After the wrath of several typhoons, the sun is slowly showing up. And since it is the semestral break, teens are eager to leave the comforts of their home to see what the "outside" has to offer.
In this generation this can mean two things though; one: go to the island of Boracay and party till the wee hours of the morning or go out of town and party till the wee hours of the morning... hmmmmm.... right..
But there are some people who are the exemption to the standard rule. These people are rebels of their generation. They don't want to go to gimmicks, clubs and parties, all they want is the peace and quiet that only mother nature can offer.
There are many islands who can offer what these "anti-party" people want. And Marbuena is one of them...
view of Panay island and Marbuena's sand bar
people come here to observe the Lenten season
Mt. Pan de Azucar
parked boats
insects are abundant in the island
mangroves
Panay Island
rocky beach
old tree
mangroves flourish in the island, sadly, parts of it is plagued by thrash
there are several species of birds that calls Marbuena their home, the most prominent are the night herons and the local sea hawks
moss
bats hanging out
at dusk, bats start to fly around Marbuena to look for food
Mt. Kanlaon, Negros at dusk
night heron
sunset at Marbuena
Panay Island, dawn
Marbuena, sunrise
birds zero in to Marbuena as they come home after a night's feast from the neighboring islands and from the mainland
the last bird to comeback to Marbuena
a night heron spreads its wings
birds riding the thermals
local drug smugglers used to catch monkeys and stuff their stomachs with illegal drugs, thus the term "shamu" (shabu and amo- the local term for monkey)
