This year has seen it’s share of boating accidents, in the Philippines. It started with the capsizing of the M/V Princess of the Stars, in June, where many lives were lost.
Then, in November, the ferry boat Don Dexter capsized near Masbate Island, in the Samar Sea.
And now, another ferry boat capsizes. This time the “wooden-hulled [...]
Posted in Boats, Disaster, Travel | Tagged capsized, Don Dexter, ferry boat, Masbate, philippines, Princess of the Stars, Samar Sea
We took Jeff out to the Island of Almagro for a couple of days. If any of you have been out to the small islands, in the Samar Sea, you already know it is quite an adventure. This time we rode on the ferry boat, locally known as a “pump boat”, called the Queen Aiko. [...]
Posted in Boats, Samar Sea, Travel, Visitor | Tagged adventure, Almagro, CrisJeff2, ferry boat, Jeff, pump boat, Queen Aiko, Samar Sea, towing, twin engines
We have a visitor from Arizona! Jeff came to visit my wife’s sister. We met him at the Sabang Airport in Calbayog City. Here is a picture of his plane, a PAL Express turbo prop.
This was their first time to meet in person.
Jeff is 6′ 2″ tall. As you can see by this next photo, [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Travel, Visitor, Welcome | Tagged airplane, arizona, Calbayog, foreigner, Jeff, PAL Express, Sabang Airport, tall, turbo prop, Visitor
Even in America, it is common to see people hanging their clothes out to dry…when the weather is nice. But when the weather is bad, most people have access to an electric/gas dryer. Either they own one, or there is a self searve laundry mat with one. In the Philippines, things are very different. I [...]
Posted in National Highway, Travel | Tagged clothes, drying, National Highway, philippines, samar
Continuing with yesterday’s theme, I wanted to show a few pictures of the bridge construction that is taking place along the National Highway. This construction site is a little south of San Jorge, going towards Catbalogan. Notice that much of the work is still done by hand. It’s a lot of work, in a hot [...]
Posted in National Highway, Travel | Tagged bridge, Catbalogan, construction, National Highway, San Jorge
One of the reasons why it is so difficult to travel in Samar is because of the conditions of the roads, including the National Highway. Here are some previously unpublished pictures of the road conditions, from my recent trips from Calbayog to Catbalogan. Before I get started with the pictures, though, I want to appologize [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, Travel | Tagged blacktop, Calbayog, Catbalogan, cement, National Highway, road construction, samar
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