Picture perfect

With the iconic Mayon Volcano, known worldwide for its near perfect cone, in the background, a local lass reaches over to pick a water lily flower while on board a bamboo raft, one of the attractions of a resort in the vicinity of the Sumlang lake in Camalig town in Albay, Region V Tourism director Herbie Aguas said the Bicolanos and foreign tourists alike appeared to have left behind their dread of the COVID-19 pandemic as they come in increasing number to the Bicol Region.