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| Early morning at MacArthur Shrine, Palo, Leyte |
February 7, 2012
Palo and Tacloban City, Northern Leyte
The night before our scheduled flight bound for Catarman, Cebu Pacific informed us that our flight is being rerouted to Tacloban City due to aircraft issues. This would have been a major hassle knowing that land trip from Tacloban City to Catarman takes more than five hours to travel, but since we were in no hurry to get to Catarman, we gave in. Besides, the idea of doing a jumpshot at San Juanico Bridge totally charmed me.
I was with Cha, Janet and Ciel on this trip. We landed at Tacloban Airport as early as 5:30am. It was still dark outside but we decided to head straight to MacArthur Shrine, and just wait for the break of dawn there.
From the airport, a trike driver offered to take us to Red Beach, Palo, Leyte, where the shrine is located, for P150 one way. We thought it was cheaper compared to most cab drivers who offered P200-250 to get there.