Dean's Barbecue at Forest Camp

Banica River at 11:45 A.M. Jong went to Cebu for the day to pick up some things so I had to drive with the kids to Forest Camp in Valencia, via some unfamiliar side roads. A short stretch of the main road up is being concreted (?) but this stretch happens to be near our place so I had to use a detour. It was definitely the long way up but it was unfamiliar enough to catch the kids' interest: "Are we there yet?" and "Mama, are you sure you know the way?" :-)

Before we went to the 8:15 Mass at Mary Immaculate Church, the kids had been saying they didn't want to go because the water was too cold up there. They kept repeating it all throughout breakfast but as soon as we got into the car parked under the hot sun they changed their tune. Jordi: "It's so HOT! You know, Forest Camp doesn't sound like a bad idea anymore." Louie: "I know. I could kiss the one who invented it!" When we got there, this was the first thing they did:

At Dean's barbecue, 1 PM, waiting for the fish to cook.

GJ and Alexis Pal at the newest and highest pool, just watching Jordi and Louie cooling off. Notice the banana tree in the middle of the picture?

It's this tree. Jordi had to go down below the pool to pick up Louie's goggles. He doesn't look too happy about it, does he. There's a huge lizard near his right foot, too.

GJ with his Gameboy Advance. He and his sister were not allowed to swim "because it's a school day tomorrow and we can't wake up early." :-)