Siquijor is just an hour from Dumaguete by boat, so it was easy for us to go over there for just one night.

Preston wanted to stay at a place that had a pool, so we picked the very very nice Coco Grove. The resort is guarded by this chatty red cockatoo.

Here's a herd of hood ornaments on a truck parked at Coco Grove.

Here's the pool.

That afternoon we met up with Kyle and Melissa from my Peace Corps batch for an island tour. We hired their co-worker and friend Joel, and unfortunately he had a flat on his jeepney tire. Luckily there was a spare and we were back on the open road in only a few minutes.

The first stop was Salagdoong beach which features this high cliff over the sea.

The drop is about 40 feet and it took Preston a little while to decide whether he was going to jump.

But he caught some pretty good air when he decided to go.

It can hurt your feet a little when they smack into the water from this height.

Nice splash!

Kyle and Melissa introduced us to the game "Horse Race". Melissa embroidered the game on a piece of fabric herself.

I've forgotten the rules exactly, but it is a dice game.

I may not remember the rules now, but I do remember that I cleaned house when my horse won the race a few times in a row!

After horse racing, we had some fried fish and pork from the nearby kitchen for dinner.

After dinner it was videoke time. This fellow seemed to enjoy Preston's singing.

You can find a videoke machine pretty much anywhere in the Philippines.

We scored a great deal on the little house we rented for the night. While it was a bit of a walk to the main part of Coco Grove, it was worth it to stay there for only about $13 a night.

Palm trees tower over the beach at Coco Grove.

This is a kalachuchi flower, in the Philippines there is a festival in May called the Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May). The flower is celebrated as the favorite flower to use as an offering to the Virgin Mary. (Thanks to Riza Inoc for the information about the kalachuchi flower).

When they are backlit by the sun, I really like the way that palm fronds look.

Preston may not have been backlit, but he liked the shade of this palm tree.

This little bangka awaited an open sea voyage.

Preston grabbed this primo beach chair to read his book.

A beach, a bangka and some palm trees are always a classic scene in the Philippines.

And the short trip to Siquijor was over and we had to catch a tricycle back to the pier to meet the boat back to Dumaguete.

Here's a pier photo of the Schultz brothers.

We planned to catch the Delta I back to Dumaguete, but it broke down while we were waiting for it to leave.

After the Delta broke down, we had to rush over to Larena, the next pier over and catch a different boat back to Dumaguete.