Summertime

Last feb 11, it was Ash Wednesday, the start of Lenten Season.  It is getting hotter in Isla.  Luckily though, even when it is hot, there is a good breeze, so even if it is hot, we don't perspire.

Here at the resort, we are going to finish our 2nd stone unit. The ceiling is being painted.  The walls were varnished and I have done fixing the toilet with bathroom.

Right now we are preparing for Holy Week, as there a lot of people who will come to Isla Verde for their holiday.   The Shore at Sawang will be full of tents.  Local people will sell their own delicacies to visitors. They will experience the procession of Saints from church of Sampalukan to Barangay GABIHAN.  They will also see the parade of little juds dressed up like angels with wings.  And on easter Sunday at early dawn they can watch the re-enactment of the resurrection

During Holy Week, people here on the Iisland don't eat any meat.  Even in the market in town, they don't sell meat during the holiday.  Instead, we stick with veggies and locally caught fish, dried fish and smoked fish.

But on Black Sabbath and Easter Sunday, the local people cook delicious food and bring their families in some swimming areas around the Isla for family gatherings and picnics. 

We have one sport played in Isla, Basketball.  It is called inter color, were 6 baranggays play each other and play on scheduled dates on each baranggay court.  Last week, it was held in Pajo.

As it is getting hotter in Isla, bushes are getting drier.  We have built our own rain water tank for watering our plants, so I still have flowers blooming and my beautiful orchids.

For now local people prefer to stay home making mats, while more visitors are coming for a holiday here in Isla Verde