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11 June 2010, 06:16 PMHola, This is how Bohol welcomes me, after getting a motorbike in Tagbilarán I rided to Panglao island to spend a first night and sunset.
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11 June 2010, 06:18 PMTha sand was white and I was alone in this huge beach.
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11 June 2010, 06:19 PMAnd there were those strange sand cacas ...
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11 June 2010, 06:21 PMIt was plenty of stars in the shore
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11 June 2010, 06:34 PMThere u can see stars and the churro-cacas I meant... :)
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11 June 2010, 11:05 PMI invited them to a bottle of Tanduay and we chatted long till late. So nice guys...
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12 June 2010, 12:09 AMAnd this is a ballut. If you don't know it, they LOVE here to let eggs grow inside for about 20 days, and when the chicken is half-made, they eat it.
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12 June 2010, 12:12 AMThey say it is very healthy and gives strength and fertility! In my opinion it is not that bad. Tastes like a mixture of chicken and boiled egg.
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12 June 2010, 06:19 AMWell... a bit of hangover, perfect to get dizzy while wandering around, beyond Balicasag island, looking for dolphins to watch.
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12 June 2010, 06:27 AMThe wet season is coming and there's that beauty in the sky and sea together.
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12 June 2010, 06:56 AMThats Balicasag island, where I will go later for rest and dive.
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12 June 2010, 06:57 AMLight is special there
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12 June 2010, 06:57 AMRain is also playing today...
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12 June 2010, 06:58 AMIt s early in the morning... like 7 am... but the sun is already high. I was very sorry not to get any pic of dolphins jumping... we didn't see much either!
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12 June 2010, 09:53 AMAlready in Balicasag island, where I will dive twice, I saw this interesting supporter of Pacquiao.
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12 June 2010, 09:54 AMAnd the island was of course awesome like this.
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12 June 2010, 09:55 AMThis looks quite a lot like LOST serie village, right?
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12 June 2010, 10:09 AMResting in a hammock
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12 June 2010, 11:20 AMNow I will dive with this guy, a very nice dive master, who let me do two incredible dives.
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12 June 2010, 11:21 AMBalicasag
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12 June 2010, 11:22 AMGoing there! I will make a shallow dive and take my camera this time with me to let you know how diving was. Spectacular ...
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12 June 2010, 11:28 AMA jack fish shoal
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12 June 2010, 11:46 AMSpecies of choral
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12 June 2010, 11:46 AMWish I knew name of this
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12 June 2010, 11:46 AMAnd that big fish, my buddy :)
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12 June 2010, 11:49 AMLook at this young turtle!
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12 June 2010, 11:49 AMChasing it a bit
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12 June 2010, 11:49 AMNemo family
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12 June 2010, 11:50 AMTable choral
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12 June 2010, 12:12 PMBeauty
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12 June 2010, 12:12 PMMore textures
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12 June 2010, 12:14 PMAnd it is over! My master waits already for me up there
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12 June 2010, 02:36 PMAfter a nice dives and a free lunch, invited by a wonderful 'chinoy' family :), we head to Virgin island
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12 June 2010, 02:37 PMIt is shallow at some points but we made it thru
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12 June 2010, 02:40 PMthe water is so clear
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12 June 2010, 02:43 PMThere we go! Thats it! One of the smallests most idillic islands I've seen!
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12 June 2010, 02:44 PMWe will dock where that boat is. It is the beginning of a thin round path of sand leading u to the island.
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12 June 2010, 02:46 PMThis is my arrival. The island is breath taking.
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12 June 2010, 02:46 PMU see? just have to walk there...
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12 June 2010, 02:48 PMIdillic isnt it?
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12 June 2010, 02:49 PMThe most impressive thing -for me, freak of sound- was the imperative silence. in the middle of the sea, there wasnt even waves!
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12 June 2010, 02:51 PMOnly this seller there!
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12 June 2010, 02:54 PMAnd those kids that always want to pose to pics
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12 June 2010, 02:57 PMWalking all around the tiny island...
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12 June 2010, 03:11 PMBye Virgin island! I wish I could come one day and sleep with u and fuck u and finish ur virginity!
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12 June 2010, 05:08 PMBack on Panglao, Bohol, before I leave the area I made some stops with moto.
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12 June 2010, 05:19 PMFrom moto, theres always this kind of nice pics... u really need to be tough to shot them all... (take out, switch on etc)
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12 June 2010, 05:19 PMSpanish well conserved church
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12 June 2010, 06:25 PMStop for a bit of a sunset
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12 June 2010, 07:08 PMThis is a very REAL cienpies that was waiting for me in the entrance of Nuts huts, a really nice place for sleeping
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12 June 2010, 07:07 PMHuge uh?
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12 June 2010, 08:10 PMNuts huts. A magic place with surreal illumination in Loboc river's side.
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12 June 2010, 08:11 PMMy bunga
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12 June 2010, 08:13 PMlook at this name! It is the name of the movie I saw recently and was sooo reminding for me of my childhood, and jungle! The bungalows here have names from movies.
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12 June 2010, 08:13 PMMine was the Clockwork orange hehehehe
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13 June 2010, 12:03 PMMorning! This is loboc river coming by the guest house
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13 June 2010, 12:06 PMIt is cruised all the time by big restaurant-ferries with people
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13 June 2010, 12:07 PMThis is a village in front of the guest house. I crossed the river swimming to this side, to find some walk-paths and more of the river.
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13 June 2010, 12:08 PMIts sunday. Seems like they play music here on sundays for visitors to leave some charity coins and for fun.
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13 June 2010, 12:10 PMVillar in the guitar!
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13 June 2010, 12:15 PMI had a bit of a dance and some recording!
