Philippines SQUID FISHING! Southern Leyte's Whale Shark Capital PINTUYAN

PHILIPPINES SQUID FISHING IN SOUTHERN LEYTE'S WHALE SHARK CAPITAL, PINTUYAN! Locals call this "pygmy squid". They told me that this seafood, found in the shallow bay, doesn't grow any larger than this. At 5:30pm, just as the sun is setting, an armada of small fishing boats go out into the bay for around an hour, just enough time to drop these improvised fishing lines into the water and hook squid on! Pulling them up, how many will I catch? Then it's time for some aged tuba and dinner - these "nucus" are delicious cured in vinegar, eaten raw - sweeter than the larger squid! The next day, time to do what Pintuyan is famous for - spotting whale sharks! The whale sharks come in and out of the bay at their own leisure - they are not fed by humans. We saw 5! Better luck this time! And what an experience that was! Then I visited the mountainous spine of Panaon Island - what I'd always hoped to do. It was so windy up there but an absolutely fantastic contrast to the coast. And in the eco park at the bottom, I walked along part of the 1933 Pintuyan to Liloan trail. Until the 1980s, this was the way in and out! A huge contrast to the new(ish) Saddle Road, named as maybe Philippines' most dangerous, that I entered Pintuyan on! My trip is almost over. But this was an awesome ending! ================ CONTACT ME! Facebook -   / kumanderd   Instagram -   / kumanderdaot   Email - [email protected] Patreon -   / kumanderdaot   LIKE MY MUSIC? Get a free one month trial of Epidemic Sound. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER - I use Wise (formerly TransferWise). It is the simplest, cheapest (most of the time!) and even gives you a digital bank account, and in some countries a debit card! GET A FREE TRANSFER (up to £500/equivalent): https://wi.se/kdaot