Philippines, Bohol Island

We took a ferry from Camiguin to Bohol, accompanied by flying fish and a group of dolphins. After a short visit to the market, where vegetables, fish, and even pig's head were being sold, we drove to Tagbilaran in a slightly over-air-conditioned car. There, we had to find our hostel, loaded with our luggage, in about 40 degrees heat, which took us an hour to locate.

After freshening up, we hopped right back on a scooter to explore the island. Bohol is much larger and more densely populated than Camiguin, and also a bit more modern, so as we passed through the villages, there wasn't much new to see. Therefore, we headed straight to the next waterfall to cool off.

The next day, we started early in the morning to visit the famous Chocolate Hills. The hills are named Chocolate Hills because they turn brown during the dry season and resemble chocolate candies - we saw them green and they didn't really remind us of chocolate, but the landscape was still very impressive!

During our drive, we encountered a brief rain shower, which we luckily managed to avoid in a pleasant way: the final game of the NBA Finals was taking place and was being broadcasted on every corner in basketball-crazy Philippines. So, we watched the Toronto Raptors win against the Golden State Warriors on a tiny tube television in a dirty convenience store in the middle of Bohol, cheered on by excited Filipinos. After the short and entertaining stop, we continued to a sanctuary for Tarsier monkeys, a critically endangered species. These little monkeys only grow up to 10 cm tall, have huge bulging eyes (they were apparently the inspiration for the famous Master Yoda from the Star Wars movies), are nocturnal, look super fluffy, but are very sensitive: they tend to commit suicide after shocking experiences like noise or touch, so we tiptoed through the forest and admired these adorable creatures!

Then we moved on to the next island, Boracay!