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Cycling Catanduanes 10 – Epilogue and Return to Virac

April 22, 2013 – 10:51 am
My Bungalow at Pururan Beach Resort

I could have stayed at Pururan for another day quite easily, but there didn’t seem to be much point. There was nothing to do there if you weren’t going to surf. And though it was beautiful, it was no more beautiful than other places I’d been on Catanduanes and it was far less interesting. Add to that the higher expenses of staying there and how …

Cycling Catanduanes 9 – Hanging Out at Pururan Surf Beach

April 20, 2013 – 10:47 am
Pururan Beach Resort - For All Your Surfing Needs

My last night in Gigmoto passed pleasantly enough. Domingo and his cousin ate their meal beside me on the dining room table and we all watched TV afterward. They were both quite amused by the Filipino sitcom playing. I guess it would be unfair to criticize a sitcom, but it was extremely corny and over-acted. I also noted that nearly every single member of the …

Cycling Catanduanes 8 – My Gigmoto Host Domingo Tatel

April 20, 2013 – 10:40 am
My hosts in Gigmoto - the gracious Domingo Tatel and his cousin

I did make it to Gigmoto and though I didn’t find the perfect lodging I was looking for – a nice bungalow on the beach with its own bathroom and water supply – I found something that in its way might be a lot better. It was certainly a lot more interesting – a room in a private home.
The owner of the house was Domingo …

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 …