Books, Books, Books!
March 24, 2014: Not long ago, Janise (off the boat WIND CHIMES), Judy (MERIDIAN) and I went to Olongapo National High School to see the final results of a book […]
Category Archives: Philippines
Spicy Squash/Pumpkin Soup
March 10, 2014: The grocery story in town was featuring squash on sale for 22 pesos per kilo (roughly 50 cents) this week, so it seemed like a good time […]
Return to Subic
February 5-8, 2014: Our anchorage at Tara Island was about 150 nautical miles south of Subic Bay as the crow flies. In actuality, we covered closer to 190 nautical miles […]
Eighth Stop, Tara Island
February 4, 2014: When we were originally planning this trip (as well as the one we took in April last year) our target destination was El Nido on Palawan Island. […]
Seventh Stop, Culion
February 3, 2014: The next stop on our Busuanga Island circumnavigation took us a little off the beaten track to the town of Culion, just a short hop across the […]
Sixth Stop, Storm Shelter
January 31 – February 2, 2014: Tropical depression evolving into a tropical storm. Category two storm warnings posted for Northern Palawan. Storm expected to pass overhead on Saturday evening. Winds […]
Fifth Stop, Sangat Island
January 29-31, 2014: After a leisurely start to the day, with coffee and two gigantic fresh fruit platters for breakfast, we set off for our next destination, Sangat Island. It […]
Fourth Stop, Diving in Coron Bay
January 22-27, 2014: One of the attractions drawing us back to Northern Palawan again is a big cluster of shipwrecks sunk in and around Coron Bay during World War II. […]
Fourth Stop, Coron Side Trip
January 26, 2014: After a few days of diving, we decided we wanted a break. Following farewell pancakes with our new dive buddy Bruce, we rented a dirt bike from Ann & […]
Fourth Stop, Busuanga Yacht Club
January 21-28, 2014: Our next destination after pulling up anchor near Calauit Island was just a few hours south along the western coast of Busuanga Island. Along the way as […]
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