We have just finished lunch on the Corregidor tour. This has been
\nfascinating! The tour started at a dock in Manila and an hour and fifteen
\nminute boat ride. The boat was neither memorable nor exciting. The island
\ntour, however is very well organized and very interesting. Being here makes
\nthe defense and fall of the island fortress seem very real. We always
\nprepare to fight the last war, in this case, to fight WW1.<\/p>\n
The tour is by bus with a knowledgeable tour guide (and ours is excellent).
\nBeing driven around on this hot, sultry day is delightful. The island was
\nvery strategic at the time to control all the shipping into and out of
\nManila. Today, the island is a memorial and in the age of airpower, has no
\nstrategic importance.<\/p>\n
The gun batteries are impressive. The Malinta Tunnel is very sobering and
\ngives deeper meaning to the feeling of being completely hopeless. The final
\nstop was the Japanese cemetery. What is interesting is that this cemetery
\nwas lost to memory for about forty years until an old photograph surfaced
\nin Portland, Oregon and allowed the location of the then completely
\novergrown cemetery to be determined. The bones were exhumed, cremated, and
\nreturned to Japan and a memorial built. It was a fitting end of the tour.<\/p>\n
We’re now headed back to the boat. I took a lot of pictures and hope to be
\nable to upload a few when I get home.
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We have just finished lunch on the Corregidor tour. This has been fascinating! The tour started at a dock in Manila and an hour and fifteen minute boat ride. The boat was neither memorable nor exciting. The island tour, however is very well organized and very interesting. Being here makes the defense and fall of … Continue reading Corregidor<\/span>