Suck the marrow out of life
What a delightful and full trip to Cebu’s north. The country’s ‘egg basket’ per our host she noted as she pointed out chicken farms behind tall cement walls. This was on a trip she took us into the town of Bantayan proper (Santa Fe being the tourist town close to where we stayed). What lovely […]
Read More BantayanWe are thankful, so thankful, every single day. And our reasons for gratitude are too many to count. The girls did our requisite gratitude turkeys and we thanked our kind friends Arnold and his wife Jessica for bringing us along to an ex-pat gathering at a restaurant owned by one of Arnold’s friends/clients. In true […]
Read More Happy Thanksgiving!I know I talk about transit and transport probably more than I should (especially as it is the examplar of boring subjects per NPR interviewee …z’s mom..that I usually very much agree with. oh route talk. Makes me laugh and makes me grimace my hypocrisy). But none the less, it is a wonder to me. […]
Read More Route talkOh the generosity! We were welcomed into the Daycons (Combination of the family’s last names) Christmas Eve Party. Oh what a party! We were brought to their house across calf deep flooding (so even though it was only a 1/4 mile away we were very grateful for the tricycle chauffeuring). The party was hosted on […]
Read More Maayong Pasko! Merry Christmas!🎄Shameful that I think I started writing this post about 2 months ago. I’ve come back to it more than once and perhaps it boils down to the fact that when I am trying to describe the wonders that I see while we snorkel or dive it really is a hard churn for my brain […]
Read More Under the seaBohol Island is home to the smallest primates on the planet: Tarsiers. They are cute little nocturnal fur balls (I find it best to ignore their long hairless rat-like tails) that you can see at a zoo/preserve. Beyond the tarsiers Bohol had a lot that we loved. We took the tourist train…well, van…to the tourist […]
Read More BoholIt’s hard to believe we’re this spoiled, but indeed we are and we just continue to be thankful and delighted in the experience. With the connection of a cousin of a cousin’s friend we were hooked up with Alfie Fernandez (if you ever need a scuba instructor and are in Cebu, double thumbs up!). He […]
Read More And just like that…we’re scuba divers!!Dear friends of friends, thank you so much for connections and generosity! May we always remember this and the other innumerable favors and helpful tips and myriad kindnesses and always open our doors and hearts to travelers and flimsy links of knowing each other. In this magnanimous spirit Arnold (friend of a friend) has been […]
Read More Newtown MactanAnother day, another adventure. Off the coast of our little island is an even littler island: Olango. As we often do, we headed off with optimism and a vague idea of where we were going and how we were getting there. Ok, Chad probably had more than a vague idea as he was our fearless […]
Read More Olango IslandFirst day bravery included street food and rough smells from the market. Mom has been here for nearly a month now, and so this is beyond delayed, but she jumped into our adventure full force from day one. We’ve all been so happy to have her here with us and sad to think that she’ll […]
Read More Grandma Comes to Visit
The Adobo Hobos 