Another photo of the San Juanico Bridge. On this photo you can get an idea of the length of the bridge. I was already standing on the bridge, in one of the curves on the Samar side of the bridge, when I took this picture. The photo shows the straight Leyte end of the bridge.
A jeepney, fully loaded, with luggage and passengers on the roof, crossing the San Juanico Bridge, on its way from Leyte to Samar.
The San Juanico Bridge connects the islands Leyte and Samar. I've been told it's the longest bridge in the Philippines. At 2.1km (1.34 miles) it's certainly a long one.
A road on the island Samar, the Philippines. On either side of the road we see palm trees. These are coconut trees, and part of some of the many coconut plantations in the region.
A small fishing boat on a secluded, deserted beach somewhere on the island Samar, in the Visayas region in the Philippines. The boat seems to be freshly painted, maybe it's still new.
The bus terminal of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, the Philippines. Officially it's called the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal. If you look carefully you can see buses, jeepneys and tricycles on the terminal.
While I was busy taking photos, this gentleman called out to me to let me take his photo, and he posed for me when I did so. He was busy collecting shellfish in the shallow waters on the coast of a Visayan island - presumably to sell, or possibly for his family dinner later that day.
This photo is taken in Samar, in the Visayas region in the Philippines, on a remote beach. Children from a nearby village are playing on the beach. Or maybe they are looking for shellfish, to sell or for the family dinner.
The church in Sulangan that we saw last week is a popular destination for pilgrims. That is mostly for its shrine of St Anthony of Padua (locally known as San Antonio de Padua) - several miracles are attributed to it.
On this photo we see pilgrims in Sulangan eager to touch a statue of Jesus carrying the cross.
A woman selling the catch of the day, probably caught earlier that day by her husband. I took this photo in Samar, in the Visayas region.
We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.
Monument for the Balangiga affair in Balangiga, Samar.
The Balangiga affair, also known as the Balangiga massacre, was a guerrilla attack that killed over 40 American soldiers. It took place in 1901, during the Philippine-American War.
