Philippine Travel Notes

I arrived at the beach early, and my first impression was: "OMG wow, so this is Paraw Regatta 2016! OMG because I have not seen this many boats (Paraws) about to compete in one place. In fact, I even think this is the only such competition in the country (Zamboanga Vintas are way smaller than these)! I could not even fit in one shot of my camera, the length of beach laden with paraws of different sizes! You see the paraws at both edges of the photo? They're not the ends of it. There were just too many! These were the boats (Paraws) to my left... And these were the boats (Paraws) to my right... Alright, I do not have many things to say about these Paraws as of the moment, but let me show you some of the sail "paintings" (also a contest). They somehow lend character or identity to each Paraw! Lucky for you my readers, below is like a photo album! Unlucky for me, they take too much space 😆 Those are not all of them. Just some of those I got to

Still the "vesper" day of the Iloilo Paraw Regatta, and my walk continued (from the previous story ). As planned, we would have exited the beach area and go to the road for rides to our respective hotels. But some things even beyond this corner also beckoned. So we went forth to check those things out! First were these two boats that were securely fenced-off - and that made me wonder why... I was thinking, those two boats were not as if dogs or pigs that could go running astray and romping around the sandy beach like crazy! Bakit kelangan ikulong?! A man told us "its for safety and security"! Ha? Really? He intimated that that is to ensure the boats are 'intact' prior to the race proper. Well, yes I understood what he meant without him further elaborating. In many contests, competitors just do not anymore know how to play fair. Thus, I understand the precaution. A very sad reality of being human :( Anyway, a bit onwards, we stumbled upon a kiosk that