Manila

We woke up early, when it got light out, because we were sleeping outside. I went to the bathroom, baby-wipe and changed my clothes. I'm ready for another day of traveling! I think my last shower was 3 days ago.

When we arrived in Manila, we arrived at a new airport that was built solely for discounted airlines. Its super inconvinient because this airport is 2 hours outside of the city. When we got out of customs and got our bags, we had to get on a bus that then went into the city. It would be like flying on WestJet to Vancouver, but its acutally the Coquihalla Highway and then you have to take a bus to the city.

The bus dumped us in the most sketchy part of Manila that could be chosen. I had no idea where were. But I knew we needed a taxi to get to our hostel. We were stood at the side of the road surrounded by kids that looked like they were going to rob us. There was garbage al over the streets and the stench in the air was horrible. I knew I had to just stay in the game and get out of there. An unmarked taxi came to pick us up, I showed him the address of where we needed to go, and we were off. We were dropped off at the hostel where Denise was staying and where we were meeting. It was Romi's last night, so she went to splurge on a nice hotel room with air conditioning and a hot shower. I checked in to the hostel and had a long overdue shower.

Denise was not there, so I went for a walk and got a sandwich, which was 90% mayonnaise. I went back and met Denise. It was so good to see her! We met Romi and went for dinner. We went back to her hotel and watched a little Oprah on tv. Then it was time to say goodbye. Romi was going home the next day and it was me and Denise for the last 9 days of our trip. I adore Romi and it was an amazing trip with her.