We reached the main road and immediately went in search of food! As we ate, the bus that we needed went past. However, we didn't have long to wait for the next bus to Bato.
In Bato we got lucky with the ferry. We arrived, the ferry departed! It was a short crossing to Tampi on Negros and took about an hour. On board we enjoyed the scenery but also watched the boxing that they showed on the TV. The ferry was a car ferry and had 2 local buses onboard. We enquired as to where they were going. One was going to Dumaguete, which is exactly where we were heading.
We caught the bus on the ferry and were shortly docked in Tampi. We drove for approximately 40 mins before we were dropped 5 minutes walk from our hostel. We checked in and helped ourselves to the free coffee whilst chatting to an interesting fellow traveller. This guy had been on the road for 11 years living off money he had inherited.
Next we ventured out into Dumaguete where we popped into McDonalds for an ice cream, visited the bank and went shopping in the large supermarket. This was a frustrating experience as only half of the items had prices! We stocked up on goodies for our trip to Siquijor island tomorrow. The first place we will stay has easy access to the local market but the second Dive resort is rather remote meaning no food markets nearby! Hence the shopping trip.
We ate in a busy local restaurant, entertained by a local singing contest playing in the background. The food was pretty good but we still had space for more so stopped on the way back to our room and purchased a rather nice cake each.
Coffee and cake on the rooftop studying the stars. Perfect!
