Articles tagged with: Legazpi
Cycling the Slopes of the Mayon Volcano
Friday April 5, 2013
7:45 a.m. Mayon Backpackers Hostel, Legazpi, Philippines
Dogs, I’ve come to realize, are common in the Philippines, at least in Legazpi. I know that not because I see them but because I hear them. Occasionally, in response to some unknown signal or danger, one dog in the neighborhood of the hostel will begin to bark and all the other dogs will join in. …
A Completed Tricycle for Sale
This is a completed tricycle with the covering over the sidecar and the motorcycle itself. I don’t have anything like accurate figures, but a couple of people told me that to purchase a full tricycle like this would cost around P75,000 (about $1,900 US). I was also told that a tricycle driver can expect to make about P200 per day (about $5 US). I don’t …
Motorcycle Mechanic
This man was one of the mechanics at this garage. He is working on a very typical local motorbike. I have heard them referred to as “underbones”. I’m sure there is another name for them in the Philippines. They are like a cross between a scooter and a motorcycle. It is like a motorcycle in that there is no helmet compartment under the seat, no …
Tricycle Shop in Legazpi
A tricycle is a common form of transportation in the Philippines. It is essentially a motorcycle with a hand-made sidecar attached. They are, along with the jeepneys, the workhorses of the Philippines. A tricycle can carry one, two, three, or four or more people. But it can also carry quite substantial loads. The roof rack and the rack on the back are welded to be …
Green, Green Philippines
One of the biggest impressions I’ve had of the Philippines since I arrived is just how tremendously green and lush it is. I generally wear polarizing sunglasses and with those on, the brilliant greens practically burn out my eyeballs. It’s great.
The Volcano is Over There!
These little boys seemed to think I needed help in spotting the Mayon Volcano. “It’s over there!” he’s saying. I guess the assumption is that a foreigner in this area is either looking for the volcano or the whale sharks in Donsol. It’s a pretty safe bet, I guess, though I don’t know how anyone could ever miss the volcano. It’s pretty darn big. An …
Rice Drying in the Sun
Rice drying on the road. All the roads I cycled down were covered in these large tarps covered in drying rice. I don’t know how the rice-growing seasons work here, but it seems that there recently had been a harvest. I also don’t know what the etiquette is for drivers. Most drove around the rice, but I did see a number of vehicles go right …
Meet a Lucky Man
Meet the luckiest man on earth – a man with four beautiful daughters. I was riding my bike down some rocky roads on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano when I heard an incessant beeping. I recognized it as a tricycle horn. Ahead of me I saw this tricycle, and the little girl in front of daddy was pressing down on the horn again and …