Retirement in the Philippines: Low Costs, Cool Weather, and Coral Seas: Part Two

Retirement in the Philippines: Low Costs, Cool Weather, and Coral Seas: Part Two

Golden light bathes the promenade. Huge acacia trees lean toward the Visayan Sea, some covered in a green creeper called manaog ka irog (“come down my love”). Townsfolk are strolling or sit on benches catching up on the day’s events. Kids play a last game of volleyball on the small stretch of sand near the Press Club, and fishermen haul in their small boats.