Monday, January 11th;
We got up as planned. We had packed our bags the night before expecting that we would be extremely overweight. We just made the 20 kilos limit each leaving Hong Kong and now we were told we had only 10 kilos allowance. We weighed Leroy and Reza’s small cases and off loaded as much to them as we could. Then we would just pay for any extra. Relax already! Getting all the bags in the taxi was a big event!
We got to the airport with 2 ½ hours to spare. The kiosk for Bacolod was not even open yet. They set up the computer for us and weighed us in. We had 15 kilos each not 10. We made it with nothing to spare but no overage to pay. All that planning for nothing! LOL
We passed through security and settled for a nice breakfast. Once we finished we decided to go down to the gate and relax there. We barely sat down when they started loading people with children. Shortly after it was general boarding - a full hour before departure. We settled in our seats and a few minutes later we were in the air flying over Cebu and across to Negros.
The mountain ridges are very steep and we flew right over the volcano - now obviously dormant. The land is terraced and farmed in either rice or sugar cane. It all looks very orderly from the air. We landed in Bacolod 45 minutes ahead of schedule - well before we were actually due to depart. It was a good thing we decided to be relaxed and early!
We got up as planned. We had packed our bags the night before expecting that we would be extremely overweight. We just made the 20 kilos limit each leaving Hong Kong and now we were told we had only 10 kilos allowance. We weighed Leroy and Reza’s small cases and off loaded as much to them as we could. Then we would just pay for any extra. Relax already! Getting all the bags in the taxi was a big event!
We got to the airport with 2 ½ hours to spare. The kiosk for Bacolod was not even open yet. They set up the computer for us and weighed us in. We had 15 kilos each not 10. We made it with nothing to spare but no overage to pay. All that planning for nothing! LOL
We passed through security and settled for a nice breakfast. Once we finished we decided to go down to the gate and relax there. We barely sat down when they started loading people with children. Shortly after it was general boarding - a full hour before departure. We settled in our seats and a few minutes later we were in the air flying over Cebu and across to Negros.
The mountain ridges are very steep and we flew right over the volcano - now obviously dormant. The land is terraced and farmed in either rice or sugar cane. It all looks very orderly from the air. We landed in Bacolod 45 minutes ahead of schedule - well before we were actually due to depart. It was a good thing we decided to be relaxed and early!
It was too early to stop at the store for groceries so we decided to go straight to their home with a brief stop in the nearby village of Mercia for fresh fruit and vegetables at a local stand. Wonderful mangoes, pineapple and another fruit I do not know. There was much to see and we will explore another time. For now it was nice to leave the main road for their home road. The sign to the resort is still up on the highway and it does bring the occasional unwanted guests to their gate. For the most part, the road itself is a deterrent being very rough and rocky. It winds past small homes and cane fields to the village and their main gate. We drove up to the guest cottage and unloaded. We are here at last.
Dan, Leroy and I all closed our eyes for a time. Reza got out her spade and bucket and began working in her garden. She tells me she and I have our work cut out for us filling up the planter outside the small cottage. We discussed placement of plants and she has made a beginning but we will have fun shopping for more.
Dan, Leroy and I all closed our eyes for a time. Reza got out her spade and bucket and began working in her garden. She tells me she and I have our work cut out for us filling up the planter outside the small cottage. We discussed placement of plants and she has made a beginning but we will have fun shopping for more.
We had a nice lunch and spent the afternoon at leisure much of it under the trellis overlooking the river. I did unpack and put things away. We are settled down for a time.
Tomorrow we go to town to get groceries and to get me set up with an internet connection. Then I will be back in touch…
Tomorrow we go to town to get groceries and to get me set up with an internet connection. Then I will be back in touch…
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