I took the lovely bus ride back to Puerto yesterday, as I had a flight to catch to Manila this morning.
The ride was a bit better on the way back. It took 5 hours instead of 6 and it departed on time. This time I spent most of the journey reading. After you see one hour of jungle, the next 4 hours kind of look the same! The only annoyance is the driver who loves his horn. I took a break from reading when he was leaning on the horn. He was trying to overtake this truck.
It’s a bit hard to see in this picture as I took it with the iPad as I was reading an eBook. It’s the back of a truck that is just packed with Filipinos going to Puerto. The problem is there are not many transportation options along this road, so if someone owns a truck or van, everyone packs into it. This one only had people inside it, some have people sitting on the top of them as well!
You can probably see from the picture that the van has an absence of leg room. These things seem to be made for smaller people. The good thing is that the air conditioning worked well though.
You can also see the catholic presence, as everywhere else in the Philippines, with the image on the roof. On the road there are signs with the Lord’s Prayer. The way people drive, I think they may need it!