Blogs from Camiguin, Mindanao, Philippines, Asia

Rano prisli novy potapaci z okolia. Ja som vybehol na hlavnu a cakal neaky povoz do mambajao. Cakacka hadam aj cez 10min. Premierovo sa veziem na motorke, ktora ma za sebou kabinu pre 8ludi + 2ludia po strane motorky a samozrejme na motorke sedi vodic. Postupne sme sa naplnili na maximum. Vyskakujem pri obchodaku. Vonku sa pohybovali policajti (?) a zastavovali motorky ak videli daky priestupok. Jednych zastavili bo nemali nasadene prilby. Riesene dohovorom. Pri vstupe do obchodaku sbs, ten mi preskrkol citaci kod na flasy od vody co som mal so sebou. V potravinach kupene male kelinkove polievky, konzervy a dake sladkosti. Platba kartou s problemami. Pica chcela vidiet moj pas, ci sedi meno na karte s mojim. Potom zistovala ci mi moze predat veci za 130p a nakonec mi po zadany kodu dala na ... read more

Rano mi noha trochu odpuchla tak fajn. Ranajky klasicky uz nachystane na stole. Cs ma naklada do auta a vyvaza na bus terminal agora. Rozlucka a cez krytu trznicu do terminalu. Pred vstupom sa musi platit fee, samozrejme nesmela chybat prehliadka batohu. Na vyber mam non ac bus (ten bol vsak prazdny, tak ktovie kolko by sa cakalo) a ac bus. Volim druhu alternativu. Tu nesmel chybat zachod a ani tv s filmom. Bus poloprazdny. Do balingoan prichadzame zhruba po 2.5hod. Listky na ferry sa predavaju tu. Z prveho okienka ma poslali okolo budy do druheho okienka. To som uz vsak sledoval domaceho, ktory mal rovnaku trasu ako ja. Chalan pracuje u policie. Drze filipinky sa normalne predbehli. Spine nevychovane. Dostavam listok, jasne, ze filipiny a ich pridrbane poplatky za vsetko. K listku mi pripinaju doklad ... read more

Our next island to visit was one we’d seen back in 2009. At that time we were sat on Anda Beach, Bohol and thought how nice it looked with it’s own personal volcano stuck out there in the middle of the sea.. we never thought we’d be visiting it 3 years later and had been looking forward to it since we arrived in the Philippines, we hadn’t anticipated we’d be so delayed in getting here but we were finally on our way. With the camera’s arrival now unknown we didn’t want to hang around Dumaguete for another few days so reluctantly headed over to Camiguin. We say reluctantly because it would mean we would have to make a return journey to Dumaguete for the 4th time and ditch the plans to go to Mindanao but part ... read more

Sea cat is a fast craft that now has a regular scheduling plying from Cagayan de Oro City to Benoni in Camiguin everyday at 8:30am, cheapest ticket at Main and View deck for 400 pesos. I got there early to buy my ticket, as in Pinoy time of course it did not leave on time as there are late comers. It was smooth sailing, the day started hazy but cleared up and the sea was generally calm until we got out into the open sea and I got wet with sprays from the front as the wind picked up considerably, this did not bother so much as the pesky people smoking in the deck and 2nd hand smoke blows in every direction, then they throw out the butts in the sea! even the gringos do the ... read more

Die Fähre von Jagna benötigte für die Überfahrt gute vier Stunden (400 P) und es wurde bereits dunkel als ich am Hafen, einige Kilometer östlich von Mambajao, dem Hauptort der Insel, ankam. Dort geriet ich glücklicherweise an einen Allesfixer, der mich eigentlich nur auf seinem Motorrad in die Stadt bringen wollte. Kurze Zeit später hatte ich ein hervorragendes Mietmotorrad (1000 P für 3 Tage) und ein Zimmer in einem Chalet direkt am Strand für 500 Pesos. Dieses Resort war so neu, es hatte noch nicht einmal einen Namen („friends“ von meinem Allesfixer natürlich). Alle anderen Beach Resorts wollten während der Festivalzeit mindestens 800 Pesos für ein Zimmer in Strandnähe. Ich konnte hier zwar nur eine Nacht bleiben, da das Chalet für den nächsten Tag reserviert war, aber somit hatte ich nicht nur das Glück, dass mir ... read more