Agoo, Dagupan, Alaminos, & 100 Islands
The last couple of days have been pretty mellow, as all the hiking in Banaue and Agoo after not wearing anything but flip flops in Singapore for 4 months put my feet in worse condition than I have ever seen them before, and they werent really willing to take me anywhere for a while.
I tried going to Agoo, because I heard there were beaches there but it wasnt a real touristy place. So after walking a few miles with my backpack I gathered a possy of kids following me asking the usual questions, like "where are you going" and "what is your name", but a couple of the younger kids were asking for money and one of them even grabbed my pockets to check for coins. So I was a little sketched out by the possy, as some of the guys were around my age, and its hard to tell what kind of people your dealing with when their english is broken. They were pretty nice though, and chatted with me on the beach, but kept trying to sell me stuff. Then a lady came out and asked if I wanted to "rent" the picnic table that we were sitting at. I thought she was joking, but was proved wrong when she asked me to leave. The beach wasnt really anything special, and I realized I couldnt swim cause I had nowhere to put my stuff, and people were staring at me even more than usual, so I just left and caught another bus to Dagupan, feeling discouraged.
So then I just hung out in Dagupan for a couple of days wandering the streets and relaxing in my room not really knowing where I was gonna go next. I found a waiter at lunch one day who spoke english really well, so I asked him where I should go next, and he told me to come here to 100 islands. 100 Islands is by a small town called Alaminos and from looking out into the ocean it looks like the name is pretty accurage, for all I can see are islands. I plan to head out on a boat early tomorrow to explore them, and try not to get lost in the process.
Hope y'all are ok,
George
I tried going to Agoo, because I heard there were beaches there but it wasnt a real touristy place. So after walking a few miles with my backpack I gathered a possy of kids following me asking the usual questions, like "where are you going" and "what is your name", but a couple of the younger kids were asking for money and one of them even grabbed my pockets to check for coins. So I was a little sketched out by the possy, as some of the guys were around my age, and its hard to tell what kind of people your dealing with when their english is broken. They were pretty nice though, and chatted with me on the beach, but kept trying to sell me stuff. Then a lady came out and asked if I wanted to "rent" the picnic table that we were sitting at. I thought she was joking, but was proved wrong when she asked me to leave. The beach wasnt really anything special, and I realized I couldnt swim cause I had nowhere to put my stuff, and people were staring at me even more than usual, so I just left and caught another bus to Dagupan, feeling discouraged.
So then I just hung out in Dagupan for a couple of days wandering the streets and relaxing in my room not really knowing where I was gonna go next. I found a waiter at lunch one day who spoke english really well, so I asked him where I should go next, and he told me to come here to 100 islands. 100 Islands is by a small town called Alaminos and from looking out into the ocean it looks like the name is pretty accurage, for all I can see are islands. I plan to head out on a boat early tomorrow to explore them, and try not to get lost in the process.
Hope y'all are ok,
George
posted by George at 10:34 PM
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