Thursday, February 19, 2009

Philippines Pictures II






Possible huge news on the horizon. In the meantime, settle for looking at more pics from the Philippines.

The preceding pics are from the town of Talisay as well as Taal Volcano, one of the 5 major volcanoes in the Philippines. My travel crew and I decided to take a 3 hour jeepney road over the worst "roads" possible just to get to the town of Talisay. The town itself borders Lake Taal, which is where Taal Volcano is located.

The volcano is still active although it hasn't erupted since 1977. It has, however, shown signs of unrest over the past 20 years. We climbed it early one morning (the only group to not ascend it on horseback) and it took us about 45 minutes to get to the top. After the descent, are clothes were covered in a fine layer of volcanic ash. Enjoy.

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