Sagada, March 12

A few days ago, we went back to Tali for 2 days to hang around, swim and play golf. The golf course was big and extremely fun to play on. There were a lot of hazards so it was difficult as well. We also swam for the first time with our swim shirts. And we also played a game called “Goofy”.

Yesterday we set off for Banaue. It is a wonderful mountain town which holds the eighth wonder of the world: the rice terraces. The view is amazing at some peaks and some other people called Ifugaos still wear the traditional clothes. The drive to Banaue took EIGHT HOURS!!! The road was extremely bumpy and it was like a massage on your head. And for most of the trip we were sightseeing. But lucky for us there was lots to see. When we got there, we went straight to our hotel. Our hotel looked from the outside quite small, but when you went inside it was actually quite big.

Today we left Banaue at 10am for Sagada, another mountain town. Sagada has the hanging coffins and another underground river. The trip took four hours, and can you believe, we won’t be off the mountains till Friday! Our hotel is really nice and the view is spectacular. We got here and straight away we went for a walk around the town. There are a lot of small houses but not as much as Banaue. We went to the Tourist Office and there were some rules posted on the wall. There was one saying: ‘No kissing or any another sexual movements’ (or something like that). It was quite funny. We came back to the hotel later on and sat around a bonfire while drinking hot chocolate. It was a good day overall. But only after the long trip.

Canlubang Golf Club, March 3

We left early at 10:30am to play golf at Canlubang golf course. We played the front nine and we all played very well. After we played golf, we went to have lunch, and there, we saw around three cats. One of them had half of its tail cut off. Apparently, here in the Philippines, people don’t like cats. If they see a cat with a long tail, they think it’s bad luck and they cut it off. When we came home, we played around the house.

Calatagan, March 2

Today we were going to go back to Manila, but first we went swimming we played waterball and water polo again. Straight after we got quickly changed and then went quading. We took a shorter trail this time but it was still very fun. After that I drove my dad, my bro and myself down to the pool and had another good swim. Just before lunch we got a good ride on the dune buggy - it was short but fun. After lunch we set of on the three hour journey back to Rockwell. When we got back we hung around until bed where we went to bed at 10:00pm. It was an extremely fun day over all.

Calatagan, March 1st

We woke up early and at 11:00 we went swimming. It was a big pool and warm as well. We played water polo and basketball in the pool. We had a lunch at a Bahay Kubo, which is a house made out of bamboo. It is a traditional Filipino house. After lunch we went Quad biking. We went on a long trail and on the way we saw farm animals and Jeepneys that are like taxis. We saw them trading nearby some mango trees. The Filipino word for mango is “mangga” and they are really tasty here. You have to be careful though because “manggas” means “sleeves” and not more than one mango! The plural for mango is “mga mangga”! Later on, we watched “The Simpsons” and we went to bed much earlier than last night, as we were all very tired we went to bed at 9:30pm.

Calatagan, February 29

Today we just hung around until 15:00 and then we headed of to Calatagan. There we played with August and Christian, sons of my mummy’s and daddy’s friends. We then watched Ratatouille until 00:30 then we went to bed. It was a lazy but fun day.

Puerto Princesa, February 28

Today we woke up late and went to a crocodile farm and we saw freshwater crocodile and a saltwater we also got to hold one. Here we are holding one:



We then went to the butterfly farm to see millions of butterflies. We then went swimming but I felt a bit sick. At 17:45 we left Palawan. I went to bed early because I felt ill. But the good thing is that I got myself a free PSP game. It was a good day overall.

Puerto Princesa, 27th February

Today we woke up at 6:30 to go to the longest river in the world called the Subterranean River. We took a boat to the island where it is. We then took a smaller boat through the cave there were over 50,000 bats and the water is fresh. Here are a few pictures of the cave:

We then went to the market and saw loads of food like fish, sharks and vegetables. Here are a few pictures of the market:

We had seafood for dinner and on the way back I got my shoe chewed by the trike we had a good day even so.