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Cycling Catanduanes 5 – The Barangay Captain of San Vicente

April 16, 2013 – 10:28 am
The Barangay Captain of San Vicente

San Vicente did not, as I suspected, have any kind of hotel or pension or inn or guest house or lodging. In that situation, I figured I would be sleeping in my tent and I understood from many conversations I’d had that I should present myself to the barangay captain to obtain his permission and protection. I rode around San Vicente, and people actually made …

Cycling Catanduanes 4 – Journey to San Vicente

April 16, 2013 – 10:21 am
Baldoc, Catanduanes - The people here supplied me with cold water.

I had asked lots of people over the previous couple of days about the road going from Pandan and back to Virac along the east coast. From these people I got a variety of answers. Most said variants on the “too far” and “impossible” line. Others said that the entire road was under construction just like the road from Virac to Pandan. Others said that …

Cycling Catanduanes 1 – “Are you sure?”

April 15, 2013 – 1:11 am
Touring Bike and My First Lunch Stop

The manager of the hotel in Virac raised her eyebrows at me when I told her of my plans to ride my bicycle to Pandan – the town at the northern tip of Catanduanes.
“Are you sure?” she said, with her eyes widening and her voice rising a couple of octaves at the end – sounding almost panicked on my behalf.
“No,” I said. “I’m not sure …

Palawan Motorbike Trip 013

February 20, 2010 – 12:04 pm
JellyFish on Beach on Palawan_opt

Saturday February 20 2010 7:20 a.m.
I can feel my trip winding town. Today, I turn the front wheel of my motorcycle back toward Roxas. Craig was successful on his mission, and he reserved a cottage for me at Coco-Loco island Resort. It isn’t one of the nice cottages on the beach, but that’s okay. I’m only going to be there for two nights, and the …

Palawan Motorbike Trip 012

February 19, 2010 – 12:03 pm
JellyFish on Beach on Palawan_opt

Friday February 19, 2009 8:05 a.m.
San Vicente, Palawan
Much better this morning. I had three bottles of beer with Jason last night instead of five (or was it six?). And I slept well and I have no hangover at all this morning. It wasn’t even Jason who got me to drink. I showed up at his place last night with a knapsack of beer. He doesn’t …

Palawan Motorbike Trip 011

February 18, 2010 – 11:59 am
JellyFish on Beach on Palawan_opt

Thursday February 18, 2010 8:30 a.m.
San Vicente, Palawan
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a wide tropical beach covered in thousands of giant red jellyfish.
Wednesday was something of a special day in San Vicente. When I went across the street to the covered market for lunch, I found the place very busy. My regular canteen was filled to bursting. Every table was occupied and a crowd …

Palawan Motorbike Trip 010

February 17, 2010 – 11:57 am
JellyFish on Beach on Palawan_opt

Our first stop was an unusual one. It consisted of a very small collection of huts on a tiny beach. No one on the boat spoke English, so I spent most of the day just guessing what we were doing and why we were doing it. This place didn’t seem large enough to need any bread deliveries. And Jack-Jack said something about this being where …

Palawan Motorbike Trip 009

February 17, 2010 – 11:52 am
JellyFish on Beach on Palawan_opt

Wednesday February 17, 2010 8:45 a.m.
San Vicente, Palawan
You haven’t lived until you’ve delivered bread in the Philippines by pumpboat.
I was a little bit worried about my day on the pumpboat delivering bread. For one thing, I’m overdue for a bout of stomach sickness. I haven’t been sick at all since I got here and I thought it would be terrible to be sick and stuck …