Day 1. Gumasa-Margus

Governor got us a banca for the section from start to Davao. That’s extremely generous of him.
We paid a courtesy call to Mayor of Glan, Enrique Yap who just woke up late from his birthday party last night. Today is his 44th birthday which is also Malaysia’s National Day.
Some local media came to send us [...]

Shopping & more logistics

Buzzy arrived with Randy from Cebu today. We went shopping for cooking utencils, food, medical kit, tool kit etc. The Governor of Sarangani has kindly provided a huge truck to transport the 3 kayaks and gears to Glan. The truck is called Saddam. It was used in the Gulf War.

Arnell, another experienced Philippino kayaker from [...]

1st report from Davao!

28 Aug 2009. Davao – The first logistic base camp
Last night at the Budget Terminal in Singapore, we had our first crisis. Bin Kan couldn’t check in because he only had a one-way ticket. Philippine immigration requires every traveler to have a return ticket. I had told Bin Kan earlier to purchase a one-way ticket [...]

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My First Test

The past 2 months have been crazy. I am running on 5th gear again. Leaving on 26 Aug to Davao and expedition is scheduled to begin on 29 Aug. But with the ship’s delay, I am not surprised if we have to postpone again by a day or two. The ship is [...]