Corregidor Island Chance Tour

In our last getaway, it was trekking to Mt. Taal and we were astounded with what our country can offer foreign and local tourists. Which somehow made us think of how was Philippines years ago when we were not so free to travel & take vacations within our own country. So, we decided to refresh our knowledge in history and took chances for a day tour at Corregidor, where huge portion of our history happened.

It was one Monday morning of Dec. 12, 2011. We woke up early and went straight to Sun Cruises office to try our luck as chance passengers/participants for their day tour in the Island of Corregidor. Luckily, chances granted for all six (6) of us. Although, we only got the sun deck, non-air seats, but it was a refreshing ride nonetheless. So, we paid for Php 2,064.00 each, boarded the ferry and got excited for another good times with friends in a not so familiar territory.

It took almost two hours for us to arrive at the island. As we stepped in and as we saw its front view, we were greeted by their loud and cheerful tour guides, directing us to which group we should join. And then we were tourists in shuttle number 7!

Our tour guide was very friendly and kinda' funny. She has her way of keeping us attentive and curios. She would point history markers, emphasize on the who's, whens and especially whys.

We did quite a round in the morning, visited the ruins of the place, it's light house, old battery, caves, museum, and take a good look, literally touched and play with their missiles and old weaponry. Good thing though, most of them aren't working anymore.:) Then after a number of exhausting walks and fooling around while taking pictures, our last stop in the morning, was LUNCH BUFFET!

It was a lovely lunch as we enjoyed it in the only hotel in the island with cool wind breeze and perfect overlooking view of the island. We were greeted with a welcome drink/juice, the service crews were warm and friendly, and the food were satisfying. It could be that we were exhausted and got hungry because of the tour, or the brush of fresh air just caught us up, or the food were just good, we went back to the buffet table more times than the usual. :D

Our lunch experience was almost perfect, well, almost that is. When I was waiting in line for the use of their lavatory and mirror at the rest room, I saw a co-participant/tourist in a wheelchair. She was going to use the toilet, and asked for some assistance from the crew. The crew was kind enough to try to assist her, but the toilet rooms were really small to fit the wheelchair comfortably. After some tries, she was able to use the toilet and then was casually pointing out the location and the size of the rest rooms. And I think the hotel should consider a little renovation, considering the differently abled tourists. :D

Well, after lunch we continued to explore more remains, of the war that has been, and ended the tour with the light and sound show at the tunnel, showcasing the lives of our war heroes and the victory of goodness and peace.

After the lights and sound show, we boarded our shuttles, which delivered us to the ferry. We arrived in Manila by 4:00 PM.

I would love to talk more about the tour but, I'd rather want you to be curious and wanting to experience it first hand. So hop in for a tour, enjoy the ride and the blast from the past....



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