DBP Roro Inter-island Adventure Race - Day 5

From Sorsogon, we took the roro west to Masbate. Come morning, we landed and was herded in pickups and SUVs to this small resort where we got to eat, wash up, do toilet stuff and change. Some swam. More photos were taken and since we were warned of getting dirty during the next challenge, i didnt shower na muna. I took a bath in the roro anyway.

Soon after, we were in the trucks again and brought to the Masbate Rodeo Pilipinas Paddock. There was a crazy bull tied at the corner so things were a little nerve wracking. After being organized, we were asked to go to the center of the fenced off area and the cowboys taught us how to hold a rope and how to throw a lasso. Another guy did whipping but after hitting myself in the body and head a few times, i stopped na and focused on the lasso. After being given a few minutes to practice, we were asked to go outside the fence so that the cowboys can do a demo of how to lasso. They let loose a young bull. Three cowboys were around. The lasso guy caught the bull around the neck who then ran after him with a hornless head. The other guy ran behind, grabbed the tail, looped it under the crotch and held the bull in place. The lasso guy grabbed the bull by the head and turned the neck so that the bull was forced to go lie on its side. We were so nervous since it looked dangerous. I told will to do the tail which he gladly accepted and i prepared myself to wrestle the bull. Ryza was to just stand aside.

Again teams were released in order. The good news was that we were to just lasso a bull from outside the fence while the cowboys drove them around the paddock. I got it in 3 tries and was then given my pass to the next clue. The next task was to get this sack of gravel across the other field to the marshal. I grabbed the sack and threw it across my shoulder. Ok lang. It was really heavy but i could handle it. Kaya lang when i was in the field, there was a pothole that twisted my ankle. I couldnt carry the sack anymore. I grabbed some rope in my pack and tied it around the sack so we each carried a line. We got it to the marshal who let us go to the next task. We were worried that it would rip but it didnt. It only ripped when the marshal lifted it from the other end. Swerte! We were then to race to the Municipal building on foot. The other teams were heading back to where we entered. I saw a small gate and the street beyond it and when we asked two teacher looking women for directions, they pointed us to the street and left. We ran through the short cut and straight to the pit stop. We gained a spot to 3rd. A shower and bandages on my ankle followed at the DBP office nearby.

We were then brought back to the port to go back to Sorsogon via Roro and then from sorsogon, a long bus ride through the night to Camarines Sur. We could see the Mayon volcano from the distance. :)