After a great nights sleep, we woke to scrambled eggs and fresh bread, with endless tea and coffee. The hostel price included breakfast and unlimited pure filtered water which was pretty good really. Matt was keen to hire a moped and see a bit more of what Bohol had to offer. We packed our bags up with all the adventure essentials and headed into Alona beach in search of a reasonably priced moped.

We dropped our 3kgs of laundry off at a launderette but were informed because of the bad weather, and everyone needing washing done, there was a 4 day wait! As we had already gone well over a week since doing a wash, we were desperate, and I hardly had any clean clothes left to wear so we would be in the same outfit for the next four days! The joys of travelling!

We managed to find a moped for 400 pesos for the day. We filled the tank with 150 pesos and set off for the day! I was adamant on wearing a helmet and tried to encourage Matt too but he didn't want it to ruin his moped street cred. I did worry about the roads as we weren't familiar with them, and there was a fair bit of traffic coming in and out of the towns with most of the other traffic being experienced drivers who just whiz in and out of small spaces! I gave Matt a little pep talk before we set off! Our first stop was the Twin Hanging Bridges, an hour and 10 minutes away. The drive on the moped was pretty awesome really and Matt did take it slow but just as we arrived at the Hanging Bridges, it started to rain... just typical!

The two hanging bridges were made up entirely of bamboo which just demonstrates how strong it can be. As the bridges were now getting wet, the bamboo had become slippery which made the crossing all that much more nerve racking!

Our next stop was the Tarsier sanctuary a few miles further on. They are nocturnal primates, and the species is estimated to be over 45 million years old- so the oldest mammal on earth! During the day they sleep clinging onto trees and hidden under leaves. I didn't realise just how small they were going to be but they were tiny! We had read before seeing them that they don't like to be stressed in any way, if they get very distressed they can actually commit suicide by holding their breath or continuously banging their head on a tree! While walking around the sanctuary, a guide would point out where the tarsiers were sleeping and we could take non flash pictures whilst keeping very quiet. One actually opened his eyes whilst I was stood watching him, they look just adorable with their big eyes! It was still raining heavily when we left the sanctuary so we decided to head back to the hostel.

We drove through the manmade forest which was really pretty. We saw lots of paddy rice fields but they were swamped with rain water which was a shame! Opposite one of the rice fields was a cute little cafe made out of wood and bamboo so we stopped there for lunch. A mango lassi and vegetable pizza later, we were back on the road making our way to the hostel. Although it had rained most of the day and we were soaked through including our bags, we had really enjoyed our day exploring.

That night we went back to Valemore's street BBQ because it was decent food at a very cheap price. We also went in search of a boat tour for Balicasag island the next morning but the tourist office's were so expensive. We decided we would risk it in the morning and see if a boat would take us out for cheap. I was desperate to swim with turtles and had read this was a good place to see them so I couldn't wait!