The weekend arrived and with it no duties at Ruel - what to do? After a much needed lye and then lunch we headed to Calapan City for some shopping! Saturday is my traditional shopping day at home with my mum so why not transfer some traditions here! Theresa and I headed off on a mission to find things!!!!! My first ride in a tricycle! 20 peso will take you the 6km to town thats just 30p!
Shopping in Calapan is rather different! Theresa and I nearly landed ourselves in trouble within the first few minutes! You would think crossing a road is simple - however Calapan is the 'discipline city' and crossing the road is only permitted on a pedestrian crossing! Good job the officer took pity on us otherwise we would have had a 500 peso fine!! The market shopping is most interesting - all kinds of food; meat, fruit, vegetables lined out on tables as far as the eye can see, takes a little adapting to! Lots of smells and noises completely filling all my senses! Even though I havent even been here a week I still managed to bump into 2 people I knew in the city! Some things stay the same no matter where you are! Before catching tricycle back couldnt resist calling at the Philippine version of McDonalds Jolibee where I ordered french fries - they tasted so good!
Looking forward to next Saturday and the sights and sounds I will be experiencing!
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