The work on the sailboat was being hurried, it was expected to be ready by dark. As I watched the men work the sails, my

The sailboat was ready. It was the sleekest thing on water. Twenty-seven feet long, it measured a mere 28 inches wide. It was picked for

A very calm day, so calm, we barely moved. Marinduque was still in sight. The heat was scorching us. I opened the portfolio I carried,

Today, very early in the morning, we dropped anchor at an isolated cove of Burias where we saw another sailboat anchored, to make inquiries. We

Very early that morning we put off to sea after some delay and after repeated persuasions to stay because the invasion of Masbate was anticipated

Shortly before noon, we again re-embarked with the warning to avoid a place called Limbajon along the Masbate coast, where a week before, a huge

With best wishes and a warm sendoff, early that day, we sailed on our last leg to General MacArthur’s GHQ and to freedom. We were