A THOUGHT TO REFLECT UPON:
"Unfortunately, most people no longer live in a
society. Instead, they live in an economy, where
right and wrong
is determined not by love, fairness, and generosity, but by profitability and greed --
and where the law no
longer dictates corporate behavior, but corporate behavior dictates the law."
Kelly Overton
OUR "TOTALLY FREE" CAMPGROUND:
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This facility can be used by any tourist (with a "Tourist Visa") who is traveling on a low budget and therefore can not afford to rent a room.
THE FREE
CAMPGROUND:
We have
five
permanent camp-shelters (each with split bamboo benches for sitting and sleeping)
-- native-style permanent cooking
facilities for open fires near the beach -- two "out-house" toilets (his and hers) -- a beautiful beach for
swimming and walking -- free use of our sail-boats -- free use of our bicycles
-- free use of our wireless internet connection -- free use of our tire-inner-tubes for swimming -- etc.
THE FREE SHELTERS:
Our
permanent shelters are located among the coconut trees only a few feet
from the ocean. Each shelter is built with native material (bamboo and
nipa leaves), with a native-style roof to provide shelter from the sun and rain.
The roofs are 8 feet from the ground, so there is ample room for standing.
These are "open" shelters, because the weather here is usually so good that walls are not necessary.
As shown in one of the photos immediately below, some of our "campers" also
bring tents.
SLEEPING:
Under each roof
(as shown below) there are four split-bamboo benches, totaling approximately
30' in length, for sitting and
sleeping. This means it is possible for six or more people to sleep in
each shelter. The split-bamboo is flexible, and therefore the benches are very
comfortable to sleep on. There are spaces between the slats so the
cool breeze from the ocean can blow through. It is almost
like air-conditioning.
COOKING (BELOW):
Under separate roofs, there are two traditional "native-style" raised platforms
where fires can be made for cooking. These platforms enable people to
stand up while cooking on the open fires. These types of cooking
facilities are called "dirty-kitchens" in the Philippines because of the smoke.
TOILET FACILITIES (BELOW):
There is a very clean out-house toilet that has two-doors (“his-and-hers"). The bamboo posts and barbed wire are to prevent motor
vehicles
(e.g. "drunk drivers") from backing into the structure. The posts are
not attractive, but they are
none-the-less quite functional.
THE “COST-OF-LIVING” WHILE CAMPING HERE:
Our “campers” generally purchase fresh fish directly from local fishermen –
purchase other food (e.g. fresh fruit and vegetables) at the colorful local market or from local farmers -- and cook on open fires. Because of
this, some of the campers live quite comfortably for less than $2. or $3. U.S. per person --
per day. THEREFORE, some of the "free campers" end up staying here
for months at a time.
THE FREE CAMP-SHELTERS ARE SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND
BELOW:
In the foreground is part of our first-floor
veranda (outside sala / living room). In the background are the "free-use"
shelters that our tourist campers often use.
THE
PHOTO BELOW SHOWS THE
BEACH AREA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF OUR FREE CAMPING SHELTERS.
Quite often there are no people on the beach. This photo was probably
taken on a Sunday.
HAMMOCKS (BELOW):
The weather here is usually so good that it is not necessary
to have walls -- or even to sleep under a roof.
Because of the awesome weather, many of
our campers ignore the free "open" cottages and choose to sleep under the stars
in hammocks among the coconut trees near the ocean.
AN UN-CROWDED DAY AT THE CAMPGROUND (BELOW):
It is virtually certain that you would often have the entire campground to yourself. Between the camp-shelters (below) there is a wide walk-way that goes out to the ocean. In these photos the tide is out, so the water is at a distance. However, when the tide is "in" the ocean is only ten feet away from some of the sleeping benches. The sound of the waves is soooo relaxing. Click to enlarge for better visibility.
A
CROWDED DAY AT THE CAMPGROUND (BELOW):
There might
be times
(especially on Sunday) when
there are several families or large groups staying at the campground – in which
case our foreign campers are always amazed by the Filipino hospitality and
generosity that they experience.
For example, the foreigners are often invited to be the “guests-of-honor” at the various Filipino banquets and parties, even though they have never previously met their kind and hospitable hosts.
A FEW ADDITIONAL "THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY" ARE AS FOLLOWS:
"The
notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually
idiotic. It is more likely that he loves his country more than we do, and
therefore he is more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched.
He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to
despair." -
H.L. Mencken
"The
people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberties. In every government on
earth there is weakness, and germs of corruption and degeneracy. Every
government degenerates when it is trusted to the bureaucrats."
--Thomas Jefferson
"All great truths begin as
blasphemies."
George Bernard Shaw
"When law and morality
contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing
his moral sense or losing his respect for the law."
Frederic Bastiat
"Men occasionally stumble on
the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had
happened."
Winston Churchill
"It makes
no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party
representing four percent of the people"
Gore Vidal
"Inflation has now been institutionalized at a fairly constant 5% per year. This
has been determined to be the optimum level for generating the most revenue
without causing public alarm. A 5% devaluation applies, not only to the money
earned this year, but to all that is left over from previous years. At the end
of the first year, a dollar is worth 95 cents. At the end of the second year,
the 95 cents is reduced again by 5%, leaving its worth at 90 cents, and so on.
By the time a person has worked 20 years, the government will have confiscated
64% of every dollar he saved over those years. By the time he has worked 45
years, the hidden tax will be 90%. The government will take virtually everything
a person saves over a lifetime."
G. Edward Griffin
"Peace
does not necessarily mean to be in a place where there is no war, trouble, noise
or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in
your heart."
Mahatma Ghandi
"It is
in the nature of imperialism that citizens of the imperial power are always
among the last to know -- or care -- about circumstances in the colonized
countries.":
Bertrand Russell