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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.

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Zc317. This is much of the north side of Grande Island, the former Fort Wint, much of this side, the east south side can be used for swimming, the west side is very rocky. Whatever the Navy had here IS GONE!

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Zc316. This is the reception area of the Grande Island Resort, it was built around 2004 but now new investors from Mainland China will try to revive it. Right now it is closed to the public.

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Zc311. The General Manager David Du, his son Chris and the On-Island Manager Christopher Andrada, look at the history of the Battery Warwick 10 Inch guns. My shipmate Charlie Moser brought the printed material down from Fort Casey Park, he printed several copies, gave them to those Gentlemen and I got one copy also.

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Zc313. Charlie Moser shows the General Manager David Du and his son pictures of the 10 Inch Guns, as they were dismantled, shipped and remounted at Ft Casey.

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Zc312. Charlie Moser and the General Manager David Du converse on Grande Island on the 20th July 2018. The greenery of the resort looks pretty good and the new management will make landscaping a priority.

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Zc310. The break-water at the north-west corner of Grande Island, the former Fort Wint. Today, the 20th of July 2018; it was a very rainy day and the sea was choppy, swells were coming into Subic Bay from the south west.

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Zc309. Looking thru that opening, thru the brick work that closed all the windows and doors, well, the armored steel doors and window seem to be still in place. This is the mining Casemate on Fort Wint, Grande Island, and SBFZ.

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