Karsten and I had breakfast on the common-area deck again today with a selection of items from the bakery. Some items were priced at PHP20 while others were only PHP2, which we found strange as there didn’t appear to be much different in ingredients or cost.
I took a tricycle to the Lexus van station for my 0930 ride back to Puerto Princesa. There were more people from China, this time a Hungarian couple teaching English there. I recall that to be an English teacher in Japan, one needed to be a native-speaker and a degree holder. Obviously the requirements in China are a bit more relaxed.
We left El Nido a little late and then broke down an hour out of town due to a broken fan belt. A replacement part arrived on the 1100 van promptly around 1145 and we were off again shortly after.
Lunch along the way was cup noodles for me as I didn’t fancy the cold fatty pork with congealed fat in the gravy. I was famished by the time I reached Puerto Princesa and ordered dinner straight away around 1630. I managed to fit in a walk and a light beer around the waterfront before sunset.
Back at the Banwa Guesthouse I had a few drinks with a Canadian and British guy. Really nice conversations about travel and life in general. This is what I love about staying in a hostel rather than a comfortable place like the Tune Hotel (which I love to bits too). People like that make me feel normal as I often feel like a misfit with “normal everyday people” or home-bods.
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- At the station.
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- Our vehicle dash.
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- Stranded due to broken fan belt.
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- Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
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- View of the water village as seen from the Puerto Princesa waterfront.
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- On the waterfront in Puerto Princessa.
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- On the waterfront in Puerto Princesa.
