Quick Update, Still in the Philippines

Just a quick update...I feel like I haven't posted here for a month but I think it has been more like a week (which is a long time in blogger time!).  We are still in the Philippines but I haven't had internet access because the internet at our hotel costs an extra $5 per day and it is way slower than dial up so I just said forget it.  Then just yesterday I found a little internet cafe right behind our hotel so I am here today catching up on email and my blogs.
I had a wonderful time in Japan last week (info here from my other blog) and since we will head back to the US in a few days, we are wrapping up our time here with friends and family (mostly by eating and shopping).  When we get back  I will figure out exactly how much this trip cost (a lot according to  hubby). 
Here's a picture of my friend's aunt's nearly 200 year old farm house and a picture of the sunrise over the Inland Sea. Hope you all are doing well--sorry I haven't read anyone's blogs since we left the states so I will have a lot of reading to do when I get home!