This happy snake man was performing on the streets of Cebu last night.
I have just arrived a few days ago to get my visa at the immigration office in Mandaue City and enjoy walking around the city at night in the cool of the evening.
There is always something going on and the nights will get busier and busier as it get closer to Christmas!
Look at the colors of this beauty!
Some will question the wisdom of keeping a pet snake but this one appears to be well taken care of.
I have seen quite a few snakes in the wilds of the Philippines and find most of these pythons to be aggressive. This one is very passive and the colors are so clean and crisp! Captive pythons usually have dull faded skin and seem lethargic but this was an exceptionally good looking snake ha ha!
Likely some readers are going to find this page repulsive but this site is not for “normal” people anyway !
The vendor was set up near this Crown Regency Hotel – cool… beautiful colors 2!
I am staying at the Pacific Pensionne just down the street and just had to go back and get my Kodak !
I took this picture from my hotel window this morning. The kids were singing Bayang Magiliw in the school yard below. Kind of a cool way to greet the morning!
Colon Cebu at night.
Grilled fish.
Great to be back in the Philippines again!
Python on streets of Cebu
python in Cebu
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Wow DP that is quite a snake, your a brave guy being so close.
Nice to read your back home again, see you have changed pension houses, upgraded.
Love to catch up when your about, we should be back in Ormoc later in December, spent quite a long time there in October, trapped by the typhoon.
How is the TMX?
best regards
Bruce
Hey Bruce,
Good to hear from you! Heard from Lindsay that you were down in Butuan for a bit. I have been scooting around Leyte and Cebu the past few weeks.
Had to pump the tires, rebuild the carburetor and update the registration and it keeps purring ha ha. Those Hondas are virtually indestructible! I am at aiLodge right now and plan to be back in Cebu later this week with the bike.
dp
Nice to hear DP glad all is well with you. yes Honda is pretty much indestructible although you did your best to show otherwise.
I am out in Siquijor this time but back in Cebu tomorrow tomorrow, text me once your there, same number. Luv to catch up again.
Hello Bruce,
Good to hear from you!
– new number
09478254510
…looking forward to hearing from you again! Also eager to see that new bike of yours!
ps did a quick 500 k run up to Samar last week to make sure everything was ok.
put in maintenance free batt, new speedo cable, turn signals and a few other bits but happy with the bike overall
dp
DP thanks for the reply, sorry been a while. First great to read your trustworthy stead is once again serving you well. They say a Honda never dies.
The new Big Roy in Ormoc should be worth a visit, went there quite a few times couple of months ago, good food at a reasonable price. met the owner Big Roy, wonderful guy.
Just out of hospital due to a smallish operation and will be out of action for a while, maybe couple of weeks. Need rest and care….Getting older takes longer to recover.
What are your Xmas plans DP?
Lyn was texting needing help, seems the latest typhoon left his TTR partly or fully under water, he should of left it at Kiwi but insisted leaving it at his wifes place in Dumaguete. Very low laying area…Sad to say unable to help and if I try my GF will confiscate my cell as no stress allowed this time….
Just now on line as she is shopping.
Take care my friend.
Bruce
Hi Bruce,
Just got back to Cebu after 8 days in Negros – I was surprised at how deep the water got in the streets near the pier in Dumaguete. Lots of debris washed out to sea as the waterfront nipas by the river got flooded out. Sibulan took a beating too – but nothing like what they experienced in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao. They are experiencing a severe drinking water shortage down there in CDO Mindanao right not. My friends wife text him and she and the kid ran for high ground. They got away in time but most of the stuff in the house got washed away.
Sorry about Lyn’s bike.
Hope that you are up and back on top of things soon!
Keep in touch.
ps – Took a ride to Canlaon from San Carlos on a sunny day before the storm – Wow! Very beautiful – was thinking about your climb in the rain.
dp
Yeh DP heard pretty bad down there. Still bit crook, rode to Alaya today and made it ok, good start. How long you here in Cebu maybe we get together for a meal at out place.
Get stitiches out Thursady so hope be box birds soon after. Guess you be posstsing some pics onDumaguete soon.
Hello Bruce,
Yes I was going to put up a few pictures of the storm but they are not very good because my camera got wet. Fortunately Dumaguete escaped with very little damage. Very tragic the situation in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro.
dp
hey dutch, im glad that your back. ive been lurking here ever since i stumbled here in your site. i just want you to know that i was so inspired with your blog here that i went motorcycling right after new year 2012 going to malaybalay from davao city with my Suzuk Shogun . i could have went all the way to CDO but ive got flight to catch the next day in DC airport. im normally a chronic worrier which prevented me from taking road trips the longest but your adventures has inspired me so much. hey can you post the latest pic of your tmx? im planning of getting the same MC. if ever that happens im going to soften the suspension and swap it with excellent road tires – ive heard that tmx vibrates like steam rollers but i think push-rod engines are workhorse from engineering perspective. keep the rubber side down dude..
will
Cheers will,
no recent photos but that bike just turned over 71,000 kilometers mostly on dirt track on the back roads of the provinces!
It is just a standard Honda 155 TMX. By the way I always use off road tires on it!
dp