Hanna & Julia's Whirlwind Adventure: Nuts Huts

Nuts Huts is an incredible place run by a dutch couple. It is located in the middle of the Bohol jungle meaning no electricity at night and an insane amount of mosquitos. There were wild goats roaming around the premises and acting as lawnmowers. Hanna became very attached to the baby goat and still feels withdrawl symptoms. The huts we stayed in were on stilts with bamboo ladders leading up to them. Our room had an ant infestation that grew worse and worse every day but the owners simply laughed at us when we told them. There was no running water in the toilets which of course meant no toilet paper could be thrown into the bowl which was impossible to remember. I'm pretty sure we both had to fish it out a couple of times.

Huts

Hanna's lover

Headtorches are a must (and just plain sexy)

Relaxing after trekking up the stairs

In order to reach the reception, bar and restaurant area one had to climb 150 steps, no joke. In order to reach the road there were 300 steps to climb, in 35 degree heat and humidity this becomes really exhausting. After the intense climb there is a kilometre to walk before reaching the main road where there are buses and jeepneys that take you wherever you want to go. Jeepneys are the public transportation used in the Philippines, these are Jeeps that have been elongated to carry more passengers. At one point they managed to squeeze in 33 people! When you see a bus or Jeepney coming you simply wave it down, tell the conducter where you want to go and he makes up a price depending on the distance. When you want to get off you hit a coin against the hand railing which makes a clinging noise and signals the driver to stop. One bus we rode had a sign that lit up every time the driver hit the breaks that read "Pray with us" which was ironic seeing as we were travelling way too fast and wearing no seatbelts.

Jeepney

Local Bus

At the market

Day one we took a local bus to the Chocolate Hills. The origin of these hills is still unknown but in the dry season they look like chocolate drops. Geologists claim that erosion is the cause whereas Philippinos believe the hills were formed after a battle between two giants.