17. of Oct – Thursday

We started late on that journey, woke up at the city hotel which was better than our latter place, just more modern and spacious. On that day, we headed for the famous Sugar Beach which is a bike ride and and a very short ferry away. We started pretty late on that day, not only because we slept in, but also because something on my motorbike was broken. The local mechanic fixed it after an hour or so. It was again an issue with the carburator as well as something with the breaks.

Once we started for sugar beach, it all went its way rather smoothly. We found the road to the place and took the ferry which was 20 pesos (double to that for locals) per person. Arriving on sugar beach we found it to be dead empty, there was not one person around, which was rather nice, I found. Eventually, some people came out for the sunset and we were not alone.

Again the filippinos that encountered us on our way seemed so nice. Especially the mechanic, who had a broader vocabulary than many other mechanics I’ve met before.

Sipalay is truly a hidden gem at the other end of the world. It doesn’t feel like people have problems there. It’s that kind of liberty and easy-mindedness that we in the west are craving and longing for. And because it is so unknown to the rest of the world (especially the Philippines) it is so untouched. A perfect place to calm your mind at come to piece with yourself and the world.