Two Months? Really?

I'm a bad blogger, I admit it. I was just "too busy," etc. Well, I'm not going to write up an over-arching post, so I'll just take little bit and put them up as I get to them. Maybe I can pre-date, or at least re-order. This trip has defiantly been quite a journey. More so when I start to review my "notes" for these entries. I've remembered why I liked diving so much in the first place, and come to terms with the fact that I'm more on vacation than not. It's good, vacation's a lot more fun than work.

Right now I'm in Dumaguete, biding my time until the next release for work is done, so I can move on to Apo island, supposedly one of the best dive spots in the Philippines. Dumaguete is okay, but really, the cities here are not really special places in my experience. However, I think that may have more to do with the food than anything else. The food is okay, but there are a lot of chains to go along with the smaller shops. Folks seem just as happy to eat at McDonald's as anywhere else. The big impressions I had of Bangkok and Thailand in general was defiantly stomach-based. You can get over a lot of sweaty, dirty, pervy when you're eating a super tasty curry that cost you $1, served up street-side. Also, I can't find a nice bar to sit, have a beer, and hang out to save my life. The expat(old dude/young ?wife?) crew are out in enough numbers to make viagra a "street-drug." What should be the nicest strip in town, appears to cater to this set. I guess old guys with money are the most attractive game in town...ahhh universal truths uniting people everywhere.

The tower in town, the one that dates back to the Spanish occupation really is neat, and photo-worthy if I can get my butt out of bed early enough to catch the sunrise. I hear tell there's good dirt bike riding to be had out in the hills. Tomorrow's mission is to find an XR200 to rent. I will finally be glad for hauling those hiking boots all over the damn place.

I'm spending Christmas on a tiny island doing another scuba certification (PutAnotherDollerIn to be sure.) Sounds good to me. No idea about NYE. Flights and Ferries are going to be a nightmare, so I bet I end up back here. Perhaps I'll try out the Disco up the street, down by the water...I hear it's good for a laugh if nothing else.

So, I haven't been a totally derelict photographer. Here's the photostream anyway:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94594657@N00/