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Port Town
Ubay is the default jump-off for Southern Leyte - either to Bato or Hilongos (Maasin route is no longer serviced). You could see Leyte from Ubay. They also have boats going to Cebu, but the default jump-off to Cebu is Getafe, about 40kms away. As a port town, it's busy with local commerce. The wet market is adequately supplied with fresh fish although the main viande in eating places is still meat. The grilled staple is still lechon manok - not fish even though Ubay is a coastal town.
Tourism
There is hardly any tourism here. The popular tourist destinations in Bohol do not include Ubay. The two main draws in Bohol are the Chocolate Hills in Carmen and Alona Beach in Panglao. Thus, the usual tourism places are the ones sandwiched by the 2 - the Tarsiers of Bilar, Baclayon Church and Loboc's river cruise. Destinations east of Carmen (including Ubay) are by-passed. Bohol is simply too big to cover in one day.
I think it's best to develop an alternate East Bohol tour package - something that starts from Getafe (closest Bohol port from Cebu) looping to Carmen's Chocolate Hills, going east towards the beaches and caves of Anda, Can-umantad Falls and Canawa Cold Spring of Candijay, etc. Best if they can identify and develop a Tarsier area east of Carmen. Tarsier is another compelling attraction - without the Tarsier component, the East Bohol package wouldn't be too attractive. But again, this loop covers twice the area of the usual West Bohol tour package - the tourist will be spending too much time in transit.
Getting my Bearings
Life in Ubay came off to a slow start. I had to cover my bases first - sourcing a water supplier, identifying wifi areas, frequent walks about town getting familiar where to get what, and getting a bearing on Ubay's culturescape through the locals (mostly vendors).
Verdict so far - 1 pizza place with an affordable 9" pie for P80 (I miss Loboc's wood-fired pizza), 2 good sikwate places, a few bahalina and tuba outlets, lots of bakeries and carinderias, no nearby resort for an afternoon chilled beer. The only a/c hangout place is Jewel's Nook Cafe - looks like a cafe but only serves espresso coffee and the rest are meals...and they don't have wifi. So far, the only place I get wifi is Goddy Goddy Lodge at their main location.
Ending Thoughts
It's still not clear to me what I'll be doing here - except to keep pace with emergent web technologies. The heat is oppressive and if it's not too hot, it's pouring rain. I need a decent afternoon chillout place with wifi - so far, I haven't seen one. Thus I default to walking aimlessly around the market. I haven't met anyone I could hangout with either. As I settle down, I'll begin to explore more. I have 26 remaining days in Ubay and bailing out is not an option.
--- Gigit (TheLoneRider)
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