Wet in Corregidor

Trying to take advantage of the long weekend on June 18-20, K and I planned to go to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan to soak in some Philippine history. Unfortunately, we weren't able to book as planned, so that's still in our to-go-to list. Instead, we got an overnight stay at Corregidor through Sun Cruises.

Since it was a long weekend, the parents, Bruks and Porkchop also came with us.

Booking with Sun Cruises didn't take any time at all. Everything was done online and we just went to the Sun Cruises office near CCP on June 19 to start our weekend getaway. It was a super rainy weekend but we still continued. The boat ride was really choppy and a lot of the passengers were literally turning green. Hehe.

Porks was being mayabang and he continued eating his chips even though people around him were throwing up. K and I were praying that we wouldn't smell anything, because once we smell it, we might feel nauseated too. Hahaha.

Once we docked in Corregidor, it was straight to those cute tourist trams for a tour around the island.
 
We got an old guy for a tour guide who claims he looks like Jimmy Carter and kept on saying that he was looking for a wife. LOL.

We were shown around the island and where the old buildings and who lived where.

Of course, Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Then we went to the Malinta Tunnel for the Light and Sound Show.

Oh, and we had a buffet lunch at the Corregidor Inn, where we were also staying for the night. Food was homey but wasn't exactly great. But not bad either.

 Then more island touring: the museum, lighthouse, viewdeck, friendship something.

The barracks and buildings. (Terrible with paying attention to place names.)

 We saw the guns.

And played with the guns.

The great thing about it being a rainy weekend was that everything had this freshly washed bright green hue. Really beautiful.


After the afternoon tour, those who availed of the day tour, went back to Manila. Personally, the day tour is really bitin because there's still a lot more to do. So we had a short rest. Then at dusk, we joined the Malinta Tunnel-Night Lateral Visit, where we entered some of the open tunnels and visited the hospital and saw some of the living quarters inside the tunnel. The guides were great and one of them even kept hiding in odd places hoping to surprise or scare an unsuspecting guest. Then in one of the better paved parts of the tunnel, the guide had us all turn our lights off and walk to the end of the tunnel. K and I sort of cheated because we kept our hand to the wall to guide us while walking.

After the heat and humidity inside the tunnels, we went out to the cold drizzly evening. K and I both had a slight sniffle going to bed that night.

We had the option to join a sunrise tour but we all agreed that we were on vacation and opted to sleep in. We were tired and it was raining and the airconditioning and the bed were inviting. Hahaha.

Monday was still rainy, but we got a van to go around the island once more to go back to the sites we weren't able to appreciate the day before.

For an overnight stay for P2599 per person, our quick vacation was well worth it. Although, the Corregidor Inn needs some refurbishment in terms of bathroom fixtures. That's the only thing I remember that needed improvement. Maybe K can remember some more.

Oh, and it also has a reading room, where K and Bruks borrowed books for some bedtime reading. K even bought one.

Anyway, Corredigor was fun! And I think I should go back there when it's sunny. Plus, I wasn't able to do the Rock Balancing, the beach visit, and the island hike. Hmmm, when I get fit, maybe I should join the Corregidor Adventure Challenge. Nyek.