Monday, January 31, 2011
Philippines Trip January 2011 Photo Journal #1
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| How beautiful are the feet indeed! |
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| Before the hike up to Asibanglan we visited Bishop Andaya |
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| The night before the hike, celebrating our grand daughter's 6th birthday |
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| Ready to get going |
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| Some Kalinga artifacts in the Hotel where our friends stayed in Tabuk |
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| Explaining Coffee for Peace to Christy and Eduard |
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| Finally loading up the Jeepney for the 3 hour drive to the end of the road |
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| Not too crowded |
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| On the road |
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| Sometimes the water flows over the road |
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| The luggage at our feet |
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| The road ends at Allaguia |
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| We were met by more than 20 carriers and a few horses |
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| Whoops this one should be later in the journal - washing our feet at the end of the hike |
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| Getting the pigs ready for the journey |
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| Pigs ready to go |
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| Clean feet before the hike |
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| The climb begins |
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| Its slippery |
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| The horses carrying our supplies for the feast |
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| Hiking in single file |
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| Regina is still smiling |
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| The walking sticks are a great help |
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| Sometimes we need help |
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| It is getting muddy |
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| More mud |
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| Still climbing |
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| Beautiful scenery along the way |
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| Add caption |
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| Sometimes it works better hiking barefoot in the deep mud |
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| Great scenery along the way |
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| No end of mud |
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| Wonderful having people to carry our things |
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| The mud gets deep |
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| A rest along the way |
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| No more clean feet |
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| Deep in doodoo now |
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| Resting again |
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| The read soil as we approach Asibanglan |
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| Resting |
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| The sign of welcome as we enter Asibanglan |
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| Sign at the school |
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| Our friend Noemi, one of the teachers was there to welcome us |
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| People welcome us |
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| Especially the kids |
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| Coffee is served |
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| With rice cakes |
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| They built a covering in front of the school in case of rain |
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| Going down the hill to Doleng's where we will stay the night |
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| Our old house, where we lived 34 years ago is still there - the oldest house in Asibanglan |
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| Panorama |
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| Washing our feet at the spring behind Doleng's |
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| On the porch at Doleng's |
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| Visiting with Kalinga friends at night |
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| The celebration |
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| In front of the new library we came to dedicate |
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| The memorial plaque to honour the translators who went before |
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| These gongs make up the orchestra for the dancing |
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| The orchestra gearing up |
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| The rhythm of the gongs |
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| Asibanglan village captain welcomes everyone |
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| With our Kalinga friends enjoying the program |
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| Loved the dancing of these young people |
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| Now its our turn to dance |
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