Thursday 19 December 2013

Paid up

Last night, Darryl woke up about 1 o'clock a little startled and asked for the torch so he could look around. He was a little cagey but eventually told all! He was woken up by a huge cockroach crawling across his face, so he flicked it off and wanted to look for it with the torch! No idea how it crawled under the mosquito net but Darryl said there was a strong oily/fishy smell for the rest of the night....possibly left behind by the creepy critter. Cockroaches get everywhere, our room is nice and spotlessly clean!

This morning we settled the dive bill with the dive centre, who were excellent! We are coming back to Moalboal so will use them again for sure. Really nice people.

Darryl snorkelled by himself today whilst Christine sat in the shade reading her book. The water was incredibly warm today, like a bath, wonderful! One unusual red and white fish that was spotted today, turned out to be a juvenile from the wrasse family. Really incredible colours! There were 2 huge Cowrie shells too and a black and green nudibranch.

We ate lunch at a local cafe, more like a house, which has become our favourite. The lady who owns it cooks fresh Filipino food everyday for us to try. We've had fish, many kinds of fresh vegetables, delicious pork and soups. She usually sells out before lunchtime and shuts shop, so we now get her to 'stash' a few bowls away in her cupboard for us!

In the evening we enjoyed a BBQ with pork coated in delicious sauce. And...we were treated to real carol singers tonight with instruments whilst we ate. Great!