When I was last in the Philippines, I visited a weather station in Guiuan. It's such a striking structure.
Tag: easternsamar
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Katican Island
Monday we traveled by boat to Katican Island, also known as Pearl Island. It's a marine sanctuary and we were able to swim and see some beautiful sea life, including clams, coral, fish and sea urchin. The beach surrounding the small island is a stunning white and is made up entirely of coral.
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Canhugas Nature Park
Saturday a van load of us headed to Canhugas Nature Park in Hernani. The rock formations are magnificent and the strong waves made for beautiful displays. As high tide approached, there was rough surf and I ended up with a few scrapes, but it was a great trip.
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Linao Cave
Friday I headed to the famous (it's on magnets!) Linao Cave with some of Tonet's relatives. The cave is incredibly beautiful and it's well worth the time it takes to trek out to it!
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A Beach Day
Today we went to the far end of Calicoan Island with Tonet's family for a day at the beach. The water was shallow and I was able to watch many sea creatures as I swam. The beach was very beautiful.
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Calicoan Beaches
We flew from Manila to Tacloban and then drove to Guiuan in the evening of New Year's Eve. As we traversed Eastern Samar at night it was striking how dark it was. When I travel to the rural part of Nova Scotia where I grew up it can be quite dark too, but here what lights there were shone lower to the ground. It was nice to spot celebrations taking shape as we passed.
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