Articles in Siquijor
Cycling Down the Coast from Cebu
Friday September 5, 2014
7:00 a.m. Oslob, Cebu
I finally found the energy to pack up my pannier bags and do a bit of cycling. As soon as I started riding, I realized why I had gotten stuck in Cebu for so long. This cycling business is damn hard. Damn hard. I suppose, if I can be a cliché for a minute, it could be because I’m …
Adventures on a Boat to Siquijor
Tuesday September 9, 2014
7:00 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Casa Miranda guest house – Room 2
Ah, where to start? I stopped writing yesterday because I looked up and saw a bunch of people streaming out the door of the harbor building and going toward a small GL Express boat. I remembered that my boat to Siquijor was a GL Express boat, and I realized that that was …
My First Bike Ride Around Siquijor
Wednesday September 10, 2014
6:10 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2 at the Casa Miranda
Yesterday turned out to be a pretty good if tiring day. The weather stayed nice. It was overcast a lot and a bit windy, but that works in my favor. The sun when it comes out is pretty brutal, so an overcast sky is actually more pleasant. And there was no rain at …
Robbed on Kagusuan Beach
Thursday September 11, 2014
6:10 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
Yesterday turned out to not exactly like every other day. It was the type of day that only I ever seem to have. Everyone else would have had a lovely day at the beach. I turned that potentially pleasurable occasion into a seventy-kilometer triathlon event, a robbery, and a couple of hours in the company …
Robbery Thoughts, Plus a Photowalkabout on the Beach
Friday September 12, 2014
6:20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2 Casa Miranda
The robbery on Kagusuan beach is still on my mind of course. It bothers me to think of the thief out there laughing to himself at how stupid I was to leave my bag unlocked and unattended on the beach. I hate thieves. To this day, I get angry when I think of the person …
Encounters with Other Cylists
Saturday September 13, 2014
7:20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2 Casa Miranda
A pleasant day yesterday. The weather broke grey and overcast, so I put on hold any plans for long bike trips around the island or snorkeling trips to nearby spots. Instead, I hopped on the bike and rode into nearby San Juan simply to poke around and see where I ended up. There were roads …
A Category 1 Typhoon Hits the Philippines
Sunday September 14, 2014
7;20 a.m. San Juan, Siquijor
Room 2, Casa Miranda
The big story of the last 24 hours was the typhoon. I never did manage to get online or see any official reports, but I was told that it was a Category 1 typhoon and that it made landfall or was going to make landfall somewhere in Luzon. Here on Siquijor, we still felt major …