Philippine Travel Notes

Hey, I’m not done just yet on this last Bohol tour! I promised I will have my take on Tubigon, right? So here I go to cap this series… What is/was there to see at Tubigon’s town center for me? Nothing much really, if you based everything from the world wide web. All I encountered on the net were bits ‘n pieces of this and that. Nothing that would describe for me what to expect inside the town’s center. Hey, even their very own government’s website just lists sandbars, caves, rivers and beach resorts at their tourism page. Did that mean Tubigon’s town center had nothing for me the tourist who always wants to start at center of town? Well, deep in me I said ‘that’s just impossible. I am sure there will be many things worth my while at this town’s center’. And, I will stand on this… I was never wrong and here I go! Municipal Hall. Its not big, but it sits in its olden glory. Or that’s what it seems to me anyway. If ever this building may have seen some sprucing up, I will still say it ret...

Farewell Tubigon and farewell Bohol. I know I’ll be back (again… and again)! So I silently whispered hehe. On to the waiting area we went (the only real building of the pier) but not after queuing up at the crowded terminal fee booths. Golly what a crowd! All seats in that pre-departure lounge were taken, and all aisles or vacant spaces were planted to human feet. Ack! And it was a din in the whole place we needed to raise our voices as we talked. We followed some folks who inched their way towards the outside of the building’s door on the way to the boats. I smiled realizing I could smoke, and so I did. Waiting… waiting… for the boarding call… there was none yet. I looked at another person’s watch, it was already 11:38AM, so we thought there was some delay. So we stood there waiting… good it was not raining… THAT, until we saw 5 people run past us and hurry on to the RORO! Wheh?! We just looked at each other and immediately started walking towards the ship. Hmm, no one tried to stop u...