Another 5 hour drive to where we will stay for the next two days, Mala-pao Abra. While we put new tires on the pick-up (!) we spent some time in the local mall at a city between Laoag and Mala-pao Abra. (sorry, can't keep all the city names straight). What a mall! Next door they were building an extension probably 3 times as big. Stores very similar to malls in America.
In the mall was a good size supermarket. Gloria and I like to roam these looking for unique teas, coffees and spices. We were successful. More interesting was the focus we found on MILK! This store had milk wired. Three different isles of milk!
In the mall was a good size supermarket. Gloria and I like to roam these looking for unique teas, coffees and spices. We were successful. More interesting was the focus we found on MILK! This store had milk wired. Three different isles of milk!
Another interesting sight in our travels today was a funeral procession. Several police cars with light flashing were slowly leading the procession. Very solemn.....and slow. The traffic behind was stacked way up.
In addition to five of us in the pickup and a jeepney full of people, three more were in the back of the truck, Graye, Chase and Kim, the local pastor's daughter. Kim stayed under the umbrella to keep the sun off and for easier texting on her phone!
Lunch at Filipino fast food. Not sure what everything was. Although chicken-on-a-stick was recognizable. Desert was great, can't remember the name, except it had ice cream, beans, nuts, potatoes and something like flan. Delicious!
We spent the afternoon at the school watching precision marching (!), getting a tour of the school, meeting the faculty and playing with the kids. A great time. Tomorrow, while we have a dental clinic about 40 minutes away, lots of construction will take place at the school.
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