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A Beach Walk and Snorkeling Adventures
Wednesday September 17, 2014
6:15 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
I had an absolutely lovely day yesterday with even some perfect moments sprinkled in. I started the day with a bike ride into town for breakfast. My favorite “carenderia” was open, and I got a tasty and simple meal of rice and vegetables and boiled eggs. It came to just over a dollar.
Originally, I unlocked …
A Bike Ride Around Siquijor
Tuesday September 16, 2014
6:45 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
Another beautiful day on the island paradise of Siquijor. Not sure what the day will bring, as I have no specific plans, but I doubt it will involve much cycling. I went for a ride around the entire island yesterday, and what with stopping off at several places to check them out and go swimming, …
Another Photowalk on a Siquijor Beach
Monday September 15, 2014
6:30 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
Yep, the typhoon weather did clear out much faster than anyone expected, and I was able to spend yesterday out exploring the island. The pattern on Siquijor is a pretty clear one. The main ring road is too far inland to provide much in the way of scenic views, and the land between the road …
A Category 1 Typhoon Hits the Philippines
Sunday September 14, 2014
7;20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
The big story of the last 24 hours was the typhoon. I never did manage to get online or see any official reports, but I was told that it was a Category 1 typhoon and that it made landfall or was going to make landfall somewhere in Luzon. Here on Siquijor, we still felt major …
Encounters with Other Cylists
Saturday September 13, 2014
7:20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2 Casa Miranda
A pleasant day yesterday. The weather broke grey and overcast, so I put on hold any plans for long bike trips around the island or snorkeling trips to nearby spots. Instead, I hopped on the bike and rode into nearby San Juan simply to poke around and see where I ended up. There were roads …
Robbery Thoughts, Plus a Photowalkabout on the Beach
Friday September 12, 2014
6:20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2 Casa Miranda
The robbery on Kagusuan beach is still on my mind of course. It bothers me to think of the thief out there laughing to himself at how stupid I was to leave my bag unlocked and unattended on the beach. I hate thieves. To this day, I get angry when I think of the person …
Robbed on Kagusuan Beach
Thursday September 11, 2014
6:10 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
Yesterday turned out to not exactly like every other day. It was the type of day that only I ever seem to have. Everyone else would have had a lovely day at the beach. I turned that potentially pleasurable occasion into a seventy-kilometer triathlon event, a robbery, and a couple of hours in the company …