Winds Sailing South from Luzon in March

[Alii]

Typo there -- I meant to write "AVOID Cebu City." We were heading north from Surigao.

[Gone2long]

Originally Posted by sailcrazy

FWIW...We did the fuel problem by carrying 3-4 plastic 5-gal jerry cans on deck. When we dropped the pick at/near a town, we'd dinghy the jerries in, hire a trike to the local fuel station, fill them and return via dinghy to the boat, where we used a Baha filter and poured them into our tank. And then do it again and again until we were full. Pick a fuel station that seems busy...if there's a choice. We only got bad/questionable fuel 1 time. And we did a similar maneuver for water. It worked!
Also, Cebu had a marina that had some services...don't know if it's still in operation, though

Yeah, That is basically what I had in mind for most stops - Thanks

[Gone2long]

Originally Posted by Alii

We followed the consistent advice from many, many friends who visited Cebu in 2013 and early 2014 -- to Cebu City, especially the so-called marina, for numerous reasons. Instead went around the east side of the Camotes and had a great 3-day layover in Palompon. Protected anchorage, easy dinghy access, good provisioning, ATMs about 20 steps from the water. Filled our jerry jugs with diesel at the fuel station one block from where we tied the dinghy.

I hear the same about Cebu City. What about Mactan and Bohol. I heard the cruising and diving is good in northern Bohol, but there are crowds of tourists at many locales.