Had a great weekend at a place called Nasugbu which is about 100km outside manila so in theory only a couple of hours away, that is unless u leave on a Friday afternoon by public bus when it takes 5 hours. We went there 3 weeks ago and stayed at a lovely spa/resort called MayaMaya. http://www.mayamaya.com/gallery.htm There we met Mel and her Dad Brian who run the place. Brian is English by birth but grew up in NZ and Mel has 2 boys same age as Gianna and Angelica. Her ex partner Jerry was also there and he and Marc got on great - hes in a band based in Manila - they sat around talking football and concerts. Last weekend we deiced to go back and we had a wonderful time sitting by the pool lapping up the wonderful views and the sea breezes. (such a relief from Manila)The kids all had a great time playing together in the pool and the banana boat. I had a lovely massage in the Spa and Marc managed to watch football and boxing!!We cadged a lift back on Sunday night which was great and only took 2.5 hours door to door. I've posted a picture of Marc and girls doing their acrobatics in the pool. Maybe he's thinking of putting them in the circus as a sideline.
Mel and I are going to hook up in Manila - she has a group of girlfriends who hit the town about once a month.
There are a lot of day/overnight trips from Manila if u can time getting away at the right time of day or hire a care. I've posted a photo from Villa Escuerdo where Marc and Gianna went rafting. Its another resort with cultural shows etc. Angelica is with the caribou. Another place we plan to go soon is to see the volcano. On the way to Nasugbu about 70km from Manila is a volcano in the middle of a lake. The views from the road are spectacular and u can stay in hotels and lodgings with views fairly cheaply. There are supposed to be some very good restaurants which we plan to explore ...........Filipino food in restaurants thus far has not exactly been spectacular although the home cooked stuff is lovely..
Had a bit of a scare at the weekend as Mum had a fall getting on the bus and ended up with stitches. She is being looked after by some old friends. Skyped her on Saturday night and she was able to show me the bandage via the web cam - she seemed in good spirits and not too shaken. Thank goodness for new technology - it really helps to see someone when you are far away- must get the web cam our end set up soon. If anyone has skype let me know so I can add u to my contacts. My one at work camperbelleinmanila is a good one for weekdays if u are up late. I get in work about 7 which is 12 midnight UK time :)
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