Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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9 A W X f l 4 fr, , W, Q Qf W f W .f, f ff if Z' f f f Hong Kong was a marvelous place to visit because of the enchanting harbor, the variety of shops, the breathtaking views and the many fine places to eat. The enchanting View of this crown colony has defied all descriptions. Many of our crew visited Victoria Peak, reached by the Peak Tram Qcog railroadj to see the panoramic view of the city from a height of 1,000 feet, Aberdeen, a fishing village harbor clustered with all sorts of fishing junks and sampans and famed for its floating restaurants, the Chinese business district and waterfront where ships are moving in and out constantly amid many ferry ooats and junks, Kowloon across the bay, a similar city, and the New Territories where we saw the Red Chinese border guards. . , f Q f wr ff- 0 s X

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Xi X XX, Xyx ' v 1 -.lA..L..'- . -,....!,....!.l Y' Y 1575. .... ,,.,..-..-, -... - . ..Y.. . Where else can you buy 25 cent records and 50 cent hard bound books but in Taiwan? Of course all this is illegal and it says so in chinese characters on the back flaps of each. Still some of these always manage to find their way back to the ship. Kaohsiung Resting only 100 miles from Red China this tiny island is heavily fortified against attack. by its neighbors. An abundance of light and heavy landing craft are also to be found in several of its harbors, the reasons for which are not quite clear.

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Japan had to be the closest the crew came to being in the states while they were overseas. It had everything we have except that the prices were about one half as much. No one knows how much money the crew spent in the foreign exchange but the customs people had to use two extra men to clear us in the states. Yokosu ka