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From: Rick H Kennerly (no email)
Date: Mon Feb 02 2004 - 16:21:46 EST
Of course the premise of your question is all wrong. If you go where poor
young men roam the streets with AK-47s and the government is waging an
undeclared war (like the Sulu Sea, Mendeno, & Zamboanga--where even the
priests carry guns or have body guards), you've violated the first rule of
common sense cruising. While the northern PI is great for visiting, in
general the country is a year round Disneyland of natural disasters:
typhoons, volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, mudslides, forest fires,
monsoon floods, and a ferry boat a month turns over and sinks. Add to that
Muslim extremists who lop of foreigner's heads, a tradition of kidnap and
ransom, an ineffectual police and military, and a growing social unrest and
it's not all that attractive of a cruising destination outside of Manila.
Rick NH2F
Westsail 32 Xapic
Cabo San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Anchor like a Canadian
Live like a Texan
.:.
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