Hauling logs with motorbikes in Mindanao
I just got back home from touring the island of Mindanao and came across this unusual sight.
These motorbike drivers were hauling loads that might exceed a half ton at times. They carried a minimum of 6 logs per trip and often had an additional rider on the back as well.
These bikes hauled logs from the forest to the road where they could be picked up by logging trucks.
The skill of these drivers is something else! It made me realize that I have not yet learned how to ride.
These guys really have a great sense of balance.
Hauling Logs
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Thats amazing DP, where exactly was this. I have traveled quite a bit here how ever never seen such a site, incredible. These guys must be something else to ride like this.
Thought your own pics riding Samar to Leyte was pretty impressive but this must take the cake. Was it on a side road or highway?
Good informative site DP congratulations.
Hi Bruce,
These pictures were taken on the main road between Davao and Surigao, but I didn’t have a map handy to make a notation. There were no town nearby, just a pile of logs.
These guys are the ultimate motorcycle drivers, for sure!
I can’t say enough about how beautiful it is to tour Mindanao by motorbike (with the exception of the Cotabato run).
The islands of Samar and Mindanao are by far my favorites!
cheers
dp
Well I’ve been in the Philippines 8 years and every time I think I have seen everything possible, I see something else! Recently I was riding my new Yamaha YRG 125 up a single track trail in the mountains, a young local boy on a POS scooter not surprisingly passed me, i was quite proud that I followed him and gave no ground, until I stopped to talk to him up the road and realized he was carrying a 5 gallon bottle of water between his knees.
I have some pict like this. I took them 2010 on the road from Prosperidad to Tacbalogan in the province of Agusan del Sur on the island of Mindanao.
I had a great trip to the eastcoast of Mindana in Surigao del Sur. The travel report is unfortunately only in German available at this time but the pictures tell their own stories.
http://www.philippinen-reisen.com/amain/index.php/reiseberichte/mindanao-autofahrt-nach-surigao-del-sur/
Best regards and more adventurous trips
Dieter