Day 286 - Saturday, April 8, 2017
These are pictures that we see a lot as we travel around our mission.  It is summer time in the Philippines.  It is difficult to find the water needed for such tasks as washing vehicles or clothes.  Going to the water is the answer!
 When we travel to Cabanatuan, we know it will be covered with trikes.  Why not!  After all it is the Tricycle Capital of the Philippines!  When the Dansie's lived here, instead of driving their car to get from place to place, they would hop in a trike.  It takes you door to door and no one needs to spend the time parking the car (which can take a long time)!  Brilliant!
It's festival time.  I've written about the love of festivals that Filipinos have.  In fact there are times that you drive on the road and there is a rope held on either side to block you from passing by.  Those holding it hope it get you to contribute with a few coins to help them with the cost of their festival.

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