it seems summer's just getting more and more interesting.

we went to the can gio district today. mr. tao, papa's friend, brought us to the mangrove biosphere reserve there. the road going to can gio was long, but fun at the same time. we had to cross the river pa kasi, so we rode the ferry. well, yung sasakyan namin nasa ferry, tapos dun kami sa loob ng sasakyan. aliw!

it turned out to be just one of the many boat rides we'd be having. when we got to the reserve, hindi pala pwede by car or by trekking. you go from one place to another by speedboat. it was like, one island, then another, then another. ang saya, lalo na nung morning, because it wasn't very hot yet, and the boat ride was exhilirating. as we went through the river, i looked at the surroundings. puro trees and mangroves (duh, kaya mangrove reserve!), but yeah, nice view. that time, just going through that liquid highway, it was like, a national geographic documentary in the works. astig talaga! haha. adventure!

our first island stop was at the bat forest. pagkababa pa lang sa boat, i could hear the bats already. a guide led us to a little boat, like a dinghy, which was pretty scray, seeing as there were seven of us (our family, mr. tao, and the driver mr. linh)--i had a feeling the boat was gonna turn turtle once we got on the water. what made it scarier was the fact that i had my mp4 with me. hehe. mabasa na lahat, wag lang mp4 ko! nyaha. the guide rowed the little boat and we cruised down the swampy area (medyo creepy), while we looked at the bats overhead. loads of 'em were hanging upside-down on the trees, sleeping. i remember mr. tao saying they were flying foxes. akala ko malalaki yung flying foxes--the bats in subic were bigger pa pala eh. when our little tour was done, our guide led us to this little area where they went crab-fishing. basta, ganun. we waited, pero wala namin crabs na kumain dun sa bait namin. so we left for the boats again and headed off to our next destination.

the next island stop was the crocodile swamp. yep, crocs! lacoste, hehe. chorny! anyhoo...at first, we were happy just watching the crocs na. dun lang kami sa may waiting area, tinitingnan yung crocodiles. then they called us. we'll feed the crocs daw. what the--? i offered to be appetizer, kaso i doubt if the crocs would like me. so we went to the boat, and headed somewhere near the center of the swamp. as soon as the engine started and our boat moved, the crocs began circling around us. syet. they weren't just big crocs--they were BIG! the guide gave me a wooden fishing pole-like stick with a dead fish attached to it. yun daw yung food nila. all i had to do was lower the stick, and wait for the croc to get it. riiight. buti sana kung hindi ako sumama dun sa stick pag hinila nung croc, di ba? so anyway, there wasn't any need to lower the stick pala--pinadali na nung crocs yung trabaho ko. they just jumped from the water to get the fish. i put up a pretty good fight with the croc, kasi ayaw ko pakain yung fish eh. eventually he got it, though. everybody fed the crocs, too. i only fed them once, tapos ayaw ko na. i liked watching them, though. i think they're amazing creatures. scary, but amazing, nonetheless.

after that, another boat ride. this time we went to a bigger place. they had this pool where it was really salty, kaya you'll float. we didn't try it, though. we went up tower, which was really, really high. the view was amazing. we went down and saw a few deers.

we walked a lot dun. so tiring, until now my legs are aching. seriously. it was cool, though. and when they said there were wild boars there--ah, LOST na ito! pwede! haha. gawd, my obsession with the show just oozes out. nakaka-high. syet. everywhere i looked, every thing i noticed, laging LOST yung naiisip ko. haha.

so that basically covered my day. yun lang. i'm pretty tired na. although i'd probably still be hanging around, looking for Boone's pictures for a request at the forums. busy, busy, busy.