June 2013
Summer Fun!! – Part 6
We went to Paradise Island on Saturday. The morning was rainy but it stopped before we got to the island. It made for a cooler day, which was nice.
We swam around, went snorkeling, and had lunch.
For lunch we had carbonara (with garlic bread) and zucchini with tomato sauce. Then we ordered halo halo also. Halo halo means mix mix. The contents vary and could include the following: shaved ice, evaporated milk, corn flakes, ube ice cream, red beans, banana, coconut strips, pinipig (ground dried rice – sort of like rice krispies), tapioca, gelatin, sweet corn, etc. (You can look it up online.)
It was a relaxing and fun time! I’m so glad Becky was able to visit for a few days.
(btw- it was not my last day of summer)
Summer Fun!! – Part 5
After we checked out we got lunch at the fishing village. The entrance was included in our package.
This was standing just outside of the village entrance. We had taken pictures here the day before.
We each caught a tilapia (0.7 kilos total) and then had them grilled. We bought two servings of rice as well. I’m not a huge fish person, but it was good. I even ate it with my hands – Filipino style. 🙂
Summer Fun!! – Part 4
We had dinner and breakfast included in our package. We ate in the main restaurant.
We had the buffet and both at dinner and breakfast they gave us extra food too. I guess it came with our package but we didn’t know that ahead of time. Here was some of our extra breakfast food: garlic rice, toast, pancakes, & ham.
On Friday morning we went hiking on the mountain trail. It started out really well (despite the unhelpful map), but then we ended up getting lost somehow. I think it was due to the poor map and the fallen down trees on parts of the trail. We really wanted to find this hanging bridge.
These were some cool plants we passed on the trail.
They sort of look like pine cones. However, they aren’t made of the same material and there was some type of liquid between the larger pieces.
A lot of the trail followed along a creek.
There were some huge leaves!
We were a bit lost and found some of the workers. They directed us to the correct direction on the path toward a garden we knew was somewhere close. This is the view from that garden.
We were muddy. It had rained the night before so parts of the trail were slippery.
Thankfully we were able to get a ride back with the shuttle tour group that was at the garden. We were supposed to check out about 45 minutes after we got to the garden.
 I called the front office when we got back to our cottage. They were so understanding (I explained that we’d been lost for a little while) and said it was fine for us to check out an hour later than our previously set time.
Summer Fun!! – Part 3
We went to the Butterfly Garden and on the day tour during the afternoon of our first day.
The butterflies and moths were being fed fruit.
I stood still for a few seconds in the butterfly garden and this one landed on my glasses.
I like the different flowers!
We walked around for a bit before going on the shuttle tour.
Here we are waiting to leave on the shuttle tour.
As we went on the day tour we saw a momma cat with two kittens.
Summer Fun!! – Part 2
We went to Eden Nature Park & Resort overnight Thursday-Friday. It is up on the mountain so it’s cooler. It was really nice to get away and be somewhere a bit cooler for a while. I’ll break this trip up into 2 posts since I have lots of pictures between the two of us. Some of the pictures I took and some of them Becky took. Enjoy!
Here are some pictures of our cottage. It was a really cute place!
The back porch was screened in and we could see some trees. It was nice to be away from bugs but “outside.”
Before we went to dinner we played Skip-bo while we waited.
Summer Fun!! – Part 1
I’m enjoying the break during summer vacation so far. My friend Becky came to visit for a few days and we had a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy these pictures. Rest and friends are such a blessing!!
On Wednesday night we went to Outback Grille, which is a restaurant that opened shortly after I arrived here in Davao. I haven’t gone yet…it was great!
We played games on the placemats while we waited for our food.
This was Becky’s burger; mine is in the background.
Here we are ~ Carol (the librarian), me, & Becky.
We each had fried ice cream for dessert. It was ok but not my favorite.
