Summer in the West

Before July ends, here are some photos my sister Astrid took during Canada Day weekend. It's the summer season in this part of the world. We went on a camping trip with other members of a Filipino Cooperative. Naturally, the food was great. It was my very first camping experience which turned out to be more comfortable and enjoyable than I expected it to be (thank you air bed). It was what I would call an interesting Filipino-Canadian experience.

Summer is so lovely. I love how the photographs evoke a certain kind of nostalgia for a much simpler time.

-IJ

Surviving Palaui.

 

*photos in random order.

To tell you the truth, this was not the best of Palaui Island. Survivor USA had rented most (meaning, the more popular areas) of the island. My boss, a new friend and I had already checked in a hotel- and were tired from the loooooong and scary (no streetlights along the way) roadtrip - when we found out about this. But anyhow, despite the bad news, we jumped on a boat and still explored the open islands: Snake Island, Nangaramoan Beach (part of Palaui) and Crocodile Island.

The mini-getaway was unexpectedly fun, despite that it was cut short (SURVIVOR had to film in a bit. And the staff had instructed that all tourists should vacate the vicinity a.k.a. Nangaramoan and that there should be no boat activity during the duration of the filming. gah). Yeah, it felt like I missed a lot of the good stuff. I honestly wished there was more places to see, more landmarks to cover and more beautiful pictures to take. 

I know in my heart (tsar.) that Palaui Island is worth another visit. I swear I will be back soon, once the reality TV series packs up and leave. :)

-HC