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then and there that he was our kind of
guy; we’ve always liked people with a
touch of crazy, the kind that are blind
to barriers. It was at Alessandro’s,
however, where all the screaming
began.
The receptionists and the
housekeeping staff thought Lilou was
very cute, and would call out every
time she passed, “Hi,
Le
lou!” Our
daughter, though, would invariably
respond with a shriek. We wondered:
Was it the way they softened the first
vowel in her name that irked her so
much? “
Je veux aller à notre maison
qui est très loin
,”
she would sometimes
say — meaning, “I want to go to our
house that’s far away.”
“
We can’t go back to Aigues-Mortes
just right now,” we’d respond, and try
to reassure her that it can be good here
too. She seemed a little convinced
when we rented a motorbike to look for
more permanent lodgings, exploring
the beaches all around this island
along the way. We discovered beautiful
places — one in particular, a cove on
a part of the island called Doljo, left
us enchanted. It was used mainly by
fishermen, so there were multicolored
boats parked on the cliff, while
others floated on bamboo platforms
a few meters from land. There was
a white-sand beach called Momo
where there was a terrific kind of light,
all soft brilliance. Then there was the
beach in Danao which had the perfect
orientation for the sunset-on-sea that
we would have liked to have.
While we have not yet gone to see
the tarsiers, we have been discovering
the artisan culture of Bohol. Visits to
I S L A N D L I V I N G
Imagine waking
up to this every
morning
Clockwise from far
left: This is how
my husband Pierre
and daughter Lilou
roll (with helmets,
of course); Lilou
and I have made
island excursions a
part of our weekly
routine; along with
shell collecting;
fishermen’s boat
in Doljo; Lilou’s
starfish collection.
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Alona Beach
For the
Bohol family
Vanilla Sky
Check in at Vanilla Sky Resort,
where you can choose a variety
of accommodations ranging from
family rooms to apartments.
Tel: +63 385 028446
Tubigon Loomweavers Multi-
Purpose Cooperative
Located in Pinayagan Norte,
Tubigon, the co-op is open every
day, including Sundays. You can
watch women weave wonderful
fabrics, and maybe buy a yard
or two.
Tel: +63 929 530 6647
Antequera Basket Market
Because you always need
containers, go basket shopping
at this basket capital just across
the Antequera public market.
Open every Sunday, from 7am
onwards
Prana Bohol
Get your yoga fix at this studio
located inside Tarsier Botanika
in Tawala, Panglao Island.
Tel: +63 920 4319 616
Friendly Waters
This one’s for the kids — a
day-care center located at the
Troman Building in Tawala,
Panglao, that accepts young
tourists on a per-day basis.
Tel: +63 939 924 5374
