Articles tagged with: Tacloban
Cycling to Carigara
It has been a long while since I’ve broken out the NEO. I guess just hanging out in Tacloban didn’t inspire any journal-keeping. I did write when I first got there and was busy. I wrote about my last few days on the road before arriving there. And I wrote about my various errands, such as getting my visa extension and buying some things for …
Fuel Bottle for My Trangia
I got a great night of sleep last night for some reason, and I feel full of energy. Unfortunately, Tacloban was in the same mood and I was overwhelmed by the insane traffic before I even got to my favorite coffee shop. That was my fault, though, because I decided to take a different route. It’s always a good idea to just turn down a …
Organizing and Shopping for Bike Gear
Another day in Tacloban gets underway with a good cup of coffee at Bo’s Coffee. This is the very first place I stopped at when I arrived in Tacloban, and I’ve come back many times. I’ve tried many other cafes and coffee shops in the city, but this is the only one that I can depend on. The others might produce a good cup of …
Reality TV in Tacloban
A few days have passed since my last entry, and I haven’t done anything to write about. I’m still in Tacloban. I should have left days ago, but a very bad weather system passed through. There were heavy thunderstorms every single day, and I delayed my departure each day. I intended to move to a cheaper hotel, but I was too lazy even for that, …
“I Shall Return” Monument in Palo
This will likely be my last day in Tacloban. I will do a bit of shopping and organizing and planning and then I’ll be back on the road tomorrow morning. Yesterday, Sunday, was a pretty quiet day in Tacloban. I like Sundays in the Philippines as there is so little traffic on the streets. But they can also be a bit boring as so many …
Catbalogan and Wacky’s Pension House
My day of riding from Calbayog to Catbalogan was only a short time ago, but so much has happened that I have to close my eyes and think carefully to bring it back. It was a beautiful ride through lovely countryside, not quite as nice as the stretch from Allen to Calbayog, but it was still quite nice. At the beginning, the road followed the …
Traffic on the Road to Tacloban
Saturday May 25, 2013
8:37 a.m. Tacloban, Leyte
Several days have passed since I last wrote in my journal and I am now in the large city of Tacloban, the capital city of the island of Leyte, the first large island south of Samar.
Leyte is separated from Samar by the narrow San Juan Strait. A bridge was built over this strait and connects the two major islands …