Bohol: Tick, tick, tick, tick...
Even before I came to the Philippines, Bohol had been an island I was already hoping to visit. When you google tourist locations for the country, it's one of the destinations that comes up first, along with the usual things like Palawan, the rice terraces, and Boracay. With a mixture of the dramatic landscape of the Chocolate Hills, countless white sandy beaches, and easy viewing of the rare Philippine Tarsier, it's like it's made for a tourist brochure. My reason for coming there during Kevin's visit was twofold: first of all, Nikki and her family were there for a quick weekend getaway, so it was a good excuse to spend some more time with her. Secondly, Bohol is home to Rajah Sikatuna National Park, which holds a stretch of pretty good-quality rainforest and some very good birding- a good way to pick up some more endemics and new birds for both of us. We only one night on the island, so it was a pretty tight schedule- the first day for some touristy things, and the s...