Went on an overnight ferry from Roxas to Caticlan. mad rush to get on and rent a foam mattress from the on board office, then run to the front of the ship and bag your piece of territory. If you need the facilities you have to pick your way through all the families camped out on the floor.

Then out comes the food, saucepans of this and that, rice, flasks of coffee, water, after that everyone crashes out and you can hear a pin drop. I could not sleep a wink, rough seas and confined to this large area, the ship felt like we were going through a typhoon, but everyone else slept on. If I had seen this ship in daylight I don't think I would have got on it. Calling it a rust bucket would be a compliment.

There was 8 of us in our party and when we returned to Manila I bit the bullet and shelled out for flights.