Day 33

We travelled from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental to Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Travel was about 5 hours mostly along the coast, although we crossed over the mountains to go from one province, Negros Oriental to the other province, Negros Occidental. In one rest stop, they had a strange policy when using the restroom or comfort room (the more common term). For urination, it’s PHP2.00 and for BM it’s PHP5.00. When asked why the price difference, the answer was, “That is our policy.” Our main complain was not that we have to pay, but the faucets do not work and there were no toilet paper or soap.

Thea, Beck’s youngest daughter, got sick during the windy part of the trip and threw up. The woman sitting behind her got splattered.

The island mainly produces sugar. Vast tracks of land are planted with sugar cane. We passed by a town that has a sugar mill and the air was thick with the smell of the canes being processed.

We got to Beck’s place around 2:30 pm and had lunch. Ole immediately got busy with the computers and by nightfall, one was working already.