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Palawan Bike Trip 017
April 3, 2008 8:00 a.m.
Today is my last day on Coco Loco, and it began with a tremendous thunder storm. It started around 6:00 this morning and went on for an hour or an hour and a half. I lay in my bed listening to the thunder and the heavy beat of the rain on my thatch roof. There was only one leak and that …
Palawan Bike Trip 018
April 6, Sunday
I’m back in Puerto Princesa and my flight leaves in three and a half hours. I haven’t written much the final few days mainly because there is no memory left in the NEO. I’ve been reduced to pen and paper. Plus, I’ve cycled for day days and there hasn’t been time in the morning.
My days on Coco Loco were wonderful and just what …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 001
Thursday February 11 5:00 a.m.
Domestic Terminal – Manila Airport
I am sitting inside a coffee shop in the airport waiting for my cappuccino. There is a menu right at the front that lists all the different coffees that they serve. However, there are no prices there. I looked around to find the prices, and I found them on the menu above the counter. I saw there …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 002
12:30 p.m
Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Here I am back in Puerto Princesa. It’s interesting how familiar the place feels. Then again, I did spend a month on Palawan, and I was in Puerto Princesa for a few days in total. In some ways, though, it feels different. I’ll explain.
The flight was no problem at all. It left at 8:10 as scheduled and landed at 9:30. The jet …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 003
Friday February 12
8:05 a.m. Restaurant at the Puerto Pension in Puerto Princesa
It’s pretty late for a guy on the road to be having breakfast, but it’s always that way the first day. But I was really tired yesterday. I had hardly slept at all before my last day in Taiwan. And then I literally got zero sleep the next night with my flight leaving at …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 004
Saturday February 13, 2010
Nagtabon, Palawan
To set the stage, I’m sitting on the front verandah of my perfect little bungalow on my perfect beach. Coconut trees towering overhead. Beautiful white sand. Waves crashing on the shore. A bowl of rice and a complete fish on a plate for breakfast – served to me on my verandah with the usual starving puppy begging for scraps. I was …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 005
Sunday February 14, 2010 3:30 p.m.
San Vicente, Palawan
Being 3:30 in the afternoon, it’s a bit late for my morning coffee, but I’ll take it when and where I can get it – comfortable that is.
I woke up this morning in my little bungalow in Nagtabon with the idea that I would hit the road and see where I ended up. I thought I might end …
Palawan Motorbike Trip 006
Getting out Nagtabon was a challenge. The road was very steep and I had to gun the engine in first gear like some kind of motocross racer. My rear wheel was bouncing all over the place as the bike jumped and skipped from rock to rock. By the way, I kind of changed my mind about the motorcycle. I was disappointed in it and thought …