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Catbalogan and Wacky’s Pension House

May 28, 2013 – 12:35 pm
Banka in a River

My day of riding from Calbayog to Catbalogan was only a short time ago, but so much has happened that I have to close my eyes and think carefully to bring it back. It was a beautiful ride through lovely countryside, not quite as nice as the stretch from Allen to Calbayog, but it was still quite nice. At the beginning, the road followed the …

Traffic on the Road to Tacloban

May 25, 2013 – 12:04 pm
Tricycle Driver

Saturday May 25, 2013
8:37 a.m. Tacloban, Leyte
 
Several days have passed since I last wrote in my journal and I am now in the large city of Tacloban, the capital city of the island of Leyte, the first large island south of Samar.
Leyte is separated from Samar by the narrow San Juan Strait. A bridge was built over this strait and connects the two major islands …