This morning I woke up way way way to early again! Its 5 am! since landing in Asia, I don't think Iv slept past 6 am I don't mind though it gives me time to think. This morning I did yoga for about an hour from a video I downloaded before I left. I had an ice cold shower, not because I wanted to but because we don't have hot water here. I'm not really sure Ill ever get used to the whole cold shower thing, I know what your thinking its hotter then Haiti there! it probably feels good....well your wrong!! its actually not as bad as I’m making it out to be, just a little hard to get used to, its actually kind of nice after you have been in the water for a few minutes. After Lisa woke up and got ready, we packed our Bags and sadly headed to the front to get a trike to the Bus depot.
So when you think bus depot you kind of imagine a Grey Hound station. Well let me tell you our idea of a bus depot and the Philippino idea of a bus depot are very very different hahaha, there were small shack like buildings with some simple wooden benches made from what looked like scrap wood. The bus depot was bustling, there are people selling everything from fruit to sunglasses, we always seem to wear down and buy something, today it was a nestea which I have to say was cold and refreshing, we also got some oranges and and a water for the ride. The bus is pretty rickety, the inside has been painted with multi coloured neon spray paint, its kind of a wavy pattern. I’m also pretty sure the seats on this thing are home made lol the windows don't have glass in them and the back two rows are benches.
The road to Sabong was long, bumpy, hot, and on the edge of cliffs, Iv heard that most of the injuries travellers sustain are transport related....I can defiantly see why. We made a pit stop in the middle of nowhere, a lady who was accompanied by her kids selling little bags with yellow things inside them that looked like pancakes hopped on the bus, I was starving at this point, but not sure I wanted to risk food poisoning for a pancake. I decided to get a bag of pancake after a few moments of fighting with my logic and was pleasantly surprised to have delicious banana pancakes with a sprinkle of brown sugar on them, YUMMY!! Lisa didn't like them much but I loved them!
It seemed like we were on the edge of a volcano, it was so hot the air coming in from the open windows was like air from a heater. There was a friendly local named Francis on the bus with his son baby Frank, when Francis told Lisa and I that the babies name was Frank Lisa and I locked eyes for a second and shared a little secret smile. There is nothing wrong with naming a baby Frank, but when I think Frank I picture an old gangster with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth hahahah so you can see how a Philippino baby named Frank would be a little funny lol.
When the bus rolled into Sabong I wasn't sure what to expect. There were a few little scattered shacks along the road and what looked like some farm land lots of people out walking around and children play8ing near the road. Francis offered to take us to Dab Dab where we would be staying. It was a short hike down a path into the jungle, I had a thought that Francis might be trying to kidnap us but when we arrived he said goodbye and didn’t even stop once to ask for anything in return, I expected him to ask for something and would have gladly given him a couple bucks but he was just a friendly guy.
~~~~~~~~~~~To be continued ~~~~~~~~~~~
