We flew in a C -10 plane on a 15 hour flight and arrived in Manila on Tuesday morning. Alicia Busser met us at the airport and it was with her husband Bill’s contact with the U.S. State Department that we were able to visit unusual areas on four of the Philippine Islands.
Our headquarters was the luxurious Philippine Village Hotel near the airport. It was a haven after the noise of the streets filled with taxis and jeepneys (small busses) and motorcycles. Here we met our Philippine escorts Edgar Buensuceso, Director of the Philippine Airlines Travel Information Center and Pedro Gonzales, Chief of the Zoology Department of the National Museum.