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On de 'muelle', the pier of Puerto Galera, tricycles are coming and going |
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The 'muelle' is point of departure for many boats to the surrounding islands and remote beaches |
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Galleons from Spain were safely anchored in Puerto Galera Bay from 1550 on |
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Puerto Galera Yacht Club has 12 sailing dinghies in wich youngsters learn the principles of sailing |
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Every saturday and sunday the fleet is sailing out and crews are taking turns |
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Along buoys in Boquete Bay there is a race-parcours |
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Marianne, Donnell and Rheoxette had an extended swim from 'Ichiban' to 'Alexandra' |
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Kees made a nice looking sailing boat 'Belisimo', unfortunatedly mast and sails are missing here |
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'Belisimo' next to 'Ichiban', the yacht Kees sailed from Florida to the Philippines |
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Marianne is fast and handy with the seakayak |
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Kees made a small 'banca' for Donnell and Rheoxette |
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and a beautiful, although less stable, rowingboat for himself and Rowena |
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The girls with 'Belisimo' in the garden of the house |
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Rowena and Kees in front of their house in Balatero |
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The house is designed by Kees and he also did most of the building and carpenter's work |
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At the back is an open kitchen and living for when the family has dinner outside |
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Every now and then Kees practices with his sailmaker's sewing machine |
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Half November we have on Talipanan Beach a fare-well party (also Mariet's birthday) |
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In the travelift 'Alexandra' is hauled out and brought to a cradle on the yard |
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Filipino workers scrape the hull and put on two new layers of anit-fouling |
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Within a week 'Alexandra' is back into the water |
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In the weekend there is a lot of activity in de marina of the Subic Bay Yacht Club |
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Breakfast in the cockpit with Charles as our guest |
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What are the plans for today? |
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Sonny, an American Filipino, we get to know at scuba diving |
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Two lionfishes |
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just snorkeling |
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Good sailing and surfing in Subic Bay |
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Charles takes over the helm for today |
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'Alexandra' for anchor |
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Also in Olongapo the 'jeepneys' are the most frequent transport |
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Interested in some melons? |
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The market is the place where you meet people |
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Christmas lights in Olongapo, along the road and around the gate to the Freeport Zone |
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Fishbasket with mussels, crab, prawns, local fish, dipsauce and a tray of garlic rice |
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Last diner before Charles' departure |
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