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the walkway

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some walkway by the coastline

after gensan, i took another van bus to a smalller town which cost me 1 hour , then took a motorbike for 20minutes. and this was the end ! not very beautiful. but quiet. i saw only one west traveler over here.

arrived in gensan. the market of it.

on my way

snack on the bus, chips.

day 8

heading to the southest tip of phillipines. the most south point. general santos city. strange name.

i went there simply for a look at such a place i only romanticed on map with its name and location.

end of day 7

my room , the best i ever stayed in in phillipines. 5000naira, from 7pm to 7am. spotless and comfy.

an egg embryo. my snack. scatter some salt and eat it. 100naira. a few feathers, but tasted just like normal eggs.

maybe a drunkard. today was sunday.

hobo , quite a few in this city

my dinner, in a barbecue restaurant. roasted fish and a dish of seaweed, 1400naira

chinese style fast food chain . copycat of Mc Donald. served very cheap and untasty food which LOOKED like chinese food.

cheapest durian ever. one for 200naira with four segments. but they were a little bitter. i ate too much, bubbles grew on my tongues.

self catering durian meal. 500naira, eat as many as i can ! not allowed to take away. if i left some unfinished, i needed to pay full price. but these cheap ones not very tasty, still bitter.

i ordered only 2 for a try.

massage, 500naira for 30 minutes . fair ! but i did not want to strip nude in public.

in the afternoon, reached davao. the city center, people's park.

a stage with amateur performers, they sang and played guitar to midnight. a good place to hang out .

soldiers on guard nearby.

lunch on the way. sweet sausages , meat soup.

the terrorists photos posted at the checkpoints. more than 10 checkpoints between each city on this island.

i felt it safe. and adding a bit risk made it more fun.

day 7

from butuan to davao, the third biggest city of phillipines.

my dinner, fish wrapped in juice, rice, noodles and barbecued sausages.

end of day 6

today slept in butuan, a city Magellan was killed by the locals during his circumnavigation 500 years ago. today it was very safe.

finally reached mindanao. the ship was not small. but it was so tiny compared with the sea. that helpless feeling was over.

the passengers coming with me in the same bus , comforted me when the ship was lurching on. they said it would not sink. but they looked panic too.

on the way

although storm alarm was canceled today, it was still very bumpy for the ship.

the breakers were splashing as high as the upper deck of the ship. i could not stand my fainting feeling, i descended to the lower deck, and felt bettter.

in the sea now

breakfast, bread. crust tenacious to teeth. chewy

waiting to go

boarded the ship