Where in the heck is that? It’s in northern Luzon maybe 350 miles from Manila. I came up here for the rafting but its only on weekends. Sometimes playing it by ear doesn’t work, Tug is a fairly big town and it’s claim to infamy are it’s motorcycle tricycles. Most of them are two cycles that are poorly muffled and burn oil. the streets reek of exhaust of oily smoke and the noise bounces off of all the walls.
i took one today about 30 miles to a local river where I toured a cave. The way up was 184 steps and then it got hard. The floor was unimproved, rough and muddy. \The lighting was from cave openings through the ceiling. I didn’t slip but it was close. My 16 year old guide hasn’t seen his mother for 15 years. She left for Singapore then and hasn’t returned but he still wants to see her.
My driver, Ricardo is separated from his wife (no divorce here but there is civil annulment) He brought me to the river, cave and hung around all day (8hrs) and returned me to Tug for $12! I ruined the economy by tipping him $7.
The kayak trip was up a nice calm stretch of a very clear, 
The ride on the way back was exciting since Ricardo had an aversion to using his headlight (wastes gas?)
Hippydom is alive and well here. I used the bandana on the bike ride to keep the hair from my eyes.
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