13th September - Tay Tay - old fort- frontierland

Saturday 13^th September

Tay Tay was a complete surprise.  We knew less than nothing about it, and really, it doesn’t look very prepossessing from the water.  But once we tied up to a handy little floating dock and climbed up onto dry land – we loved it!

First there is a very old fort – 1665, I think – all solid and beautiful.

There are children everywhere, playing football, or basketball, or volleyball, wherever there is a spare patch of ground.

It feels very much like frontierland.

We found a small supermarket with the narrowest aisles imaginable, and then, to our joy, a market.  We were worryingly low on onions.  They didn’t actually have any onions, only shallots, but they are delicious and perform the same function.  We could have bought salted eggs, but we resisted…

So pretty, these salted eggs!

We also resisted the temptation to have a tattoo...

Maybe we will be able to go back into town today, to have a proper look at the fort, and to wander around the fascinating little streets.  But maybe we have to scarper…run for cover.  The forecast shows us a big storm brewing to the north.  There are many such storms around the Philippines, but it is OK to sail here because there are lots of good anchorages which offer protection from the howling wind. 

Local public transport

Pete is going to have another look at the forecast this morning, and then we will decide whether it is OK to stay in this vicinity or whether we have to go and tie up to a trusty mangrove tree in a sheltered passage…

We made a friend in the market, Julienne