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Biliran Trip

Plans to Go to Biliran

The skies look good this morning so I imagine I will be hitting the road. I hope that physically I do better than I did on my ride here from Tacloban. I don't have my ...

Mountainous Route to Naval, Biliran

I am now in the bustling town of Naval, so it's understood that I did load up my bike and head out of Caligara yesterday when the weather seemed to be breaking. Packing up was ...

Walking Around Naval

I spent yesterday simply walking around Naval exploring and waiting for the charm of the town to reveal itself. The exploring was interesting, as always, but the charm remained elusive. I had had enough of ...

Cycling Around Biliran

Another chorus of roosters and the eye-burning stench of cigarette smoke to greet the new day. I don't know why, but it appears that I've become much more sensitive to cigarette smoke. It has actually ...

Cross-Island Road on Biliran

It's rare that I make the right decision. But two days ago, it happened. It was when I rode my bike north out of Naval to explore that part of the island. I reached a ...

Creatures in the Philippines

Still on the island of Biliran. Still raining. There were downpours last night that I thought would sweep away the building. The rain hits the roof with a deafening sound that builds and builds and ...

Feeding the Pig at a Local Farm

I’m at my keyboard a bit early this morning – 6 a.m. – because I had/have plans to leave this morning. Unfortunately, another typhoon has formed. This one is headed for Taiwan, but it is ...

Visit to a Cockfighting Arena

Mark, the fellow that runs the sari-sar store and who took me out to his farm on his motorcycle, wasn’t around for a couple of days. Yesterday morning, however, I spotted him at his store ...

Cycling from Naval back to Tacloban

Well, I’m back in Tacloban. I decided it made more sense to return here to renew my tourist visa rather than try to reach a different town. I know for a fact that it can ...