Bright and early Monday morning, Clem, our tour guide and his three drivers, Ricco, Louie and Robert loaded us up to begin our journey. One van with E/S Kresge and E/S Pitts went to Baguio and the other two vans with E/S Larsen, S Lake & S Samuel, E/S Dial, E/S Gozart, President & S Wong and us were headed to the Provinces, which included the mountain rice terraces.
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| Leaving the Manila muck! |
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| Leaving the Manila muck! |
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| I want one of these! |
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| Tricycles are everywhere! |
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| Hauling hay |
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| No sudden stops....... |
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| Third generation rickshaw known as a tricycle |
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| Tricycles haul about anything! |
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| Tricycle |
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| Did somebody say, "McDonalds"? |
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| First stop - the Comfort Room! I use that term loosely because you have to bring your own tissue, put it in the garbage can by the toilet after use, then use a bucket of water to flush the toilet. Some are actually really clean, but you have to pay a fee to use them. Trust me, it is worth the 3-10 pecos which is 2-25 cents! |
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| "Second generation rickshaw" or maybe can't afford to buy a scooter. |
Next stop - coconut break:
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| Clem our tour guide and Pres. & Sister Wong of the Temple Presidency |
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| The Coconut Hut |
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| E/S Dial |
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| Cutting the coconut |
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| My first drink of coconut milk - the jury is still out on this one! |
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| Sharing |
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| Picking the right one |
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| Ingredients for Halo Halo a very yummy treat. It has crushed ice in the bottom, coconut milk, fruits, hard jello balls and a small scope of ice cream on top. |
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| Used coconut shells drying in the sun |
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| Coconut shack |
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| Edward eating the slimy coconut - not good! |
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| Scooping out the rubbery coconut
On the road again:
       
We finally arrive in Banaue after a 12 hour
twisty, bumpy ride!
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