La Mesa Birding/Boating Anyone?

[Ding Carpio]

I arranged for a boat ride in La Mesa on Jan02 early morning. Early takers were Ely and JP. I can accomodate two more. First ones to respond gets in.

I'd prefer to take new ones to give others a chance so that means Mark, Toto, Bert, and DocMando are out for now...unless there are no takers.

Will PM the "boaters" the logistics later.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

Sir can I enlist now and confirm tonight? am not home yet, will need travel clearance.

[Neon Rosell II]

Dec 28, 2009 7:03:16 GMT Ding Carpio said:

I arranged for a boat ride in La Mesa on Jan02 early morning. Early takers were Ely and JP. I can accomodate two more. First ones to respond gets in.

I'd prefer to take new ones to give others a chance so that means Mark, Toto, Bert, and DocMando are out for now...unless there are no takers.

Will PM the "boaters" the logistics later.

What!! Yeah go ahead and arrange things while I'm in prison, surely the curse is working as Doc Chito got a rare one. ;D

Now, why can't this be arrange when I'm on parole.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

Don't worry sir Neon, the great bittern will still be in Candaba

[mantarey]

Wow, I wish I could come Ding, but I already have a date with Bong and Doc Mando in San Juan. Can I enlist for the next boating trip?

[Tonji Ramos]

Hi ding,

Sylvia and I will join on Jan.2. I hope there is still space.

[Ding Carpio]

From the responses above, looks like Sylvia and Tonji are the firm ones. Sorry for the rest. There'll be others, guys. Only limitation is my free weekends. But, of course, we'll always schedule it when Neon's in prison.

Just so you have an idea, this is the boat.


That was shot with a wide angle so it's actually a bit wider than it looks. The benches are moveable so we can adjust legroom. Sorry, Tonji, it's nothing like your mansion-on-the-sea but it works. No problem if you want to back out ;D. It's stable but not rock-steady. Below are the arrangements:

• Let's meet at 5:30am at Petron Katipunan (corner of La Vista) where there's a 24hour Jollibee. (The best corned beef with sinangag!)
  
• We drive together to Manila Water (Balara) parking lot.
  
• You may safely leave your cars there.
  
• We cram into my Sta Fe and drive to La Mesa (unless someone has a roomier transport).
  
• We finish latest 10am.
  
• No need to wear camo since the boat is white, blue, and green anyway. And you'll need to wear a fluorescent orange lifevest (provided on the boat).
  
• Do wear a hat, though. I'll see if I can have the boat's roof removed.
  
• Use a monopod if you have one since we may be cramped in a boat and we do not want to tackle each other's tripod.
  
• Tripod may work, too but you can't extend the legs; we want to be sitting down as standing tends to wobble the boat.
  
• Bring some packed snacks (or breakfast) and paki share with the boat pilot as gratis.
  
• No howitzers. With my 400mm + 1.4xTC, I already have a tough time keeping things steady. So anything longer is probably dicey.
  

Just in case there are more interested people. Would you guys be interested in boating on Dec 30th?

[Tonji Ramos]

Ding,

Cool! I will bring my 100-400 instead of the bigger lens.

Its a nice looking boat. Looks new.

We will be there at 5:30am in Petron La Vista.

Thanks for taking time out to bring us around Ding.

Tonji

[alainpascua]

Hi Ding!

I just opened my internet, can I still join the Jan2 boating? Tnx!

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

December 30 sounds good for me. January 2 is going to be busy for me . I hope there are others for this date.

[Jun Osano]

Hi Ding,

If anybody backs out, I'll take their slot. Thanks

[Ding Carpio]

Ok. Will do Dec 30 as well then; looks like there're enough people interested.

So far, firm ones are:

• ppaolo (reserved via PM) - What's your real name?
  
• Edu Lorenzo Jr
  

Next on the list, but not sure if they want Dec30, are:

• Rey Sta. Ana
  
• Alain Del Pascua
  
• Jun Osano
  

I'd appreciate if these 3 guys can confirm their preference.

Since I can only accommodate 4 per trip, Jun's out for now, unless either Rey or Alain can't do it on the 30th. Just realized that the 30th comes before the 2nd so the 3rd batch will actually bird before the 2nd batch. Sorry about that. My Dec30 just cleared up.

As for arrangements, same as the Jan02 boating. Please look at the message before this one (on the same thread) that has the picture of the boat.

[Ding Carpio]

Just learned that ppaolo (Pao Dolina) can't make it tomorrow (Dec30) after all so that makes it only Edu. That means Rey, Alain, and Jun are in the running for Dec30 batch. Please confirm. Anyone else who wants to join, pls respond to this thread ASAP so I can finalize the list.

[mantarey]

I'm coming Ding. Please reserve a slot for me. Thanks a lot.

[Ding Carpio]

At this point, only Edu and Rey have confirmed for tomorrow's sortie. And, from what I can infer from Jun's response, he is keen on the Jan02 batch but waiting for someone to back out. Alain can't make it.

So I'm opening the two slots to anyone else, including those who went before. Those in the Jan 02 batch may also opt to ride tomorrow instead. Please put in your names in the slots if you want to join.

Jan 02 La Mesa Birding
1. Ely Teehankee
2. JP Carino
3. Tonji Ramos
4. Sylvia Ramos

Dec 30 La Mesa Birding
1. Edu Lorenzo Jr
2. Rey Sta. Ana
3.
4.

BTW, if you have a spare camera with a wide lens, you may want to bring it. The place has some great scenery:

[Jun Osano]

Hi Ding,

Yes, I want the Jan 02 batch. Can't make it tomorrow.

Cheers,

Jun

[William Lim]

Ding, I hope that you will have future birding boat trips that I can join