Manila Bay – Page 201 – 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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Zc328-05. There is no trash on the north shore, Bottomside, Corregidor Island, the ex Fort Mills because it is the SW Monsoon Season. It has driven all the trash away from this shoreline!!!!!

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Zc327-04. This is the greenery in front of the Corregidor Admin Building, 2018 Bottomside-April-06 on Corregidor.

Zc326-03. The last of the 3 boats belonging to Prime Square Ent. (PSE), they operated boat service to and from Corregidor. Under the New CFI they moved to Bataan in 2018 and increased their boat fee to 4000 peso.

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Zc320. This is the resort on Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, 2018-07-20; we are looking from near the breakwater from west to east along the north beach/coast. This is the main beach now and was for the Navy before.

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Zc319. This is the resort on Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, 2018-07-20; landscaping between the chalets.

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Zc323. This is the resort on Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, 2018-07-20; we are looking at the front of the reception building as we step off the pier.

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Zc322. This is the resort on Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, 2018-07-20; we are looking to the south across the wave pool, which is now a fish pond. Left we see the road that leads to Batteries Flake and Hall. This was a ball field during our time.

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Zc321. This is the resort on Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, 2018-07-20; this is one of their seed beds for their landscaping work. This is located where the Army barracks were, one can see the foundation posts.

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Zc315. This is the Grande Island Resort boat landing, one of their big boats, white, is at left. An outrigger boat arrived to pick us up. This was the site of the Navy Officer Boat Landing in the early days. These outrigger boats are NOT VERY GOOD TO LAND ON PIERS OR DOCKS. It was a choppy seas day and the crew had to struggle to keep us and the boat safe.

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Zc318. The distance from Grande Island is about 7 ½ Km, it was choppy and took some time. We are on our return trip. Ahead, along the Alawa Extension Wharf, are two USNS Ships, a merchant and Philippine Navy war ship.