We walked into the centre of San Juan after an early morning snorkel. We went to buy essential items; new flip flops and 5 Peso cakes!
As we entered the centre we noticed an event was taking place so went over to take a peek. It turned out to be the 3rd anniversary celebration of the local radio station. There were stalls sponsored by local businesses including free haircuts, cocktail making demonstrations, biscuit making and the local vets were providing free vaccinations and minor operations. The radio DJ 'Butch' came over to introduce himself and handed us a free lunch of rice and pork. He told us there was a disco later that evening and invited us to come.
We were about to leave to head back to our accommodation when it started to rain, a real tropical downpour. This is the first rain we have seen for a few months! We sat it out watching the locals enjoy the afternoon celebrations.
Later that evening, after a BBQ dinner we headed back for the disco. First there was a dance competition with some great acts. The Filipinos are very good street dancers, however, one entrant was an English girl and a girl from Belgium .... we don't think they had practiced their routine as much as the Filipinos had!
After the competition there was a raffle followed by a performance from a famous Filipino whose singing had gone viral on YouTube and then a live band and lots of dancing. A thoroughly enjoyable day!
