Articles tagged with: tent
Gear Thoughts – Tents, Sleeping Bags, and Stoves
Saturday November 1, 2014
7:00 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I’ve conceded victory to the animals of the Bird Nest. I now feed the rabbit a slice of bread every time I sit down, even if I’m not eating any bread myself. When I sit down to have a cup of coffee, I also get a slice of bread for the rabbit. Feeding him the …
Gear Talk – MSR Hubba Hubba NX and Thermarest Prolite
Wednesday October 29, 2014
6:45 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I went to another camping store yesterday. My goal was simply to purchase a second lightweight Dueter toiletries bag. I used the first one for my bike tools and I liked the bag so much, I wanted to get a second one for either my cutlery or for my flash drives and electrical cords. At …
A Night in my Tent in Oslob
Sunday September 21, 2014
6:00 am. Oslob, Cebu
Back on the island of Cebu and back in Oslob. Were I a rich man, I’d probably go check out the whale sharks again this morning since I’m so close. I was actually thinking yesterday about how different life would be if you were rich. I know that’s not exactly groundbreaking, but it passed the time as I cycled. …
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 …
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 …
Marabut, Legaspi, and Musings on Hotels
I needn’t have worried about the clear skies disappearing yesterday. The skies stayed clear and blue and beautiful all day long. It was probably the nicest day I’ve had in the Philippines combined with some of the nicest scenery.
Taking my bucket bath and packing up in my unusual room went without many problems. I was running out of water in my big barrel, and I …
A Night in Amambucale, Samar
I made the snap decision to head for the Guiuan peninsula on Samar before heading south and eventually out of the Philippines. I had a vague idea of going up the east coast of Samar and then crossing over the interior mountains and doing a loop back to Leyte, but a bum right knee has caused me to rethink that idea. I will probably go …
Mountainous Route to Naval, Biliran
I am now in the bustling town of Naval, so it’s understood that I did load up my bike and head out of Caligara yesterday when the weather seemed to be breaking. Packing up was a long and involved process. As I mentioned, my gear has simply refused to fall into neat packages on this trip. Nothing seems to fit right in any of my …