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Cycling Catanduanes 8 – My Gigmoto Host Domingo Tatel

April 20, 2013 – 10:40 am
My hosts in Gigmoto - the gracious Domingo Tatel and his cousin

I did make it to Gigmoto and though I didn’t find the perfect lodging I was looking for – a nice bungalow on the beach with its own bathroom and water supply – I found something that in its way might be a lot better. It was certainly a lot more interesting – a room in a private home.
The owner of the house was Domingo …

Load Na Dito! – Get Your Load Here!

April 7, 2013 – 10:59 am
Load Na Dito

“Load na dito!” The Philippines is powered by cell phones. They can do just about anything with them here, and you can’t turn a corner without seeing a sign saying that you can buy credit for your phone, or, as the Filipinos put it, “Load na dito” – Get your load here! When your phone runs out, you get a message saying that your load …

Meet a Lucky Man

April 4, 2013 – 12:52 pm
Meet a Lucky Man

Meet the luckiest man on earth – a man with four beautiful daughters. I was riding my bike down some rocky roads on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano when I heard an incessant beeping. I recognized it as a tricycle horn. Ahead of me I saw this tricycle, and the little girl in front of daddy was pressing down on the horn again and …

Arriving in the Airport and Hostel in Legazpi, Philippines

March 31, 2013 – 11:09 am
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I took these pictures shortly after I arrived in the Philippines. I had chosen to land in Legazpi instead of Manila. I wanted to land in a smaller place so that it would be less stressful. It was a very wise decision because Legazpi was a friendly place and I was able to assemble my bike at the airport easily and really take my time. …