Tomorrow I will be leaving the Philippines, so wanted to record a few final comments. The trip from Boracay Island back to Manila started with a tricycle at 4:30am to the port to catch the first 5am boat across to Caticlan on the Panay mainland, and then the 6am bus and a 6 hour journey to Iloilo City. The scariest part of the journey was probably the tricycle ride. The Philippines is full of these 125cc motorbikes with skinny tires and home-built side-cars ...

Landed back at Manila for a few days before Singapore.

Setting sail for Manila aboard SuperFerry21.

Arrived after 6hrs on bus with a numb bum to a wet Iloilo City.

Borocay Island is a really nice place to slow down and spend a little time. The island is about 5Kms long by 2Kms wide running approximately North-South. However, its main attraction is the 4Km White Beach on the West coast; a white powder beach running down to clear, gently lapping water. Many folk will say it is spoilt by the tourism with barely a yard of beach that isn't given over to either a hotel, a restaurant or some other tourist service. On the oth...