the water and saw a small metallic blue fish! When I went in, I […]

Dog billiards and fireflies

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

In the house we are renting, there’s this printed “tapestry” (100% cotton) from Turkey, of dogs playing billiards. I have not seen this image for a long time now - the last I’ve seen one was as posters (others show dogs playing poker) in jeepneys many years ago, when I was still a child. Below […]

Swimming in Baclayon

Monday, August 25th, 2008

We were up all night checking fares and flights for a workshop in India where I was invited to join. Quite ridiculous, Trevor thought, here we are on holiday researching on the internet for a trip somewhere else!
Anyway, I’ve always wanted to return to India, and this time, to stay longer, to learn more about […]

First week in Bohol

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

22 August 2008
Thursday, exactly a week of stay now in Bohol, and we’ve just been to the barangay San Roque fiesta, visits to Tagbilaran, and afternoon to evening strolls along the Baclayon baluarte.

The opening dance number at the San Roque Fiesta celebration and coronation of the “King and Queen of Olympics 2008.”
Trevor has just contemplated […]

Islands

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

We arrived nearly 1PM at Tagbilaran Airport last Thursday. I took some photos from the plane as we started to go over Bohol -the northern part, which I believe, is where the double barrier reef is.

Below is a photo showing the river flowing out to the sea. This must be somewhere near Asinan, but I […]

Balik Baclayon

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Thursday morning, we took the Cebu Pacific flight to Tagbilaran City. The Cebu Pacific website’s book and pay system was quite good also, making it very easy to book a flight and get the e-ticket. The website certainly is much faster than the Philippine Airlines website, and also seemed more straight-forward and easy to use.
Anyway, […]