Local delights for merienda

After lunch at the resort last weekend, I had the idea to go out and see if there were stores that sold food other than the usual junk food found at sari-sari stores. I also wanted to see if there was a 'tinapayan' or bakery to get some of my favorite breads. There were only the small sari-sari stores selling the usual stuff and no bakeries. Fortunately, there was a roadside store selling turon, kamote cue, biko and other local, more traditional snacks.

Turon or banana rolls (friend banana with the wrapper coated in brown sugar)

Kamote cue (fried sweet potato coated in sugar)

Their version of biko, which is sticky rice cooked with coconut milk and brown sugar.

We bought turon and biko from the store to take back to the resort for our merienda. They turned out really good and we got to enjoy these local delights as an alternative to the food at the resort. 

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Another Panglao sunset (during Habagat season)

We couldn't get a nice sunset photo last Friday because it was overcast. Yesterday somehow made up for Friday with a nice sunset over the sea.

Sunset over the Cebu Strait. One can see the cranes at the left. These are for a construction project in the Alona Beach area. There are many resort projects now in Panglao Island.

 

We walked to a floating platform across from the beach to get this photo. It turned out well-timed as the clouds covered the setting sun as soon as we walked back to the beach, obscuring the sun and depriving others of a nice sunset shot. 

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Back in Panglao for a quick recharge

We had an unplanned trip to Bohol to unwind before busier days. We just could not schedule a trip to re-energize (applying the term used by the university for admin officials to take some time off). We knew where we wanted to go but somehow couldn't agree on a schedule. It started not so promising given the rainy weather in Metro Manila that we thought would be similar in Bohol. It was rainy where we headed to but fortunately, the weather improved a lot while we were there.

Our first day back was not promising as rains greeted us as we approached Bohol and it was raining when we landed at Panglao.

This was the scene at the beach that greeted us when we arrived at the resort. This was taken around noontime and we just prayed that the weather would improve and allow us at least to walk on the beach if not to swim there. There was no thunderstorm so some people still swam and frolicked despite the gloomy conditions.

The following morning we were greeted by this splendid weather. I already saw the sun's rays through our room's windows when I woke up. And we had our sunny weather to enjoy over the weekend.

 More on this trip in the next posts!

 

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