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Post by beirutvet on Jul 19, 2014 23:40:48 GMT 8
Hello mapmaster Some of your pictures and sketches have been removed over time, is it possible to still see them somewhere? would love to pour over them thanks
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 14, 2014 21:41:04 GMT 8
Hi Fots2
I'm sorry, check for a PM? I'm not sure what you mean, can you clarify for me?
thanks
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 14, 2014 7:24:18 GMT 8
Howdy Phantom
Glad to share my info with anyone, especially those so very interested in these things.
First off, maybe you would consider my opinion to be biased, but I consider that veranda to be one of my favorite places in the WHOLE world. You are right, no better place to start the day, but also no better place to end the day. To sit there and remember what a paradise the place was in its day and today as well. To contemplate the conflict and it's aftermath. To meditate on the history that went down there while enjoying the cool breezes off the bay over a couple of cold San Migels while watching the sunset and seeing the thunderstorms gathering over Mt Mariveles. It is not difficult to see those storms and think of the same storms of steel and hot lead rained down by the empire of Japan. Seeing the flashes of lightning, it does not take a lot of imagination to think of those same flashes being artillery some 72 years distant, and wonder what it would be like to be the recipient of that fire, and say a prayer for those who were.
I asked my wife, and she remembers it being 150 pesos as well, maybe you were thinking 300 for two?
The menu was varied if not a mystery in some respects. One example was 'Southwest Chicken' which just begged the question, southwest where? Southwest Luzon? southwest America? Southwest Georgia? I had to order it and found it unremarkable but I do not expect the restaurant on Corregidor to be very familiar with Fried Chicken American style. The food was good and plentiful but not 5 star by any stretch. But then again, you do not go to a place like that for the 5 star amenities and food. You go there to see history, and you can never be disappointed in that respect.
Yes, all the flags were flying, at least all flag poles had a flag on it.
I don't remember any water running down the side wall, there could have been, I just don't remember, and I usually notice things like that so maybe it has been fixed.
And I don't mind answering any of your questions, Corregidor being one of my favorite topics
Paalam
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 14, 2014 0:18:24 GMT 8
Hey Okla and Phantom
I have a short video of my ride and would be glad to post it so you can see it. However, I will need help with it since when it come to technology, I am barely one level above an Amish elder during a power failure. It catches a glimpse of the starting point as I swung around so you can see that it is hidden from view if you are at the hotel.
Don't mind giving updates at all. The hotel staff were the ones who put us on the ride. If I remember correctly it was only 150 pesos I don't remember signing any paperwork, but this was over a year ago, may have, just don't remember. Yes, there is a catcher at the other end to keep you safe and help you get unbuckled. Don't remember seeing ANY 4 wheelers or kayaks near the end of the line. I seem to remember them somewhere on the island on my first visit 1/11, but don't remember where. Condition of equipment was very good. As you will see from the video it is a double cable system for safety.
Nice to know people care and participate in this site
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 13, 2014 1:13:23 GMT 8
Hello Fots2
Thanks so much for sending the videos, they were TOO COOL! It was great to see the footage of where I was walking on that most sacred of soil.
Where can I find all of your other videos and pictures? Would love to get lost in them for hours.
Do you go to Corregidor regularly? Would love to team up on some future trip
Thanks again
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 12, 2014 5:50:40 GMT 8
Hey fots2, I saw that you had one time posted videos on this thread from your trip to the top of Malinta hill, but I think they are gone or never got on the site. I would love to see them as I had also gone to the top of Malinta hill. Any suggestions on how I can see them?
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 12, 2014 4:02:07 GMT 8
Hey guys! saw the zip line on my last visit to The Rock, 4/13. Not much to get in an uproar over, though I agree commercialism should be viewed skeptically unless drawing more dollars (pesos) for preservation, as history means EVERYTHING to me as it seems to for everyone here. The line starts at the rear and below street level behind the hotel and ends well short of the beach. It is not very visible at all, in fact you would have to know where it is to even see it. It does NOT detract from the view of anything and in fact I had to be led to where it started for I didn't even know where it was even though I had been on the island for 3 days when deciding to try it. Never been on a zip line before, so I have nothing to compare it with. It was a fun thing to try once and after walking away from it, it was out of sight, out of mind.
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 11, 2014 4:59:38 GMT 8
Congrats, John and well played, sir. Having been in the military it always amazed me then as now how political things could get. The brass always ran scared in front of the most junior congressman and the politicians always run scared of legal action that could reflect badly on them and possibly harm their ability to remain in power. I am always glad to hear of instances where the American people (and what is right) triumphs over governmental incompetence and sloth. If you have ever wondered where the slogan "good enough for government work" came from, well, now you know. No doubt it was easier and more cost effective for them to just stonewall you until you gave up and went away. JOB WELL DONE, SIR!
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Post by beirutvet on Jul 9, 2014 21:22:37 GMT 8
I have a thought hear that may be a factor in why Corregidor does not command the respect that it obviously deserves. The fall of Bataan and Corregidor where seen as very low points for the allies at the beginning of the war that most people, looking for positive developments, wanted to forget what was felt as a shameful defeat. The Japanese were rampaging all over the far east and seemed invincible. The nation was desperate for some good news and were soon given what they needed in Doolittle's raid and the battle of Midway. It was not until after the war, looking at internal Japanese archives that it was realized just how significant the siege was in halting the Japanese onslaught. But by then the die was cast, most wanted to forget about the largest American force to ever surrender to the enemy and focus on the very tangible successes that followed.
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