Maasin
on the south coast of Leyte island is the first big town we've
visited in Philippines and if our welcomes are as warm in all other
places I think we're going to have a great time. We anchored in
front of the town and found a convenient beach where we could leave
the dinghy while we were in town.
Maasin
is lively, many small shops and a tourist office which looked shocked
when tourists walked through the door. They were as helpful but
didn't have any maps of the town. We got directions to the nearest
ATM (for our first pesos) and the nearest SIM card provider for phone
and internet connection. After language the problems we had in
Indonesia trying to buy a data package for internet and the
exhorbitant charges and poor service in Palau, it was heaven to find
a) assistants who understood what we wanted who quickly set us up, b)
unlimited data for a month for a most reasonable cost and c) fast
connection through out the islands.
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| first anchorage |
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| a warm welcome |
Cashed
up and connected we visited the supermarket and market, marvelled at
the range of produce and keen prices and met more warm hearted
Filipinos.
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| Maasin street |
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