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Philippines

by stuart.mckechnie

113 photos and 3 videos · 40 views
Meeting at arrivals
In the jeepney
Pork scratchings and vinegar
Buco (coconut) pie
Sleeping at the rest stop
The views to Sagada
An ominous sight
Tiny hot happy coffee
Treking in Sagada
Planting rice
The Sagada rice terraces
Laura and Rachel at Sagada rice terraces
Entrance to Sumaguing Cave
The school run
The lovely Christine
A headhunter's head collecting bag
An Igoit stick
A well deserved San Miguel and Sprite
Chicken rice and banana?
Journey to Echo Valley
Explaining the hanging coffins
Descending into Echo Valley
Higher hanging coffins
The underground river
Stuart on the waterfall
Jeepney
The view from our hotel
Ready to see some sharks!
Our second room on Malapascua
Bounty Beach
Bounty Beach Malapascua
Laura's feet on Malapascua
Bus videoke - power ballads of course
The full Malapascua Bangka
A bangka to Malapascua
Josephine's daughter's room
Dinner on the grill
At the barbecue
Rachel tasting the chicken intestine
Rachel looking unimpressed with the chicken's foot
Cock fighters
Josephine's house
Laura, Josephine & Rachel
The small boat to the big boat
Malapascula
Cock-a-doodle-do
It's the locals that set a bad example to us tourists
4 hours of trekking and a big lunch means nap time
Chicken rice and fruit
The bridge signifying the end of our trek
Farmer farming
The flooded terraces
Steep drop off the terrace
Walking around the terrance
Laura's breath being taken away
Stunning views
Back-breaking work
How's your balance?
Pretty strenuous climbing
Traditional house on stilts to prevent rats getting to the rice
Snail eggs
"And that's how you grow rice"
500 steps down, 500 back up again
Some of the more interesting souvenirs
Us before the trek of the terraces
View from one of the many "official" Banaue viewpoints
Time warm photo opportunity with a slightly drunk old man
Our tricycle up to the start of the trek
View over Banaue town centre
The wheel managed to buckle itself. No worries, just replace it with the spare one with the bald tyre
Just ignore the frequent landslides
Views were worth the uncomfortable ride
Stuart couldn't say no when the driver asked who wanted to ride on the roof
Random wooden snake
We do love a lettuce tossing picture
Temperature drops as altitude increases
Views get more spectacular
The terraces begin to get more interesting
What we saw from the hide...
Danggit for breakfast is not the most appetising but goes well with egg and rice
Cycling 3 adults on a rickety BMX looks like hard work
Rachel on Unique beach
Laura's new bikini
Delicious cake stand looked a mess 5 minutes after this picture was taken
"Pride of Santa Fe" dancing to Hey Big Spender. Awkward viewing.
Approaching Virgin Island on our bangka
Now that's a pretty looking beach
Virgin Island's warm welcome
Hammock completes the paradise effect
Stuart getting in the zone before snorkelling
Laura just looks good in anything
It's impossible not to look intensely serious with a snorkel and mask on
Stuart posing underwater
Starfish
Sea cucumber
Small fish
Many small fish
Blue starfish
Laura getting a closer look
Tricycle to Hagnaya
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