Ormoc to Ilag (van ride)

We got our luggage from the boat and made it to my cousin in the van. 3 very nice Filipino men loaded and reloaded our luggage until it was just right, tetrised in perfectly. Once we were settled into the van, my cousin passed around some small wrapped treats for us to eat after our long ferry ride. I failed to catch the name of the treat because the natives were speaking in their native tongue and very rapidly, but I thought I heard the word "chocolate".  I did not taste chocolate, it was more of a savory taste, and then I thought What if this is the blood dish that Anthony Bourdain ate before he died?

 

Quick vid from inside the van.

Rainbow sighting on the way...

On the way to Ilag we passed through a few security check points. I don't know what they were checking for, but it was election time in PI so maybe it was related? We passed.

When we arrived in Ilag, it was pouring down rain. The driver pulled onto a basketball court at the top of the road where my mom's house is and we walked through the downpour to my mom's childhood home where my aunt and cousins now live. It seemed really treacherous walking down the lane, but we made it.

My cousin, Arvie

Even though it was dark and rainy, things seemed to be gearing up for fiesta. This was the view from the balcony.