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13 June 2010, 12:31 PMThis are some falls me and my new mate from Spain found
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13 June 2010, 12:33 PMThis is my new friend from Spain! He was travelling alone like me, just arrived to the country and was looking for adventure.
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13 June 2010, 12:56 PMA fantastic tree
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13 June 2010, 01:16 PMOne more time behind waterfalls
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13 June 2010, 02:12 PMBack to my bungalow
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13 June 2010, 02:20 PMLook at this spontaneous friend
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13 June 2010, 02:26 PMMy room
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13 June 2010, 03:44 PMAnd now what an spectacular thing! The biggest tirolina I've ever made!
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13 June 2010, 03:47 PMMy crazy spanish friend and I will make it.
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13 June 2010, 03:55 PMAnd back!
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13 June 2010, 04:20 PMNow back to my lonely life, I will get to one of the most touristic attractions here, the Chocolate hills, for sunset.
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13 June 2010, 04:36 PMRoad
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13 June 2010, 04:36 PMThere starts to be hills like this around, good signal
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13 June 2010, 04:47 PMAnd more! Iam close to them
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13 June 2010, 04:48 PMThere they are!
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13 June 2010, 04:49 PMStrange geological formations huh? There are like 1700 mountains like this, in 50 square km. They're covered by grass but on dry season they go brown, hence the name chocolate hills.
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13 June 2010, 05:01 PMThey are conical karsts, created by the combination of the dissolution of limestones by rainfall, surface water, and groundwater.
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13 June 2010, 05:01 PMThe streams and rivers after terminated the job, leaving them over sea level and fractured by tectonic processes.
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13 June 2010, 05:05 PMThe scientific approach says that they're coral reefs long ago, erupted from sea as massive geologic shift, and wind and water would finish the job over hundred thousand years.
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13 June 2010, 05:14 PMI am on top of one of them
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13 June 2010, 05:14 PMLife around
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13 June 2010, 05:42 PMNow I am riding my moto to another spot for chocolate hills that my friend recommended me. I might try to sleep there.
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13 June 2010, 06:10 PMThis is the second place to watch them. It s dark now. I prefer this place, no tourists, and for a first time I felt like I wanted to sleep in one of them, like the little prince.
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13 June 2010, 06:19 PMALthough late, I felt this option of sleeping is possible here, so I started to decide which hill was mine for a night. One of those.
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13 June 2010, 06:34 PMThe end of sunset
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13 June 2010, 09:41 PMNow I am in my hilll!! I am so happy! I am exhausted after a crazy walk in night till my hill, quite dangerous... but now I am here and I am happy. Recording the sound of this place, with lots of frogs.. and ducks?
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13 June 2010, 09:49 PMAnd the big dipper there.
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13 June 2010, 09:52 PMWith the south cross in the other side.... Feels like I can see everything from here....!!!
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14 June 2010, 04:03 AMAnd later at night, I tried to open the camera shutter for long intervals, to see if I could get the far storm... and this was what I got
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14 June 2010, 05:00 AMAnd hows a sunset in the top of my chocolate hill?
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14 June 2010, 05:34 AMThere was a bit of rain in the morning ... I was so lucky it didnt rain at night!
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14 June 2010, 05:34 AMI slept facing the sunrise for watching from sleeping bag
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14 June 2010, 07:00 AMThe shadow of my hill!
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14 June 2010, 07:00 AMI had to cross all this last night to arrive to my hill. At night it was difficult
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14 June 2010, 07:11 AMAnd the morning in my hill.
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14 June 2010, 07:51 AMNow, time to go down and find my way out!
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14 June 2010, 09:34 AMNow with my motorbike back, and after a long explanation and report in the police station, I ride around again.
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14 June 2010, 09:55 AMRiding around the chocolate hills is something u can do only in this area, more open to tourists and more free.
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14 June 2010, 12:02 PMFor and ending to this wonderful weekend, I will visit these water falls. They were big enough for scaring me when inside...
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14 June 2010, 12:03 PMLook how cool was this natural place
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14 June 2010, 12:16 PM...but soon I was controlling the falls and getting behind and playing.....
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14 June 2010, 12:16 PM:)
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14 June 2010, 12:29 PMFrogs!
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14 June 2010, 12:32 PMMy jump!
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14 June 2010, 12:32 PMGLORY NATURE
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14 June 2010, 12:33 PMcamera is wet, but it looks psichedelic
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14 June 2010, 12:46 PMBefore jump, in case I crash my head, last picture of my life... :)
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14 June 2010, 12:48 PMdone, was fine
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14 June 2010, 12:56 PMNature is such a friend of mine in this country... I feel so in touch with it, so hosted, so safe...
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14 June 2010, 01:30 PMAnd yes, like last night's dinner in top of my chocolate hill... I have a Zamorano lunch here in the falls.... IBERICO! See you next trip!
Bohol
Being the little prince for one night is possible!
Videos from Bohol:
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Diving around Balicasag island12 June 2010
Balicasag, Panglao island, Bohol, Phils
Be patient with this video. Let it download for a while, since it is rendered at high quality and furthermore, it is TEN minutes long! But it is worth it; I recorded all this video -although I inserted some captions of myself in the middle-, and there's turtles, big jack fish school, nemos, incredible chorals and a loooong etcetera...
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Trying some waterfalls in Antequera14 June 2010
Bohol, Phils
I couldn't leave the island without checking some falls in the area -traditional in my trips already-. They're fun and so refreshing, made me a great massage in my back and feet, and I had a wonderful time playing with them, climbing, going behind, jumping over... Nature here was amazing and I think it is worth to see. Check pictures also!