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Cycling Catanduanes 2 – A Night in Salvacion

April 15, 2013 – 10:04 am
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The real adventure began at the end of my first day when I stopped at the little barangay of Salvacion and met Grandpa and his sea of granddaughters. As I rode along, I pondered just where I was going to spend the night. I was prepared to spend the night in my tent, but I wasn’t fully organized for that. I did not have food …

Cycling Catanduanes 1 – “Are you sure?”

April 15, 2013 – 1:11 am
Touring Bike and My First Lunch Stop

The manager of the hotel in Virac raised her eyebrows at me when I told her of my plans to ride my bicycle to Pandan – the town at the northern tip of Catanduanes.
“Are you sure?” she said, with her eyes widening and her voice rising a couple of octaves at the end – sounding almost panicked on my behalf.
“No,” I said. “I’m not sure …