The 2nd Annual Lords of Death "Fun in the Sun" trip took us to the friendly shores of the Philippines. Much thanks to Martin and Emely for taking time out to help plan and facilitate our trip. We could not have done this trip without you guys.
We flew Cebu Pacific, budget carrier out of the Budget Terminal. The weird flight schedule meant a midnight departure, 4am arrival at Cebu Airport and an 8 hour layover till the 12noon domestic flight from Cebu to Surigao.
The layover wasn't a complete waste of time, as we discovered that right next door to the airport was a casino. Only Rugburn came out of the casino with his money (and he wisely stayed out of it on the return leg).
From the airport to the hotel to the beach. No time to waste. We dumped our bags, changed to our swim gear and hired the first boat out to sea. Since there wasn't much daylight left, we picked the closest island for exploration. Fantastic snorkeling and really beautiful coral. Sadly the trip was marred by a mercenary local on the island who demanded that we pay 300 pesos for using his beach. Of course that was utter crap and he was just trying to fleece us tourists. Little did he know that Martin was "local" and told the cheat off. We did not pay.
Boy was the tide low when we got back to the dock. There was a steep climb involved from the boat back up to the dock on a rickety plank. Lesson learnt. We have to be back by 4.30pm latest if we don't want to get stuck at sea.
Dinner was supposed to be at Mario's down in the town center. Unfortunately, when we got there, they told us that they no longer served BBQ. No worries, we ordered a couple of rounds of the coldest beer in Surigao (easily the best beer around) and a couple of plates of
Sizzling Sisig. After the appetiser, we got on a couple of tricycles and headed down to Lotty's, a place supposedly famous for its BBQ.
Lotty's was full, so we went next door to its sister joint, AJ's. Fantastic food. The meat on sticks were incredible, and the sauce....exquisite.
Post dinner activities was the cursory 'Minimum' session with Tanduay. There was something wrong with the Tanduay on this trip. It did not taste good. The colour was off and it tasted like paint thinner. What happened to the Tanduay of yore that I had fell in love with?
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| 300 pesos |
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Beer for Oscar?
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| No, Just Orange Juice |
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| Sisig at Marios |
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| The famous Lotty's in Surigao. It was full, so they directed us to AJ's
next door (under the same management)We all wanted a piece of this guy's
meat |
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| H1N1 prevention... clean hands |
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