Friday, December 11, 2015

CarCar and Argao

Just got back from a two day explore. We left my apartment and it took 3 1/2 hours to go the 32 miles to CarCar our first stop. To get there we grabbed a trike to the Mactan terminal then got on a v-hire ( a v-hire is a one ton 12 passenger van with 19 people stuffed in). We got out of the v-hire at SM mall then grabbed a taxi to the bus terminal. Finally got a bus to CarCar. CarCar was OK. Old American era hospital dispensary. Next to it is a church that Jesus himself must have help build. A lady street vendor wouldn't leave us alone and made April a little mad. CarCar is known for their shoes so you can guess what she wants to do next. They were more like sandals then shoes but 30 minutes later April is done shopping for shoes, thank you Jesus. We grab a bus heading south and stop at Argao. Did I say bus I meant supermarket. They let vendors get on and off to sell their wares. Bribing the driver and agent.
Argao is what I pictured the Philippines to be like. Palm trees and beaches. 70,000 people live there so no traffic, score another one for Jesus. Another church built by the disciples. Went to a beach resort and got a room on the beach for $ 18.00 a night. Went swimming and enjoyed clear water and no crowds. After dark we went back to the beach to listen to the waves. We sang and acted goofy.
Woke up and learnt an important lesson. Don't leave food out. The cookies were covered in ants yucky. A morning swim and we're off to the nature park. 15 minutes and we're done with the nature park. 10 cents to enter. Time to head back. 4 hours plus and voila we're back.


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