the dark path of winter

Turner winter sky

walking through the cold winter dawns
a climps of the sun through the broken clouds
makes my longing grow deeper
for those summer days.

Baler 2

walking the streets of Baler town...

Paddle board Fishing Philippines

The traditional way to use a Stand Up Paddle Board.

Baler across the river

the fishing village and people

across the river of Baler.

Little Girls Surfer Lodge

Our amazing host Donny with his 2 little girls in front

of his surf lodge. Donny moved from San Diego to the Philippines

about 9 years ago after he fell in love with this place

on one of his many surf travels around the world.

Baler 1

Baler, home of the making of Apocalypse Now and remote Philippine surfing outpost.

Only accessible by a slow bus journey through the dramatic Sierra Madre Mountains

and located on the Pacific ocean which stretches endlessly towards Mexico.

It is the capital of the region but still only a small town surrounded by lush jungle,

coconut groves, mangroves and series of serpentine waterways. For a longtime access was difficult

due to high activity of the communist New Peoples Army rebel group.

Today there is a thriving surf community and many undiscovered waves in a remote paradise.