The weekend

Every weekend since May of this year I take the ferry boat to bring my grandson across the Davao Gulf to the Island Garden City of Samal. This is because his mom transferred residence to Samal while he is in third grade studying here in Davao City. Samal is an island that is surrounded by sea and the only way one can get there is to take a boat or ferry. No access by road, although the long awaited Samal to Davao City Bridge is under construction and is about 40 percent complete. But this bridge is not expected to be open until the year 2028, so I guess I have 3 long years to look forward to going to and from these two cities.

At first I thought it would be a long and boring 3 years but something made me change my mind that made me now look forward to the channel crossing. After almost 6 months of just enduring the short one-way 10 minute trip, I noticed something interesting that literally put the joy and excitement to the trip.