June 11.
Probably my favorite day of the entire 4 that I spent in the Philippines was this one. We left around the same time we left to go to Moalboal a few days earlier and arrived at our destination at about the same time, if not earlier. The only pit stop was for a half-hour Jollibee run, because you're not in Asia without going to Jollibee, which is basically fast food, but instead of getting fries with everything you get rice. You may be able to order fries too, but you basically get rice. Because it's Asia, and it's not a meal unless there's rice.
Anyway, we made the drive down to Oslob, a trip complete with inside jokes, made all the better by the fact that the days of the week in Cebuano are the same as they are in Spanish, so that was fun.
I'm still a little hesitant about this entry because it deals with the apparently controversial topic of swimming with whale sharks, so if you absolutely believe that swimming with whale sharks is bad even though you are not a certified marine biologist, you can let me know. Or don't. I kind of don't really care. I just know it's controversial, but as someone who's had a thing for whale sharks and marine life since I was a little kid, and after seeing the experience first-hand, I have some thoughts about the pros and cons of how the Oslob whale shark experience is handled. If you are a marine biologist and have your opinion as a trained expert in the situation, you are even more welcome to share your opinions.
