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The history of Manila is closely tied to this body of water. Naval battles were fought here, including the celebrated La Naval de Manila in 1646, which effectively put a stop to repeated attempts by the Dutch to take over the Philippines. It was also on Manila Bay that the Spanish fleet was annihilated by the American forces under Commodore George Dewey, ushering in 40 years of American occupation. But more than anything else, Manila Bay is renowned for its spectacular sunsets--a must-see for every visitor to the city.
The Bay is notoriously dangerous - even the local fishermen have lost carts, horses, tractors and more in the quicksands, so this is no place for visitors to wander alone.
I rang the number for Cedric Robinson, the Morecambe Bay Guide, and spoke to a friendly and helpful woman I assumed to be his wife, who told me that walking boots were not appropriate footwear for the sands, and that trainers, plimsoles or sandals were recommended.
The first section of the walk is along the coast, partly by the shore, partly on roads, and partly through camp and caravan sites.
Walked through a herd of about 150 cows and calves coming down the road; actually covering the road for several hundred feet -they were accompanied by 2 horseback riders in front and 7 in back driving them to some new pasture.
Walked through a bunch of orchards: on one side of the road to protect the cherries someone had a timed shotgun going off and on the other about 20 acres of cherry trees adorned with red, green, blues a foil strip that twinkled and sparkled in the sun like a giant flat Christmas tree.
When I said I was walking from Prudhoe Bay to D.C. there was a long silence, then one guy said, "so, you work for the state or county or something?" Lots of smoke today, but had a nice thunderstorm in the morning which cooled things off a bit.
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