Posted in Flight, tagged Zambales on July 18, 2009, Saturday | 3 Comments »
Carlo has written affectionately about the Sisters of Zambales. I myself first learned about them from fellow Omni pilots Mark from Tennessee and Mike from Hong Kong. They had spied on the beauties from the air. Then they were invited to do a touch and go on the elder sister, and they let me peek at the cellphone pictures they took.
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There are actually 124 islets (one less at high tide). Long associated with Alaminos, Pangasinan, the Hundred Islands are actually reached by boat from the coastal town of Lucap.
You can also fly over them.
After our flight over the Hermana Sisters, we went feet dry near the beach resorts at Tambobong, [...]
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Posted in Adventure, tagged Carlo, Clark Field, Hermana Mayor, Zambales on January 16, 2008, Wednesday | 11 Comments »
Carlo continues his narration of the flight around Zambales. We explore two exquisite islands and the site of a WWII sea battle. Carlo reflects on our journey from 60 feet under the sea to 2,000 feet above it.
After Pinatubo, we fly over the jagged lahar ridges and chasms in the Bucao river valley, and nose west to the South [...]
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