Well, here it is: The Post You’ve Been Waiting For!
I hope you are not too disappointed.
But wait, there’s more! Happy Halloween for one thing. And courtesy of Facebook memories I can share this blast from the past:
Eun Oke and me from four years ago. The whole dressing up thing was her idea and she was responsible for the costumes. I just played along. She could be a fun girl. I kinda miss her some.I didn’t dress up again until last year. Tonight I’ll go out as a COVID-free 65-year-old. That oughta scare ’em!
Speaking of memories, how about this shot of my work family circa 2005:
“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.”
But enough about me. I saw this on my dog walk today:
I’m always shocked at all the things Filipinos can figure out how to load on a tricycle. Note that I didn’t say load safely.
And if you think that is funny, you’ll love this:
Sorrow floats.
So, I took this shot from my perch at Mango’s yesterday evening:
I thought it might be the precursor of the typhoon that is headed our way. Turns out it was just a thunderstorm. Been sunny and clear all day today. So far anyway.
But Typhoon Rolly is still rolling our way. The latest tracker I saw says it should come ashore early tomorrow morning.
It’s a category 4 storm and it looks like it’s gonna be pretty much a direct hit. That means lots of rain and high winds. It’s the winds I dread because I know the power grid won’t withstand the lashing of a storm of this magnitude and I doubt they’ll send out repair crews until the storm has passed. I’ve already made tentative plans to book a hotel room at a place with a generator. Maybe even Mango’s.
But I’ll worry about that tomorrow. For now, let me look back on yesterday’s hike to Tibag. We go out that way once a year or so and I was looking forward to the trek. Not sure why I like that area so much, it’s isolated and not all that easy to access. Heh, maybe I just answered my own question. As usual, I’ll let the pictures tell the story (and most of the photo credits go to Scott).
It was a small gathering of the Friday walkers: Me, Troy, Jim, and the man behind the camera, Scott.Our destination awaits.We followed the road on the way up to Tibag with the intent of finding a river crossing and coming back on the opposite side.Handed out some cookies along the way…This guy told me to keep my fuckin’ cookies. Or so it appeared.
So, it was a total of10K hike there and back. A couple of years ago we had done a picnic alongside a creek at the end of the road. Things change though. Here’s what the end of the road looked like this year:
WTF? They turned it into a garbage dumping area. A real buzz killer.And now this poor family is stuck living next to a dump. What a shame.So, we moved on and found a nicer view.A cabin in the woods.Bamboo teepees… Is that cultural appropriation?Poor Troy had to do a lot of waiting on us older guys…Here they are!And then we came to the proverbial fork in the road.Downtown Tibag features the elementary school and not much else. At least ii is a child-friendly school…We also found the river crossing we were looking for in Tibag. One of the neighbor ladies leaned out her window to warn us “it’s not safe!”. Jim was able to confirm that within a few steps. I could see that old bamboo bending to the near breaking point under his weight. That was a big NOPE for me. We wound up walking back the way we came.Onward!The locals were friendly.This picture seems a little creepy though…Improving the road to the dump I reckon…This little piggy hasn’t gone to market. Yet.A river runs through it.Doing the laundry the old school way…Jim on a rock.A bridge to nowhere. Does anybody recognize that mountain?Scott is homeward bound.And yes, as a matter of fact, I did find a discarded facemask…
It was a good day on trail. Looking forward to being able to explore the other side of the river next time.
And finally, here’s what I had for breakfast this morning:
French toast at Sit-n-Bull. There’s a reason I wanted to satisfy my craving today. I’ll tell you about it tomorrow. Sorry, Kevin!
4 thoughts on “It’s in the bag”
That storm headed your way is a “no kidding watch out this is a big one” kind of storm. I think it’s going to be a Cat 4 or 5 for sure. Be careful and take this one seriously. https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
Happy hunkering!
I’m prepared for it. Even made a tentative reservation at Mango’s should the power go out. Surprised so far that I’m seeing no signs of the typhoon’s arrival though.
That storm headed your way is a “no kidding watch out this is a big one” kind of storm. I think it’s going to be a Cat 4 or 5 for sure. Be careful and take this one seriously.
https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
Happy hunkering!
I’m prepared for it. Even made a tentative reservation at Mango’s should the power go out. Surprised so far that I’m seeing no signs of the typhoon’s arrival though.
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