Day 732 - 2 years on the road

This time 2007, we were boarding a plane that would deposit us in Thailand where we began our Adlibing Asia Tour!!! 2 years on, and we're still having the time of our lives!! When we think back over everything we've done, our brains get tired as there's just too much to look back on. One things for sure: we've seen and done some truly amazing things, and we feel privileged to have experienced it all.

Today we set off for some more exploration of Sagada, and wandered our way out of town until our attention was caught by some more of the region's famous Hanging Coffins - these ones the Sugong Coffins. We went down a path to try and get a better view, but just ended up having a nice walk around the forest and limestone caves.

We continued the journey past local kids having a ball on bikes and playing with their pet dogs - there are hundreds of kids and puppies around here!!

We headed along a trail under a pine tree canopy that led to Lumiang Burial Cave, where over a hundred coffins are stacked in the cave entrance - the oldest is thought to date back 500 years.
From here we made our way to Sumaging Cave ("Big Cave") which is famous for having weird calcium formations inside. While Liv turned around a few minutes after entering this slippery cave, Rita and Adam continued down. Unfortunately Rita stopped a few minutes later, while Adam plunged into the depths to see what he could find. Adam's "few minutes" exploration turned into an hour, which left poor Rita alone with the bat poo!

In the cave Adam discarded his shoes in favour of his Nike Bares, which provided grip on the limestone rocks that are submerged under the crystal clear river that flows through the cave. As always, Adam had to jump in one of the pools for a swim!

We got back to town and back to the kids, then engaged in some shopping therapy - since we are coming home soon (!!!) we're not so worried about what we're carrying around on our backs!

Since Sagada has a 9pm curfew, we had a lovely meal at Masferres - the late Mr Masferres is a famous Filipino photographer and some of his photos are on display here.

Adlibing coffins and caves.