Awesome dinner with Expo at MOA

Expo treated the fam to dinner at Gerry's Grill.

Ex grew up with the Giron kids and is currently coaching the Philippine Volcanoes Rugby team. So a nice chance to talk rugby for part of the night ;)

Looking forward to catching up with Ex again when we get back to Manila.

Wind & (a little) rain won't stop us from swimming!

Great afternoon at the hotel before going out for dinner and a great nights sleep in fantastic rooms.

Manila Sofitel and The Peninsula are def our favourite places to stay when in Manila.

Back in our natural habitat

Mt Tapulao

7 of us rode for 40 minutes over rocks to visit the village. Unfortunately the mountain was closed due to recent rain.

The villagers aren't locals. Their home was the slopes of Mt Pinatubo which erupted in the early 90s and they were subsequently relocated to Tapulao.

As with most Filipinos, they are friendly and welcoming and allowed us to traipse through their village, take some photos and have a chat. They live a near subsistence lifestyle. And now I know where all the bamboo BBQ skewers come from! The labour involved doesn't do the time and effort to produce them any justice.

Hundred Islands National Park - boat trip

Paying respect to grandparents and great-grandparents