Day 24 Mantalongon, Philippines

I became a godfather today, or as they say here, a Ninong. My godchild's name is Raymond. Raymond's father, Migs, and I now call each other Pare as is the custom here.

My Godchild, Raymond.

My pare, Migs (in yellow), and I.

The ceremony was in Mantalongon. This is the part of Dalaguete known as the "Vegetable Basket" because it's high in the mountains and produces a large percentage of vegetables that make its way to Cebu City. The weather up there felt great and reminded me of Oregon!

Anyway, here's what it all looked like:

At the very end of the video they two men are loading and firing a home made cannon. The fire it during celebrations because it's cheaper than fireworks!