A Trip to Carcar in the New Car...

Saturday, 1st October 2011

Bro Frans is building a carport for the new multi-cab (with the help of some others). Yesterday he performed some rather interesting pruning of the large mango tree in the backyard, so this morning I helped to cut up the branches and burn all the leaves with Buddy (the husband of Sis Mary-Jane). Silas and Eden also helped shovel the gravel mix from alongside the hall to the rear. All the boys had a wash to clean off our sweat and dirt.

Sarah broke her promise – she went in the multi-cab again. Bro Frans took us to Carcar so Silas could have his lunch at Jolibee for his birthday. Sis Conchita and Bro Felcris came along as well. After lunch we went to the discount shoe outlet (there is a shoe factory in Carcar), almost all of us bought new shoes. Silas is very pleased with his brown slip on sandals.

The New Car...car

Next stop was the shopping centre, it was supposed to be just to get cash from the ATM, however soon most of us were lost throughout the shops looking for stuff. Felcris and Silas did some grocery shopping while Frans and myself looked at the motorbikes lined up outside, there was even a big bike – Kawasaki Ninja hidden amongst them.

It's rare to see a bike with more than one cylinder in the Philippines

Back to Argao and a quick detour to see the 400year old Catholic Church (the 2nd oldest in the Philippines). It was interesting to see the architecture as well as the history behind the church. Bro Felcris and Sis Conchita were both brought up Catholic's in this church. The statue of San Lorenzo hanging upside down over the well  is interesting. They drowned him because he would not change his beliefs.

Inside the church

More fancy stuff at the front of the church. The gold is not really gold
as it would be stolen if it was.

The belfry

We unloaded our shopping back at the hall, got changed into our bathers (or swimmers, or togs, or cossies etc...) and then went to the beach. The swell was up and the children found it a challenge. Silas got dumped in a breaker, but Noah loved it (because he was held above the waves). We stayed until after the sun set and then returned for tea.

Everyone was rather tired from the day and so by the time the children were in bed – so were most of the adults as well.