went to Narra

Blog 2
Earlier this month I went to visit a Mayline in Narra. We had a nice time. Even though puerto is not really big city, it sure felt different to be out in a more rural place. The picture of the sun rise was taken as we waited on the side of the road for a ride to the hot springs for a morning soak. (I was amazed that the hot springs were so good even though the air temp gets me sweating at the best of times) The man on his carabo also past and posted for my picture.
I also spent some time at the market - fish, fruit, veggies, close, almost anything you can get at walmart. Well I do get a bit overwhelmed in markets and unless I have someone to take me to their regular vendor, I tend to just walk on by. I'm not use to choosing from 10 to 20 different sales people for a few bananas, it's overwhelming to say the least.
Another thing that I haven't got use to is seeing heavily armed guards, police, military guys. They all seem to walk about very casually with a huge gun over their shoulders. Happily they posed for me and asked me to show their pictures to any of my single friends that might want a friend here (it still amazes me how many people I meet that want to immigrate).
Mayline and her little boy were great tour guides. Although Dodoy, the little boy was very scared of strangers and spent most of his time hiding from me, I did get a great typical Philipinno pose, smile included when the camera came out!
My latest hobby is drawing. I am taking lessons with a great artist, in a wonderful location. The pictures with the trees and pathways is the grounds of the art gallery I go to. If I'm not inspired here, I wouldn't think of trying anywhere else. The place is called Kamarinkutan and is a wonderful setting for viewing native art and having a sip of coffee. The place was recently featured in a travel magazine. It tells the story about the founder and shows some great shots. (I'll try googling it)
I have many pictures of flower but I thought I would post this one of the Papaya tree. It's kind of an original shot because the flower is about 15 feet up a tree. I was able to get this shot because the tree was beside a lookout platform and so