it was shall we say interesting i had one case of what i think people call Deli Belly, thanks to some bad Oysters, it was coIming out both ends never again. I crashed on my motorcycle going to Samaland from Kaputian thanks to the Samal Roads well i think thats the description, and i picked up some kind of virus which consisted of a Cold, Couching and lots of spots, it took maybe 3 weeks to completely shake it off.
That was probably the worst bits along with the Philippine culture of waiting or being delayed whilst waiting for almost everything Ferries to and from Kaputian being the worst, along with waiting at NCCC check outs.
I enjoyed Samal, but 4 weeks was to long to be their, i enjoyed visiting most of the North East side of Mindanao, Compostella Valley, Tagum, Then on To Trento, San Frans, Butuan, the Enchanted River at Hinatuan, Barobo, Bislig, Lingig, Sta Maria (agusan del sur) then back to Davao (visa renewal) and on up to Cagayan and onto Camiguin where we did a 24 hour tour of the island, from there we took the overnight ferry to Jagna on Bohol, we then proceeded to Panglao via the Chocolate Hils, The Tarsier colony, the Zip Line, Man made Forest, and the place where the Snakes are, Panglao Island i love except for Elonah Beach to touristy for my liking, From there we fast ferried over to Cebu, and spent a few days at a really nice place Manora apartments i think, and very reasonably priced just outside Talisay City, the Town is the name of Tabunok crowded but kind of enjoyable in a weird way, i call it the place that never sleeps lols. From there we went on to Palawan, had a day/night in Puerto, then hired a motorcycle for a steady 10 hour ride (including 2 hour rest break) up to El Nido, just outside of Taytay i was amazed and surprised to see a colony of Monkeys at the roadside it was almost Dusk by then, first time i have ever seen Monkeys in their natural environment, after a few days in El Nido with its 1 ATM cash machine which was out of order for four days, we drove down to Sabang and the underground river, really loved Sabang not touristy and just wished we would have had more time than the 2 days that we stayed there, chilling out and enjoying the fantastic Beach that they have there, you can walk out 200 meteres and not find a stone, then still only be up to your chest in water absolutely wonderful. From there it was back to Davao for a few days, then on to Samal to say my goodbyes to some new friends that we had made their, then it was 44 hours (thats altogether another story) from Davao to Bournemouth, and time for a well earned rest to re-charge my Batteries lols..

But as they say, its more fun in the Philippines hahaha