June 8, 2018.
Thanks to jet lag and an early sun, I woke up at about 6 am the next morning. In the daylight I got to meet my friend's family, and we walked across the street so I could meet some more ants and uncles as well as her grandparents, was offered some Filipino coffee (which I am now currently obsessed with), and began plotting out the day.
The original plan for this morning was to head up to Malapascua and Kalanggaman, two islands with stunning beaches that are pretty well-known in the Philippines, but due to weather (the Tropical Storm I'd experienced in Hong Kong) it was postponed. This then changed to Bantayan, another island with great beaches that is well-known in the country, where we'd planned on going the next day. Today was just going to be exploring Cebu City and some surrounding areas. Cebu is the oldest city in the Philippines and is called the Queen City of the South. It was "founded" in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for Spain (despite being Portuguese, as many of us well know, not that it ultimately makes a difference).
