We left for a supposedly one night stay in Corregidor last
August 26 and it turned out to be a 3 night stay due to bad weather caused by
typhoon Mina. It wasn't even raining the day we left for the island. While we
were waiting at the ferry terminal, I noticed few people asking for a refund (I
never thought about it much). I have no idea that typhoon Mina will affect our
trip since it wasn't that bad yet. We took the usual guided tour around the
island before we get to check in our hotel room (It’s our third time in
Corregidor). It rained hard that night and all we did was take pictures and
eat. There is no TV inside the room so we had to go to the lobby where there’s
a TV set that you have to share with other hotel guest. Next day, we packed and
went to La Playa and had breakfast when I heard the staff talking about
canceled ferry trip to Manila. The staff was apologetic and nice. There's one
guest who decided he and his son would take an outrigger boat to Bataan and
catch a bus to Manila from there. He asked us if we want to join them and split
the rent for the boat. We said no since Sun Cruises offered us free
accommodation for extra night and 20% off discount at La Playa restaurant. We
had nothing much to do in Manila so we thought it would be nice to spend
another night in Corregidor and enjoy the island some more.
We spent the day taking more pictures and walking around the
island. There were only 9 guests at the hotel that time including us and most
of them just stayed in their rooms. South Dock has interesting beach...it is
where we get to pick up bloodstones. We wanted to go to Malinta tunnel but it
is locked that time. Rain poured so hard while we are walking so we proceeded
to Corregidor inn and spent the rest of the day hanging out at the lobby and
hoping we get to leave next day. The next day was even worse--the waves are
rougher and rain poured like crazy. It is even impossible to take an outrigger
boat to Bataan and catch a bus. We are getting tired of the food at La Playa
(How I wish they have McDonald’s at least!) so we went to Mc Arthur’s cafe and
tried their food. Surprisingly, their fried chicken is great and the pancit is
bearable.
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On our third
night, we watched TV at the lobby since we were running out of things to do.
The cable was on and off and the sound of thunder is louder than the TV’s
volume. The window opened due to strong wind and it kind of gave me this eerie
feeling since it reminded me of a haunted house in a typical Filipino horror
movie LOL. We finally called it a night and went back to our room. Finally the
next day, the staff got good news for us! The ferry will be taking us back to
Manila at 2:30pm. Hooray!!
It would have been fun staying there for 4 days if it
wasn't raining much or if we have an ATV to use to explore the island. I would
personally like to bring a bike there next time and more snacks since their
sari-sari store has limited goods. I suggest bringing mosquito repellant if you
are going to stay there overnight and sunscreen too in case you want to walk
around. If you have taste for gourmet food, maybe La Playa isn't the restaurant
for you since their menu is very limited and they only serve simple dishes that
will not excite the palate of clients with discriminating taste.
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