From our tree house on the beach, I could see another island out into the sea. This is our second day now since we first came here on the ferry and went down the east coast. After we visited the bat caves and spent a stormy night in a tree house in Kaputian, it was [...]
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Category Archives: Samal
Samal bat caves
As we continued our trip around Samal Island, I was eager to visit the bat caves on the northern part of the island. I read an article about the lady who is taking care of and protecting these animals and it seemed an interesting place for me to visit. The bat caves are north of [...]
Samal’s east coast adventure
Last summer I took a trip to the east coast of Samal. I was trying to find the road that goes south all along the coast. What I discovered, though, is that the road only goes down part way and then heads inland. There is no road all along the east coast. We started our [...]
My trip to Samal Philippines part 1
Last summer, the summer of 2008, I took my wife and daughter back to Mindanao, Philippines to visit our family. It was my three year old daughter’s first trip back since she was born there in 2005, and my wife’s first trip back since she came here to the U.S. We planned to spend time [...]