Ah yes, it’s been a lovely time on Bohol. We’ve been staying at a pretty fancy resort, called the Bohol Beach Club, compliments of a friend of mine in Manila who has connections down here. 

It’s not on Alona Beach, so we took a trip there yesterday. I stayed there all day and worked very hard on my tan. 

 

 

Mom and Dad met me for dinner and we enjoyed our meal while being serenaded by a Pinoy trio who crooned Hotel California, much to my Dad’s pleasure.

When Mom and Dad decided it was time to hit the hay, I stayed and hung out with my new friend Jojo, who works reception at the Bohol Beach Club. Jojo is a champion salsa dancer from Mindanao. After a few San Mig Lights, Jojo and I were tearing up the dance floor (well, he was spinning me around and tossing me this way and that, I was just kind of following along). I also met these five German guys who are, as it turns out, going to Boracay the same day I am. So, that’s pretty cool.

I was a bit hung over this morning, but Mom and I decided it would be a great day to go see the Chocolate Hills and the tarsiers. It was quite the excursion – five hours in a vehicle that was something like an oversized tuktuk. But we had a great time.

 

 
My mom, the tarsier (look at her FACE!!)

On the ferry ride here, we had met this Canadian guy named Burt, who is my parents’ age. It’s really funny, because we keep running in to him everywhere we go. Even today, Mom and I ran in to him at the Chocolate Hills, and then on the ride home, he cruised by us on his motorbike singing “Oh Canada”. It’s like something out of a Bill Murray movie.

 

 
The Chocolate Hills - so named because they look like Hershey's Kisses

The Chocolate Hills were pretty cool, but nothing terribly exciting, since I have seen so many pictures of them, so I knew exactly what to expect. The tarsiers, on the other hand, were so adorable – I wanted to put one in my pocket and take it home with me, but of course that would be horrible and illegal. I knew what they would look like, but I hadn’t expected them to be quite so small.

 

 
They're so tiny!!!

 

Despite their huge eyes, they cannot see during the day, and they are nocturnal, so they’re meant to be sleeping during the day anyways (obviously they weren’t because we were in there keeping them awake). When they do close their eyes, they look like little Yodas. Sooooo cute. It's also pretty neat to see them in person because they only exist on Bohol, and they're endangered.

 

 
Mmmm! Sleep now I do. 

Tonight was a quick dinner and now it’s early bed time. Tomorrow we are going to Cebu for a night, and then we have a flight to Boracay on Tuesday. Yayyyy!!

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