SUBSCRIBETrip to Guiuan, Samar, 2 - On the road
From Ormoc, it was a liesurely bus ride to Tacloban where I rode a provincial bus for my destination, Guiuan. It was really a trip down memory lane. The route has been all too familiar for me as I was travelling from time to time in this area a few years ago for business (my area covered Eastern Visayas –> includes Samar and Leyte) and for liesure (collecting butterflies and beetles and just for the heck of traveling).
Left, I intentionally rode a bus, not the V Hires (vans that are used as public utility vehicles) that ply the route fastest. There’s this kind of slowness that comes with riding in one. You get to see more of the countryside and the people. Its frequent stops sometimes just makes you exasperated but then, come to think of it, you can also take more photos. Right the view of the San Juanico bridge connecting Leyte and Samar islands.
Left, a view of one of the many islets that is what the town of Marabut is famous for. Right, the Tacloban - Borongan highway via Basey. A few years ago, this road was badly maintained and dusty. Now, its wide, well kept and shortened the travel to Borongan and Guiuan with less traffic.
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