First published in Options, The Edge Malaysia, January 9, 2017
A diving haven in Cebu holds a hidden surprise, just meters from shore.
I knew the exact distance to Moalboal, thanks to
McDonalds. There were signs along the
road counting down the distance to the McDonald’s in the town, presumably the
only one for miles around on the western coast of Cebu.
The country was scrubby, with low knobby limestone hills
running along the spine of the island in a North-South orientation. The rocky
nature of the island precluded the lush tropical growth I expected, except for
the magnificent rain trees planted perhaps over a century or more ago, lining
the main road.
