Good day friends! If you like our videos and want to support our channel you may send us a SUPERTHANKS or donate to our accounts PayPal: islandlife1221 (Darlene Bumacod) Gcash: 09123132322 (Boris Kuznetsov) Thank you so much for watching! Maayong adlaw sa tanan..Translated from the Bisaya language- Good day everyone! Every day we are falling in love with our new place. The scenery, the people, life here in general. Boria and I went in search of a beach. According to the maps, the sea is not far from us. On the way we spotted a mosque. One of the things we like about Davao is the diversity. You know you are near a river when you see many nipa palms. The nipa palm does not have an upright stem, or trunk. I We walked through a thicket of nipa and found ourselves in a cemetery. Tropical plants intertwined and covered the tombstones. We got the impression that we had found an ancient Aztec or Mayan city. There is a river running nearby. We came to the edge of the village. The children said that we were near the sea, but that the way there was very muddy. They offered to show us another road. In the morning, we transplanted our guayabano seedlings into plastic bags with soil. In the future, these trees will delight us with delicious and nutritious fruits. We also see this as a gift for our future children and grandchildren. Even when we are gone, these trees will remain strong. Right here near the fish stalls, women are getting their nails done. Another saleswoman is doing zumba. Filipinos look so carefree and happy. I generously sprinkled salt on each piece of fish and spread it out under the sun. This kind of food preservation is called "daing" and is very common in the Philippines. Nearby we saw a huge pile of mature coconuts. Nearby there is a small shed, and under it is a pile of coconut shells. We asked the man who collects the coconuts and he said that the coconut flesh is used for copra and the shell for charcoal. After filling our pots with soil, we headed home. The weather is beautiful today, but it has been pouring rain every evening for the past few days. We were lucky, it rained right after we got home. The weather in the Philippines is so unpredictable. We are happy to have our plants watered, but the animals seem annoyed, especially the roosters. They have no choice but to endure the heavy downpour. Just as we have no choice but to listen to their crows from time to time. I love that this part of the philippines doesn't have a prolonged rainy season. At night, the rain cools the ground and trees and in the morning, nature is bathed in the hot sun again. On the way home, we spotted a cat. It was playing with a snake. Boria got curious and decided to check it out. It looked like it was weakened and possibly dying. I had been bitten by a snake before, so I am very afraid of them. Meanwhile, husband is looking at a local reptile with admiration. It looks cute, but afterward we find out it's a southern Philippine cobra. Also known as the Samar spitting cobra. It is a very venomous species native to the islands of Visayas and Mindanao. They can be found throughout the southern part of the Philippine Islands. Samar cobras can reach a length of one and a half meters. Their coloration ranges from black to yellow or green. They feed on rats, frogs and other small reptiles. They can be found in rice fields, pineapple plantations, and coconut groves. Because of this, these cobras often come into conflict with humans. They are known for their nervous behavior and are quick to strike. Sometimes, spitting cobras shoot venom, specifically targeting the eyes of the enemy like a sniper. Their toxin corrodes even the skin, let alone the eyes. It leads to irreversible blindness. We continue to explore Mako's neighborhood. Boria saw men playing some instruments. As usual, he got curious. After watching for a while, he memorized the rhythm and tried to play along with them. Boria noticed a spider. It's quite big. He doesn’t know if it is dangerous or not. He carefully brought a stick to it and the spider immediately grabbed it with its chelicerae. And then it came at him. He thought maybe he was imagining it, maybe it was just running away from the stick. He decided to continue his research. When we were still in Russia, friends gave me a crochet kit. I say I am making a bear. It looks funny now, and it looks like a platypus, but three days later I finished crocheting and it was indeed a bear. In the afternoon we saw an unusual insect. It is often mistaken for a huge mosquito. This delicate winged creature is a crane fly. There are over 400 species of them in the Philippines! Unlike mosquitoes, crane flies do not bite people and animals! They feed on nectar and decomposing organic matter. Happiness can be found in the most unusual places. Many people ask why we chose to live in such a rural area. The fact is, we didn't choose this place, this place chose us.