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Zc251. The M/V Starlite Juno carries about 100 passengers, so four (4) of the Sun Cruise’s trolleys can accommodate them. Today one visitor group was a PNP Officer Class from a Police Academy in Cavite.

What happened to the catamaran hull ferry boat that Sun Cruise Inc was using for a long time until recently? Is it broke? Would Sun Cruise Inc get a bigger boat if they could get a long lease for the Corregidor Inn after they spent a fortune to renovate it?

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Zc250. The Sun Cruise Inc uses now this single hull ferry boat to bring visitors to Corregidor; its name is M/V Starlite Juno. It is making its approach to the North Mine Wharf, Bottomside, Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills, the main Island of the Manila and Subic Bays Harbor Defense Command.

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Zc249. The Sun Cruise Inc uses now this single hull ferry boat to bring visitors to Corregidor. This is the lee side of Corregidor now during the monsoon season and the North Channel is calm here. The boat had to buck a few ocean swells crossing the Manila Bay on their way here from Manila.

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Zc240. The building at right houses the 6 units/rooms for rent which are now managed by CFI. When I stepped ashore in the morning of the 6th of July I was directed to the CFI Admin building nearby the landing, paid the 1500 peso room rate per day, times 2 for two nights, the Corregidor Island entrance fee of 200 peso and a 50 peso docking fee for the boat I came with.

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Zc239. The closed and empty former Freedom Café (formerly Gen MacArthur Café) during my visit between the 6th and 8th July. We always enjoyed so much comradely and historical talk, there is none here now!

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Zc244. Yes, this is the former Freedom Café at daytime and on the 8th of July, the day of my departure. But both nights I was sitting here, under some dim lights, all alone and no beer or other drink was to be had because the two watering holes were closed. And I did not want to go up to the hotel, the first night they only had one booking and last night there were 3 bookings.

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Zc243. This is the other watering hole, the Baywalk, which is located at the Banca Terminal, North-Shore on Bottomside, Corregidor Island. One can get cup soups here and or rice with a dish out of a can. It seems to be operated like before but it closes a lot earlier now, so does the Nhicko Jee.

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Zc242. The other two watering holes besides the Corregidor Inn are still here and they did not give me any indication that they are on limited time. This is the Nhicky Jee Restaurant and it is located on the south side of Bottomside of Corregidor, the former Fort Mills. This establishment has been here a long time; I remember when the daughter Dian was still a teen ager over 10 years ago.

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Zc241. This is another view of the structure with the 6 rooms for rent. I show the upper quarry area above the entrance of the Malinta Hill Tunnel West Entrance. Recently there was a rock slide; an island resident told me that the rubble was about 2 truck loads.

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Zc237. One of several images showing mostly our members of VFW Post 11447, Subic Bay, celebrating the 4th of July at the Midnight Rambler Beach Bar.