Here are my sketches done on our trip from the Camotes Islands to Moalboal. We left the resort at 5am in the dark and rain and sheltered (partly) in a sari-sari store at first. There were at least three sweetcorn sellers at the port, so I started with a very quick sketch of them.Then the sun came up and people gathered at the landing jetty to bundle onto the ferry.

On the ferry back to Danao everyone seemed to be taking the opportunity to have a nap, as the ferry left at about 7am. It was congested with people and motorbikes, with the space starting off chilly (some morning drizzle) and gradually getting hotter and more humid, with the added smell of diesel fumes. Later my wife told me that the person next to her (behind me) was sick in a plastic bag…poor soul…thank goodness my cold meant I couldn’t smell it!

Lastly I did another wobbly van sketch. This time going from the south bus terminal in Cebu to Moalboal. The journey took a good few hours but I stopped this early as I felt icky. I finished off colouring the glorious orange corduroy covering the seats, at our resort in Moalboal.

Mon-5-Jan-2026