My Driver

Originally uploaded by mainelife.

My moto driver around the Chocolate Hills region of Bohol Island, in the town of Carmen. We road for 1.5 hours for a cost of only P180. I was planning to head for a different island yesterday, but when I arrived at the ferry terminal I found that a ferry was leaving for Bohol immediately. I arrived in Bohol after dark, which made navigation difficult. A Bohol-ian I met on the boat wanted me to spend the night at his house in Loay. He was a bit pushy and I wasn’t sure about him. When I got off the ferry, he and 6 of his friends somehow got me into a Jeepney and wisked me off. It happened so quickly I wan’t sure how to react. After switching buses twice, I jumped off in a busy market and disappeared into the crowd. I’m not sure what they had in mind, but I decided to go at my own pace. So far I have traveled Tubigon to Carmen, and from Carmen to Tagbilaran. I’m planning to stay the night on Panglao Island, where the beaches are notoriously white and beautiful. It is a nice break from the day to stop at the Island City mall and stroll around.