December 31, 2024

Yin Yang Flower House Fun! 

The owner of the Yin Yang Flower House is ex pat Dave from Maryland & Florida and he does a little of everything - since he does some personal training he built a very Fred Flintstone Gym in his yard. The house is actually set up as 3 separate units and the upstairs unit is the largest - so we ate and hung out on their porch. There was a wash and dryer also set up in the yard along with several gardens. Sadly I didn't take a lot of photos. My bedroom had a very unique circular bed! We got woken each morning by these birds that would sit on security screens on windows and proceed to peck at the glass from first light for a good hour! Fun Times!

Quaint Beach Town of Puerto Lopez. Saturday Morning before leaving we had breakfast at beach and went on tidal flat rocks.

On way pack to Ship in Port of Guayaquil we stopped at a few other beach towns gearing up for New Years Celebrations.

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Somewhere in the South China Sea, i n a galaxy far, far away ... was the Odyssey and a bunch of fun loving travelers....who had an idea for a fun cocktail party!
By Pat Patrick May 30, 2026
Yesterday we joined in with many of our fellow residents to take in some of the many water spots around Coron . We signed up through Get Your Guide, others used Trip Advisor and they both contracted with Psalms Travel Services in Coron. As I've explained before, figuring out our excursions in each port, is a big time suck for me. We prefer to find local venders without having to go through the big agencies (because you usually can get better service, pricing and customization) but sometimes it is just easier to stick with the big guys, when the excursion is super popular. Psalms turned out to be an excellent operator and I laughed when I saw they had used the below images on their Facebook page today. Didn't realize my pink dry bag stood out so much!
By Pat Patrick May 30, 2026
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.