Beach barbecue food overload. Dinner with the owner, his family and other diving guests. Jack fruit. Seaweed, pork, chicken, corn, mango, kebabs, rice, banana heart and red wine (Hardy’s) all for a few pesos, please, no more food!

After a two and a half hour OcenJet (business class) ride to Ormoc, we meet our driver for the three hour trek to Sogod Bay, mayhem at the terminal with tuk tuks moving in every possible direction, each one with a smiling Philippino at the helm

People appeared from nowhere to help is load bags into the van and then stood there smiling whilst we fumbled for change.

Or driver was not hanging around for anything and we overtook just about everything in our way.

After a brief stop to take on fuel and comfort breaks we concluded our journey and were greeted by our hosts. 

In our rooms was a little welcome gift from Tony, marks and Spencer’s red. Going down nicely then it was out to look for the Moose and Squirrel restaurant which had dissapeared disappointingly. Fortunately the same chef had opened up a new restaurant next door in the same building, all was well, delicious food, washed down with a bottle or two of “Red Horse” beer. Apparently the only one they had in stock was the “Stallion” variant, the equivalent to Special Brew! We blame our dissappointing cribbage performance due to the Stallion effect! Back to our rooms to pass out after a long day.

We made the long journey from our rooms to the boat for an 8.30 departure. We crossed the bay to dive Santa Paz and Napanto, then back for a quick lunch stop then out on the boat again for more fun. 

Three excellent dives , last one on house reef 70 mins, absolutely stunning!!! Happy divers. Weather is windy and grey but HOT! BBQ tonight with wine thrown in. More on that later unless the cribbage takes over 😊 

25/10/2016- We were hoing to give  you an update of our travel adventures however we had a beer and played crib instead.  

Perhaps we will have more energy tomorrow after a full days diving or perhaps not. 

FYI the two Jos are in the lead from Jen and Richard by two games to nil. 

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• Feel like were in wonderland, Henry Hotel mind blowing!! Interesting journey here from Airport lastnight, rush hour in downtown Cebu is something else!!! 
• Breakfaat  done. Just waiting for bus to take us on next leg of our travels, ferry to  ‘Ormroc’ for first lot pf diving tomorrow! 
• Keep ya posted, Holibloggers 😊

Cheers.

A brief moment of sunshine.

Here it is