Behold Bohol - Tarsiers Road Trip and Random Pics

From our dinner spot we could see the forbidden shores or Mindanao.

For all the bribes and pleas, our driver would not run over these cows in the van and make me a steak.

 

There is always a fiesta somewhere in the Philippines.

Where does this bridge go? Oh, of course, to see the Buko King who shucks coconuts with his teeth.

Maybe the best reason to visit Bohol. The palm of your hand sized monkey, the tarsier.

The PCV dive crew and a fellow traveler Rick who joined us for the tour. The Chocolate Hills in the background are already starting to get green with the early rains.

Bohol River Cruise

 We ended our road trip with a very relaxing river cruise on this boat. We ate a buffet lunch with a singer who was actually good. When he sang "Take Me Home, Country Road", we all were quietly looking out at the banks and thinking of family. 

Megan, a true West Virginian.

This is one of the many historic churches that were damage in the earthquake that happened only a few weeks before Typhoon Yolanda.

Dive Certification in Anda, Bohol

We traveled to Bohol with 5 other volunteers to get scuba certified, with 3 of us getting certified while the others got their advanced certification.  We were able to get our certification while experiencing the unique beauty over some of the best coral reefs in the Philippines.  Lauren had a little difficulty the first time under the ocean.  Amazingly enough scuba diving can feel very claustrophobic, but after the very short freak out everything was smooth sailing.  The course requires 4 dives so we had amble time to see all the diversity under water.  One dive we saw four sea turtles, it's amazing how you just want to chase them when under water.  They are such peaceful, magnificent creatures. 

Underwater photo credit to Tyler Hassig who borrowed my camera and took the beautiful pics.

Views from the boat of the night dive the advanced group did.

Leklek was born in the water!