Nearly gone.

Inside the ruins of the old Cagsawa church Olivia was worried about this bit falling, so had me lean on it to hold it up. I lasted just long enough for a photo but the wall may not last much longer.
Way too many people died in here on the 1st February 1814 when Mayon erupted, at a time when my first Aussie ancestor was enjoying a free but compulsory passage on a boat to Sydney Cove.

INRI

I have no idea what it means but tourists love to indulge in their national pastime of crucifixion here.

 Plenty of tourists come here, even one very obviously British one.
Mayon is in the background but so also are a lot of clouds and gloom, so it will have to wait.

Interesting.

Olivia is right smart at snapping photos, here I am at Cagsawa ruins about to dig into what I think is a chili halo-halo, quite a mixture in that glass, some ice and maybe coconut milk, also a yellow fruit that probably has a name, some corn kernels, jelly as well as jellied lollies perhaps, topped with grated cheese and with a chili kick to add interest. Not bad but way too rich for me, I think it was P45 or so.

Jeepney gauges.

The Jeepney brother drives is fairly typical, the left two gauges function but not the other three, though a speedo isn't needed for these anyway, being fairly irrelevant in the Philippines. The oil pressure gauge does work but only shows a reading when cold, the engine is quite tired.
They get inspected but the people doing it must be very good at lifting heavy things as well as having very thick and fogged up spectacles. They are a bit of a marvel of simplicity though I'd like to see more pride in their Jeepneys, little things like lights not working drag the image down, and it'd be nice to see more getting some fresh pretty paint.

Envy.

Nearly dark at when taking a comfort stop on a dirt road out the back of Bariis I notice powerlines and a cellphone tower. This means even out here a good internet connection is available. In Australia even if you live close enough to a cellphone tower the cost of logging in is astronomical. Here unlimited internet is very affordable via these.

Clever people here.

The two lasses are doing just enough to motivate the tricycle driver to veer away from the goodies they have drying on the side of the road. Quite a good road actually for a remote area but the locals use it for whatever reason they can think of so traffic must take care, something the locals are must better at doing than Aussies.

Three on a bike, no helmets, quite normal here. Of course we waved to each other when they went past, friendly people here.

A laid back lifestyle.

Locals taking rice across the road to be milled.
I don't think any of us can imagine the low incomes these people have, but they're all friendly.