Manila Bay – Page 198 – Philippine-Sailor

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For the 4 islands in Manila Bay that used to be the Manila Bay Defense Forts, Corregidor-Ft. Mills, Caballo-Ft. Hughes, Fraile-Ft. Drum, Carabao-Ft.Frank.

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Zc363-51. The Cavite view from Corregidor, all the way to the right is Carabao Island, the former Fort Frank. Between the two prominent points is the Philippine Ternate Marine Base.

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Zc362-49. The Cavite view from Corregidor, the small vessel at left is just even with Fraile Island, the present Concrete Battle Ship and the former Fort Drum.

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Zc351-34. The Corregidor Inn swimming pool is filled with clean water but it is not open for use, rumor has it that some bureaucratic hang-up is the cause?

Zc355-41. The south shore of Bottomside on Corregidor, the crew of the large Coast Guard boat with their dependants had a picnic here. I met one young Ens. (Officer) who graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard academy!

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Zc354-38. The south shore of Bottomside on Corregidor and the Cavite province is in back. The beach is clean!

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Zc353-37. A view of Malinta Hill on Corregidor from the south shore of Bottomside, that building was last under the control of Sun Cruises Inc. But I don’t know the present status, it is not being used.

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Zc352-35. The Corregidor Inn swimming pool is filled with clean water but it is not open for use, rumor has it that some bureaucratic hang-up is the cause?

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Zc346-28. A large Philippine Coast Guard boat arrived, it was dependants cruise, they had a picnic on the south side of Bottomside, Corregidor Island.

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Zc345-27. The Rock garden that Mr. Edwards built on his own time is still intact. Mr. Edwards is the tourist event organizer in the Corregidor Inn; he is also an old hand on Corregidor. Everything is greener in the rainy season.

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Zc350-33. Another CFI Staffer, under the New CFI management only one on-island staffer (person) is gone-Mr. Ron Benadero. So the people now are almost 100 % all the people one is familiar with if one is a frequent visitor.