Final Prep

It was the morning of the day before their maiden voyage. I visited the Balangay Expedition Team, expecting that they would be busy packing, checking, preparing or doing whatever an expedition team would do prior to an expedition. I was surprised to find the HQ in a very festive ambiance with a crowd of visitors chatting, laughing, and taking pictures. It actually felt like I arrived late for a party. I found out that the frenzy started early when the crew from a morning TV show arrived at 5 AM to shoot a live segment. Later in the morning, members of the Philippine Airlines Mountaineering Club, and another another TV crew from ANC, came to join the team on their last practice sail around Manila Bay.






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