Corregidor Island Visit with Derek

 

We went to Corregidor Island on February 10th, the day after Derek arrived in the Philippines. We walked about 35 minutes to get over to the dock and when we got there we looked around and saw a large group of senior Missionary Couples. The Senior Missionaries from the Cavite Mission were going on the same tour as we were. They probably do not often get that many Mormons on one tour boat at a time. Here are Derek and Dale on the boat going out to the island:

 

 

 

 

And here is a display showing the island:

 

 

 



The trip to Corregidor was nice. It was warm and sunny. It took a little over and hour to get to the island. When we arrived we got on open air shuttle buses. There was a breeze blowing on the island, so we were fairly comfortable. When we stopped to go see some of the bunkers and big guns we got a little hot and had to put our hats on.

 

 

 

The tour took us all around the island to different batteries, tunnels, and memorials.  We saw a gecko in one of the tunnels we went into.   We had lunch at the hotel dining room and then finished our tour. The last part of the tour was a walk through one of the tunnels and they presented a light and sound show. The presentation gave a history of the island of Corregidor during World War II. It was quite interesting.

 

 

 

It was an enjoyable day. I thought about my Dad who would have loved to visit the island. He always loved history and especially anything about World War II.

 

And by the way, MacArthur did return!