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21 May 2010, 11:19 PMThis trip started bad. I left my wallet with id, cards and cash in the airplane... when I was already in town. I took this easy, but by the time I was back at airport to find it, my plane was gone already. Night in an airport.
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21 May 2010, 11:23 PMSo this means I am lost in Leyte with no money, cards or id to fly back. But u know.. relax, look up at stars... suddenly I see something I always wanted to see: the south cross (right side of this pic).
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21 May 2010, 11:28 PMThe cross indicates, in the south of the world, how to orientate at night. And as many of these other stars that I couldn't recognize, they set me calmed and joyful to have an interesting weekend without money.
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21 May 2010, 11:31 PMUsed to sleep outdoor, I crossed the airport strip, and sleep nearby, by a beach. I was kinda bored when taking this pics of stars and recording the sound of weird ducks singing all around in the night.
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21 May 2010, 11:37 PMSo thats the airport and I am in the other side of the airstrip.
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22 May 2010, 04:22 AMAnd after a night in the beach with all the crabs, the sun starts to show up
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22 May 2010, 04:55 AMLook at this SHOW!
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22 May 2010, 07:12 AMAnd the day is here already, hard!
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22 May 2010, 07:13 AMWell the beach is not that much but its a beach and I had a looong swim alone! (nobody goes to the beach in front of airport)
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22 May 2010, 10:04 AMI nice morning with the cebu pacific crew (they helped and found a way to get me some money)
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22 May 2010, 09:18 PMSo after a resting day, after all trouble, I walk around Tacloban town... no much to see
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23 May 2010, 08:53 AMSunday morning: I wanna fix the weekend by doin something good! So this filipino with coloured nails will drive a van to somewhere I want to see.
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23 May 2010, 10:13 AMSo we crossed to Samar and will see the Sohoton Caves and National Park. This is BASEY, where I departed in a boat upriver. Looks very filipino.
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23 May 2010, 11:08 AMThis wonderful river reminded me of Mekong Delta, and actually it was greener, cleaner, and later, as you will see, like from a jungle movie
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23 May 2010, 11:39 AMNow we stop for lunch and caves!
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23 May 2010, 11:43 AMLook at this brilliant way, built on the river side
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23 May 2010, 11:44 AMThey call this place something like 'throwing stones', cause they did throw huge stones from the top to the american boats ascending the river during war.
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23 May 2010, 11:58 AMInside the caves, using imagination with my guide, we saw many different forms on the stalactites / stalagmites. Also bats, and we had to crowl!
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23 May 2010, 12:00 PMI recorded the sound of the drops of water falling inside the cave.
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23 May 2010, 12:11 PMThis is a fantastic natural organ! Touching each one of the formed rock slopes, u get different sounds (check the recording)
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23 May 2010, 12:22 PMhuhuhuh
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23 May 2010, 12:23 PMPassing here was tricky... not good for claustrophobics
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23 May 2010, 12:40 PMThis is bigger than it looks: like my hand or so
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23 May 2010, 12:41 PMDick. Male room
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23 May 2010, 12:44 PMsee how columns are formed from the stalacs
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23 May 2010, 12:44 PMTits. Female room
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23 May 2010, 12:47 PMThe process of all shapes (drop-falling from the acids of roots of trees above)
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23 May 2010, 12:49 PMThere's some beauty around huh?
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23 May 2010, 12:51 PMstrange weird forms
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23 May 2010, 12:52 PM!?!?!? WAY OUT ->
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23 May 2010, 12:53 PMWell outside again I am ready for lunch.
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23 May 2010, 01:14 PMLook at this fantastic place where I'd had stayed for weeks!
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23 May 2010, 01:19 PMlocals spend the day going and coming all thru the water
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23 May 2010, 01:20 PMIt is one of those places form a big indigen community in the river and forest, with paths, bridges and connections between trees!
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23 May 2010, 01:22 PMAnd the water was cleaaan enough to see it all underwater
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23 May 2010, 01:55 PMPeople live peacefully and they are smiling as usual (how couldn't they, in a place like this)
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23 May 2010, 02:26 PMthis all reminds me of a movie I like: 'The emmerald forest'
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23 May 2010, 02:28 PM:)
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23 May 2010, 02:37 PMJungle to explore!
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23 May 2010, 02:39 PMand here i jump back to water
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23 May 2010, 03:18 PMWell... coming back!
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23 May 2010, 03:20 PMI LOVE this house
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23 May 2010, 03:47 PMTranquil waters of so many branches of the river that you'd get lost easily
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23 May 2010, 03:51 PMBasey again!
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23 May 2010, 06:07 PMAnd Tacloban- after a quite strange weekend... Santo Niño CHURCH here
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23 May 2010, 06:09 PMAnd before I leave, look how people conceive the religion and the church here:
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23 May 2010, 06:10 PMIt is like a big party, where everybody go to have fun, see people, chat and enjoy.
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23 May 2010, 06:10 PMA social meeting!
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23 May 2010, 06:11 PMEvery-aged people, and a good mood.
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23 May 2010, 06:11 PMWhat happened to those things in Europe??? :(
Tacloban
Do you remember "The emmerald forest"? !?
Videos from Tacloban:
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Swimming in the fresh clean water of Golden River, in Panhulugan Cliff23 May 2010
Basey, Samar, Phils
The name Panhulugan is from the Waray-Waray word “hulug” which means to drop from a top. Filipino rebels used this cliff as an ambush point during the Filipino-American war, throwing big stones to american boats from top. A place that reminded me of an old film I saw long ago, "The emmerald forest"... Check it!