Tag Archives: bohol

On the bee farm

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Last night in Bohol and a change of hotel. This was brought about by us changing our itinerary, returning one day later than originally scheduled. Grand Luis Lodge were unable to accommodate us for this final evening, and arranged for … Continue reading →

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With the world’s ‘smallest monkey’ – the Tarsier

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Actually, the title is a bit of a cheat, because tarsiers are not monkeys, though they are primates and they’re not even the world’s smallest primates. But that is how they are often described in the tourist adverts. The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius … Continue reading →

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Crumbling churches and chocolate hills

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

The journey from Nalusuan to Bohol took most of Wednesday afternoon: from Nalusuan to Mactan Island by small boat; from there by minibus through the traffic jams of Cebu City to the ferry port; then by Oceanjet ferry (departing one … Continue reading →

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Itinerary, what itinerary?

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

Blogging today from the church office during a break from pre-sabbatical paper shuffling. Usually it’s quiet on a Saturday, but not today, because it’s Church Anniversary tomorrow at Archway and there’s plenty of activity. Anyhow… posting our itinerary a few … Continue reading →

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Putting together the itinerary

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

I’m writing this from a very poorly laptop. The problem seems to be something to do with the graphics card, so I have disabled that. It’s kinda working, but everything is slow. Anyhow, the good news it’s working well enough … Continue reading →

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