I had to go to Surigao on the mainland a couple of days ago in order to visit the immigration office and extend my visa.  There are 3 boats a day each way between Siargao and Surigao and I happened to get the small and very crowded one .. LOL

It was an incredibly hot day and there wasn’t w wisp of wind and the boat was jam packed full.  With the number of people, hard wooden bench seats and heat, it was how I imagine a refugee boat to be.  I was fortunate in that the journey was only 3 hours and I stepped off at the other end and headed to an air conditioned hotel …. I feel sorry for this who aren’t as fortunate.