The Frij - Cooling Things Up!

Thursday, June 14, 2007

BOHOLandia

Frij rises from the dead and from the beautiful land of Bohol !!!


A sidetrip last May landed Frij on Bohol soil for the very first time, to Chocolate Hills and Tarsier country.


Frij together with officemate Jeff left the Cebu office around 5:30Am to pick up Debbie and Michelle at the bus terminal who came all the way from Bacolod.


Around 7:00Am
Pier 1, 8Am tickets sold out, next trip was due at 10. They will not wait and thus decided to move to Pier 4.
Pier 4, 7Am trip just left, next trip was due at 9Am. Who needs to think? So this was it, an hour wasted. Atleast breakfast could now be meticulously consumed.
Cons : P600 ($12)
Pros : First class seats; Two-way trip ticket (Cebu-Bohol-Cebu); Airconditioned; Watch a 3month old movie




9:00Am
Ahoy Mates! Aboard Me Ship Ye Land Lubbers!

Frij, Jeff and Debbie
Sink or Swim?
It was a 2 hour trip from the Port of Cebu to the Port of Tagbilaran, Bohol


11:00Am - BOHOL
On with the tour
Cons : P2,500 ($50), whole day tour package irregardless of what time you arrived
Pros : 10 seater van, excellent driver-tour guide in one


12:00Noon
First stop : The Loboc River Cruise on a floating restaurant.
Waiting for the floating foodLoboc RiverJeff, Debbie, Michelle, Frij
Pros : Gluttony - "Eat All You Can" for the 1 hour trip duration. Meal ranges from roast chicken, beef, pork, grilled fish and a variety of fruits
Cons : P280 ($5.60); You only get one 12 oz cola bottle


At the end of the river, you'll find how Loboc kids train to become world class singers
Singing to the tourist


1:30PM - Off to the town of Carmen to climb one of the Chocolate Hills, passing through steep winding roads that seem to came out of a WRC driver's dreams (or nightmare)

Trees!



Around 3:00PM
The Chocolate Hills! Up that 200+ steep steps

Jepoy's Challenge
Living on the EdgeKisses to your heart's delight


Cons : P10 (20c) entrance fee; steep narrow steps (Running up is not recommended)
Pros : Great view


4:30PM
Tarsier Zoo

Two Primates
Four PrimatesDeadly Primate

Cons : Touching the gremlin is prohibited
Pros : As long as you don't get caught


5:00PM
Baclayon Church - One of the oldest churches in the Philippines
Read OnFrij's version vs Wikipedia's Dawgs love posts

6:00PM
Off to Panglao Island for a night of swimming and fun

crowded bus
White Sandy Beach
Panglao Evening


Room for 4 - families
Rise and Shine
Panglao Morning


Cons : P18 (36c) bus fare from Tagbilaran city proper to Panglao; P2,000 ($40) Overnight Room for 2; P30 (60c) beer
Pros : The Cons


Frij and party left Panglao around 6:00AM the following morning to catch the 7:00AM ferry back to Cebu. He and Jeff had to drop by his bother-in-laws place back at the Mactan Air Base to fetch come things before checking in at the airport. Flight back to Manila was due at 12:00Noon.




This chick raised a leg....teaser. Too bad the dad was behind Frij
Dammit!



Me and my new Marikina shoes. Proudly Pinoy!
Marikina Shoes


And that concludes another event in Frij's life...too busy to even update this blog of his.
Next stop...who knows