OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE SEARCHING FOR LAND IN THE PHILIPPINES | ISLAND LIFE

We are excited to go to a place that will probably be our home for years to come. We can’t wait to explore a corner of Mindanao where we have never set foot before. The realtor who is selling this plot agreed to show it to us. There are several other options besides this land that we will be able to see. We just have to pay her a thousand pesos to meet us at the highway and drive us around. After half an hour we arrived at the place. Or rather, to the place from where we have to go to the land, because transportation can’t get there. I clarified this on the phone yesterday, so it was no surprise to us. But the longer we walked in the direction of the lot, the farther away it got. At first the realtor said it might take half an hour, not 20 minutes, and then the time increased to one hour. It’s a bit frustrating, but it’s comforting to know that we’ll be shown other options. We were brought to the foot of the mountain. It’s more expensive, but it’s right along the ro