After finishing our GPS mapping of Iloilo City, it was now time to leave for our next destination – Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, a first for me.  We proceeded to Iloilo Port, paid the freight and port fee for the 1994 Ford Explorer as well as my ticket and waited, the rest of the time, on board our ship, the MV Maria Angela of  Montenegro Shipping Lines.  After an hour’s delay, we departed Iloilo City for Bacolod City at 1 PM.  The 3.5-hour trip was uneventful and we reached the city by 4:40 PM.

Quite tired, Charlie drove all the way to the Casino Filipino Hotel within the Goldenfield Commercial Complex, the premier night life area in the city.  Here, we check into a de luxe room for each of us.  After a buffet dinner at the restaurant, it was early to bed for both of us.  We were to spend two more nights in this hotel.

My de luxe room

Casino Filipino Hotel: Goldenfield Commercial Complex, Singcang, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.  Tel: (034) 434-8901-10 & 433-3111-19.  Fax: (034) 434-8913, 434-4433 & 433-1234.