Beach in Olongapo

This trip included a close up look at the tigers at the zoo and some time to check out the less-than-great beach near Olongapo's "shit river" that makes taking a dip a less than pleasant idea!

My ship, the USS Picking (DD-685) was homeported in Long Bbeach California. We left for WestPac on 8 October 1958 and returned 27 March 1959.

... 's Puregold (I'm not sure if it was Puregold that time) before heading back to Manila. I had fun atleast. Will I recommend Dungaree beach? Yes, I guess, to those who needs to freshen themselves and get away with stress. You see Subic is quite near Manila. ...

... small houses.  It's like one very long village with no side streets that winds the whole way up the coast.   Olongapo wasn't my destination, but instead, according to my guidebook there was a nice beach at Barrio Barretto.  I found my ...

The former US Navy base is turning into a kind of special trade zone and keep drawing a few tourists to it's beach, water sports and expat-oriented nightlife. The tigers were the highlight of the zoo, and that thing that eats coffee beans but doesn't ...

... will need to extend before the expiry date. We took a jeepny from the airport to the bus station and then on by jeepny to Olongapo city (derived from "Ulo ng Apo" meaning head of the chieftain) where George (This is the Dad of a friend Russell from Pharos ...

... of my dreams!.     Well this weekend we have a college from Manila here for an immersion project. Here in Olongapo City there is a very large night life with GRO's (guest relations officers) so in order for about 20 college students to ...

... Chang's, to walk down Mission Blvd. and hear 'boots', to eat at In n' out and Rocky's, to watching the sunset over the beach in Southern California. I was also able to return to one of the most amazing places in the world out in Maui, and received plenty ...

... to leave manila the following day so decided to head to Subic bay where Stu could do his ship wreck diving and just chill on the beach.  Now the distance to Subic bay from Manila was only 120km but it ended up taking 5 hours to get there. Good thing ...