Post by Nowhere Man on Aug 8, 2010 14:41:22 GMT 8
Yes, the PTB ("powers that be") have been busy doing what they can to improve the earnings of everyone closely involved, and it's the tourists who were elected the bunnies. Ah, such is the life of the customer.
They (the PTB) really do seem to have made the solo expedition more difficult. Whether they set out to do this intentionally, I really have no idea, but the outcome cannot be denied - it is more rather than less difficult for the solo adventurer, or the small group, to get to Corregidor via banca.
It's a shame really. For an island which wants to market some concept of "adventure", they certainly have priced the great adventure of getting there across the channel by banca beyond the normal individual.
Corregidor offers more, vastly more, than what Sun Cruises serves its day trippers.
There is always, always, something new - and unexpected - to find there.
Don't be discouraged. History is one of those things which are complicated enough that the people who think they understand it are people who are biased about it. Corregidor especially.
I welcome you to the forum and to the website. They are quite different, serve different purposes, and each are readable in their own way. We do have a small group of enthusiasts, and from time to time some of us do like to get there - even if it is as a chance passenger. Corregidor IS best enjoyed with a companion - I myself caution anyone, no matter how well prepared, against getting on some of the difficult trails if one is alone. Corregidor has a habit of throwing surprises at a visitor, dealing them an entirely unexpected experience, that is for sure.
Welcome to that quest.
They (the PTB) really do seem to have made the solo expedition more difficult. Whether they set out to do this intentionally, I really have no idea, but the outcome cannot be denied - it is more rather than less difficult for the solo adventurer, or the small group, to get to Corregidor via banca.
It's a shame really. For an island which wants to market some concept of "adventure", they certainly have priced the great adventure of getting there across the channel by banca beyond the normal individual.
Corregidor offers more, vastly more, than what Sun Cruises serves its day trippers.
There is always, always, something new - and unexpected - to find there.
Don't be discouraged. History is one of those things which are complicated enough that the people who think they understand it are people who are biased about it. Corregidor especially.
I welcome you to the forum and to the website. They are quite different, serve different purposes, and each are readable in their own way. We do have a small group of enthusiasts, and from time to time some of us do like to get there - even if it is as a chance passenger. Corregidor IS best enjoyed with a companion - I myself caution anyone, no matter how well prepared, against getting on some of the difficult trails if one is alone. Corregidor has a habit of throwing surprises at a visitor, dealing them an entirely unexpected experience, that is for sure.
Welcome to that quest.