Up before 6am to travel to the Alabang Country Club, golf for the men and 'decorating' (as Graeme puts it) the pool for the women. We picked up by RC Las Pinas North, by President Vinni and Jake. Due to Manila's tight rules around which cars can enter the city on any given day, and that I don't think they were expecting Jo & I to come along, we only had 5 seats in the car - not to worry, Australians and Filipino's always make the most of thing and we all piled in.
Frank, Dane, Graeme, and Jo in the back, with Vinni & I sharing the front seat. It was our first adventure in Manila traffic, and being a Saturday and early the traffic was, as we would come to learn, very light.
And although the rules are very strict about which cars may enter the city on a given day, determined by the last number on the number plate (a bit like odds & evens watering during water restrictions in Australia), there doesn't appear to be too much concern for any other road rules.
We were met by PP Lito Colona of Makati Legaspi at the magnificent Alabang Country Club.
While Jo & I made the most of the pool side lounge chairs (i don't think we snored - too much), the men were treated to golf, including their own caddies.
Lito then took us to another country club for a Japanese lunch - I will have to stop using superlatives to describe how good the food is, or even mention the meals - the entire blog would be made up of our conquests at the dining table, as we have learned there are five meals a day and a midnight snack!
Back to the hotel and a briefing on our jam packed itinerary, a meeting with the charming District 3830 team, a group of bubbly and beautiful Filipinos that will be a hit in Australia, followed by a welcome dinner- including Karaoke and dancing.
The host club Makati McKinley must have some how found out how badly we all (with the exception of Graeme) dance, and had dance instructions on hand to provide tuition - although I am not sure how their toes have recovered from the experience...
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