Bonus Honeymoon Update: Bancas and Crispy Bangus
06.01.2011 - 06.18.2011
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The last few years has been spent doing all sorts of exciting things. From sailing to Lahaina to relocating power outlets in Honolulu office buildings, I didn't think life could be much better. Then I got married to recently graduated Dr. Erin Fuller and we decided to honeymoon in Kauai and, somewhat randomly, the Philippines.
The first taxi ride in Manila immediately brought back memories from Bankok, Hanoi and Mexico City. It is a polluted, congested mess with jeepneys instead of tuk tuks, motorbikes, and VW bugs respectively. We were anxious to get out of that place, especially to get to a place like Boracay.
For a tourist trap, Boracay is amazing: Beers on the beach is less than a dollar a bottle, vendors are not persistent and obnoxious, and the beach is unbeatable. I even got to go sailing on an outrigger banca!
After about a week in Boracay and about five books on the kindle, we headed to the island of Palawan to see the world's largest underground river system and the Bacuit Archipelago in the north. There was some typical Southeast Asian sights like stinky jungle, limestone cliffs, and lots of chickens. In fact, I'm not sure which has a higher per-capita chicken population: Philippines or Kauai.
Maybe it's just been a long time since I have left the country, but Philippines has many of the mosts: most friendly people, most beautiful scenery, and most fatty meats.
That's about it for now, I've got to go learn how to cook so I can become a house husband.
Tom
Boy Wanted, I hope this is not the Manila chapter of NAMBLA.
Guess I should have gotten the $2 Rolex instead.
Tricycle in Boracay.
Dinner at the beach.
Boracay beach side.
View from the sailing banca.
We need this guy on our Friday night crew.
Lunch with a German couple.
Blinged out tube ice.
Sailboat sunrise.
Streets of Boracay.
Sunset in Boracay.
Hangover-in-a-bottle sunset.
Erin and I.
Clams for sale.
Another Boracay sunset.
Big Mig, small Mig.
Puertor Princesa Market.
Tokay gecko as large as my hand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mating_call_of_a_male_Tokay_gecko_(Gekko_gecko).ogg
Church in Puerto.
I made Erin hold the scorpion first.
This is quite unnerving.
Coke bottle of gasoline for the motorbike.
The strong beer for real men.
Oxcart in Sabang.
Underground river boat.
Emerging from the cave.
Erin in a helmet.
Throwing anchor at Small Lagoon.
Entrance to Small Lagoon.
Erin on a kayak.
Erin and I at a beach.
Erin's favorite reading spot.
Boat anchored for Hidden Lagoon.
Entrance to Hidden Lagoon.
King of the coconuts.
Coconut puppy.
Erin's new friend.
Banca at anchor.
Banca at El Nido.
View from Snake Island.
Interesting floura.
Snake Island sandbar.
Props from Survivor Sweeden.
Snake island lives up to its name. The world's deadliest snake at the world's most beautiful place.
Gasoline jug.
Palawan reflection.
Lunch.
Exploring a cave.
Palawan cliff.
Sitting on the outrigger.
Erin in a banca.
El Nido sunset.
Live lobsters on a jeepney.
Tanduay rum costs $1.75 a bottle. This stuff is dangerous.
El Nido night photo.
4-Cock Derby at the Palawan Royal Cockpit Arena!
Cadlao Lagoon.
Beach at Cadlao.
Karst Limestone.
Our bungalow in El Nido.
El Nido town.
Entrance to Hidden Beach.
Lunch.
Villa at Mantiloc Island.
Rock climbing above the villa.
This view is tough to beat.
El Nido again.
Banca being built.
Lunch.
Erin's fan in El Nido. (there's no power most of the day)
Taking the water buffalo by the horns.
Plane out of El Nido..
Jeepney in Manila.
Fort Santiago.
Rizal Monument.
Balut!
Of course I ate the balut.
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