OCT hosted an Autumn Tea Festival and is was like Disneyland minus all the rides. These are rows of tea plants that they grow.

A beautiful Pagoda off in the distance from the Tea Festival!

A festive parade and show to kick off the tea festival. The green confetti is shaped liked tea leaves.

Cultural Activities we attended in Late September.

International Brunch at QSI - lots of great and different foods. Everyone dress in their country's costumes.

Autumn Tea Festival at OCT! This is how they dry tea leaves. We got to smell and then roll the leaves. Later we sampled the tea.

We were served chicken feet for lunch. (very rubbery) Luckily they also served fried rice, dumplings, and many other tasty dishes.

This is the infamous toilet in the floor that is available at all public buildings. Squatting low is key to keeping your ankles dry.

Malapascua sunset at 7pm!

Just arrived at Manilla airport and saw our first jeepie!!

Boat ride over to Malapascua Island at 9pm. The boys look a little tired after a long day of taxis, bus, metro train, airplane, van, and boat rides.

Redden boys taught the local boys how to play stickball on the beach in front of our hotel. Speaking a different language was not a barrier.

Malapascua vacation

The boys enjoying a seaweed.
Can't you tell by Jacob's face!!!

Happy snorklers on Calangaman Island. This island is owned by the Vice President of the Philippines.

McCall & Michelle took a ride on a motor tricyle for 40 pesos(about 90 cents) in Cebu.

After the first day of shell collecting - What a haul!!!

Malapascua Island

Here is a Starfish McCall found during low tide.

Here are the girls. Each of them found a Starfish. From left to right is Molly, Miranda, McCall and Amber.

Jacob caught a starfish and a crab and put them in a shell he found.