We are currently docked at the port of CORON, in the Palawan archipelago islands, of the Philippines. While the port itself is nothing special, and the surrounding town is hardly thriving, the people here are amazingly friendly, joyful and so happy to be around! You can see from below, they have a ton of hotels and restaurants but mostly it's their water actives that attract a fair number of tourist. Known for their crystal clear water, dramatic limestone cliffs and powdery white sand beaches. June is the start of the rainy season, but so far the weather has been good.

Tok toks, gas motorcycle tricycles with custom side cars ( one shown below) are the main transportation around town. They offer cheap rides, are plentiful and come in a variety of styles to fit one, to a multiple number, of passengers. The main street through town is currently under construction as they add drainage flow to the sides and repave. So there are a lot of stops and starts in the daily traffic.

Our rides have been very interesting, there is soo much to take in and you never could guess, what you are going to see! Yesterday, one minute I saw what looked to be a Funeral - a white, ornate, casket, was inside a road side tent opened with a body in it and there were 2 or 3 people outside the casket paying their respects? In the next minutes, a local parade was walking up the side of the road! We are not sure of the celebration, it may have been a Flores de Mayo ( Flowers of May) which is celebrated in the Philippines in May, their version of a May procession - I was in our grade school one back in 2nd grade - I was part of the the May Queen's court! Such a memory from long ago! These young girls were lovely and there seemed to be a flower theme! All that in a ten minute ride !