Articles tagged with: tent
Spewing Out Words – The Matnog Tourist Information Office
Once fortified with food (I struggled through my fish head as best I could), I stopped by the tourist information office. I could either catch a ferry across to Samar right away or the next morning. Or I could do a bit of exploring around Matnog first. I wanted to see what the tourism people had to say about this, and, taking my courage in …
Jungle Night Noises – Camping at Bulusan Volcano Natural Park
It turned out that the camping area was more of a myth than reality. It wasn’t a camping area as such. They just allowed people to put up their tent on a small grassy patch right beside the park buildings. That was fine with me, and I decided to stay there. They even had a bathroom available and tables and chairs – everything I could …
Cycling Catanduanes 2 – A Night in Salvacion
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 …
Trip Preparations – Tent Waterproofing, Philippines Visa
Sunday March 10, 2012
On my Chinese New Year scooter trip, I noticed that the waterproofing on my tent was coming apart. The tape over the seams had turned brown and was peeling off and disintegrating. Worse, the inside of the fly felt tacky. I did a bit of reading online and people said that this tackiness meant that the waterproofing was breaking down. This happens …
Day 7 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 7
Saturday February 16, 2013
9:18 a.m. Syuejian Scenic Area in Shei-Pa National Park
It almost goes without saying that I had another fabulous day on the road yesterday. I drove up to the town of Guguan first thing for a cup of coffee to start the day. Then I drove back down the central cross-island highway turning off onto side roads and crossing bridges here and …
Moon Festival Trip 003 – Hehuanshan & Cingging Farm
I was eager to hit the road this morning, and after a quick shave and a brushing of the teeth, I was on my way. The morning was beautiful and cool and in no time at all, I was surrounded by gorgeous mountains. The problem is that I take so many pictures, it takes me a long time to cover any distance. I stopped again and again to take pictures. From this point, the scenery is going to get better and better, so I’ll probably end up going slower and slower.
Moon Festival Trip 001 – Pingling
I’m currently in a mountain tea-growing town called Pinglin. I’ve been here many, many times, but I always like it. It’s the very first place I went to on my first trip out of Taipei many years ago. The town itself is nothing that special, but a beautiful river runs through it, and they built trails all along the river and then up into the mountains.
North Cross-Island Highway 002 – Fushing and Green Light Sheep Farm
Tuesday February 1, 2011
7:35 a.m. Fushing Youth Activity Center
Life simply doesn’t get any better than this. The skies are blue, the air is crisp and cold, I have a hot cup of coffee, and I am sitting at a floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall window with a beautiful view of mountains and lakes. I also have a tremendous room with an equally wonderful view. It’s a western …