Post by Karl Welteke on Nov 16, 2008 17:59:50 GMT 8
Corregidor Friends
The webmaster of ‘corregidor.org’ and I visited Corregidor between 7th and 10th Nov. 2008. I established 3 albums in my ‘photobucket’ image sharing account and wrote a 3 page trip report. I’m starting this new threat in 3 segments.
This is the 1st day and the 1st album:
s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%20Random%20Subalbum%20No%201/2008%20Nov%207-10%20w%20PFW-Kwiecinski/08-11-07%20Malinta%20Tunnel/
The Report, 1st Day:
Corregidor Dairy 2008 Nov. 07 to 10
With PFW & Steve, Marcia Kwiecinski
To Malinta Tunnel
1st Day, to Malinta Tunnel
By car from Olongapo to Villa Carmen in Cabcaben with PFW, took boat there and arrived at North Dock, about 1045. It rained most of the day, very seldom a heavy shower. We had light East Wind and very light east swells and no Ocean swells. Steve and Marcia received us and we had a long conservation at MacArthur’s Café. The single boat ride cost 1250 Peso for the boat; entrance fee to C.I. was still 150 Peso per head and 10 Peso for the boat docking fee.
Because of the rain we went to the Malinta Tunnel (West Entrance), entered the 2nd lateral at right and followed the south Parallel to connecting tunnel to Quarter Master Tunnels. We went thru them and then continued to the Navy side. At the ‘Dome’ from a collapse Steve and I went over it and maybe went another 100 feet and then stopped.
Something I learned and maybe will remember the 1st 5 South Laterals are in a right angle to the Main Tunnel and the next are diagonal to it. Once one enters the QM Tunnels there are 4 laterals at right and 7 to the left. One comes across a small 2 by 2 by 1 foot concrete block maybe part of a wall which I imagine as a dividing marker to the Navy tunnels.
We returned and followed the south parallel all the way and came out at thru the General Moore Lateral Tunnel.
We entered the 2nd last North Lateral to go to the Hospital, stopped by the Malinta Tunnel North entrance and went to the West Airshaft. Our lights gave out and we decided to follow the exit tunnel there (under the west airshaft) on another date.
We entered the North Parallel tunnel thru the next main lateral and went as far where the North Parallel dropped down about 6 feet, and went right and left. Returned to the next lateral and exited there to the main tunnel, thru the lateral which is the one displaying the flag raising after the recapture of Corregidor.
At the West Entrance of Malinta Tunnel we looked for and found the fuel storage entrance of the Malinta Tunnel complex which is only 130 feet or so from the west entrance. It is closed by fence wire and frames. We observed the good condition of the cement lining, its large size, and the length, we couldn’t see the end. Paul pointed out the damage at the entrance concrete overhang; was it from from bombs or incoming shells?
After that we went to the ‘Corregidor Bay Cove ‘ (the south watering hole) and had more drinks and discussions, then after while, we changed over to MacArthur’s Café to eat. After that we called it a day. PFW and I returned to the hotel and cleaned up.
At the Corregidor Bay Cove we learned that a large Military group will come on the 15th Nov. And today they were working on restringing all the tent frames.
We had the same room, #203, paid 1500 Peso again which PFW and I share.
END
The webmaster of ‘corregidor.org’ and I visited Corregidor between 7th and 10th Nov. 2008. I established 3 albums in my ‘photobucket’ image sharing account and wrote a 3 page trip report. I’m starting this new threat in 3 segments.
This is the 1st day and the 1st album:
s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/PI-Sailor/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%20Random%20Subalbum%20No%201/2008%20Nov%207-10%20w%20PFW-Kwiecinski/08-11-07%20Malinta%20Tunnel/
The Report, 1st Day:
Corregidor Dairy 2008 Nov. 07 to 10
With PFW & Steve, Marcia Kwiecinski
To Malinta Tunnel
1st Day, to Malinta Tunnel
By car from Olongapo to Villa Carmen in Cabcaben with PFW, took boat there and arrived at North Dock, about 1045. It rained most of the day, very seldom a heavy shower. We had light East Wind and very light east swells and no Ocean swells. Steve and Marcia received us and we had a long conservation at MacArthur’s Café. The single boat ride cost 1250 Peso for the boat; entrance fee to C.I. was still 150 Peso per head and 10 Peso for the boat docking fee.
Because of the rain we went to the Malinta Tunnel (West Entrance), entered the 2nd lateral at right and followed the south Parallel to connecting tunnel to Quarter Master Tunnels. We went thru them and then continued to the Navy side. At the ‘Dome’ from a collapse Steve and I went over it and maybe went another 100 feet and then stopped.
Something I learned and maybe will remember the 1st 5 South Laterals are in a right angle to the Main Tunnel and the next are diagonal to it. Once one enters the QM Tunnels there are 4 laterals at right and 7 to the left. One comes across a small 2 by 2 by 1 foot concrete block maybe part of a wall which I imagine as a dividing marker to the Navy tunnels.
We returned and followed the south parallel all the way and came out at thru the General Moore Lateral Tunnel.
We entered the 2nd last North Lateral to go to the Hospital, stopped by the Malinta Tunnel North entrance and went to the West Airshaft. Our lights gave out and we decided to follow the exit tunnel there (under the west airshaft) on another date.
We entered the North Parallel tunnel thru the next main lateral and went as far where the North Parallel dropped down about 6 feet, and went right and left. Returned to the next lateral and exited there to the main tunnel, thru the lateral which is the one displaying the flag raising after the recapture of Corregidor.
At the West Entrance of Malinta Tunnel we looked for and found the fuel storage entrance of the Malinta Tunnel complex which is only 130 feet or so from the west entrance. It is closed by fence wire and frames. We observed the good condition of the cement lining, its large size, and the length, we couldn’t see the end. Paul pointed out the damage at the entrance concrete overhang; was it from from bombs or incoming shells?
After that we went to the ‘Corregidor Bay Cove ‘ (the south watering hole) and had more drinks and discussions, then after while, we changed over to MacArthur’s Café to eat. After that we called it a day. PFW and I returned to the hotel and cleaned up.
At the Corregidor Bay Cove we learned that a large Military group will come on the 15th Nov. And today they were working on restringing all the tent frames.
We had the same room, #203, paid 1500 Peso again which PFW and I share.
END