Day 23 Hilario and Tuba Joe profit from the US takeover

Joe Gruta and Spanky Manikan. We called their terrace at Olman's View Resort "Cafe Manikan" They held court there at all hours with Raul Manikan, and they called it the" Old Age Home". Wisdom and cigarettes were on offer at all hours. We are so lucky to have these seasoned, wise professionals on the team.

Day 22 The Dacanays move in

Is this not a wonderful photo? In the story Josefa (Irma Adlawan) receives her sister Corazon (Rio Locsin) and her brother-in-law Rafael (Joel Torre). They have been booted from their house, the largest in the village, by the Americans who take it over as their headquarters.

Day 21 Col Hardacre amazed

There wasn't one among us, cast or crew, who wasn't dazzled by Chris Cooper's work. Everyone learned from him, and he was a great friend to me during my trying days. We miss you, Chris.

I'm back

Thanks to Mary for her stills and to Mario for posting, right up to Day 20. Where have we been since then? What can I say? The work weeks were 5 or 6 days and I was often in a van leaving the hotel for set by 5:00 am. The days were always good and sometimes long, and with a spotty internet connection the window of opportunity for blogging was too short.
We wrapped right on schedule on March 12. Now, March 21, we are settled into the Post House, Talisay Beach,  Bohol, and I am just as happy as I look in this picture, taken on the set on the day we watched Rafael cut bamboo.

Day 20 - Hilario explains how the telegraph works

Day 19 - No words needed

Day 18 - DJ Qualls as Signalman Zeke Whatley