Compass Island (AG 153) - Naval Cruise Book

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to further test able to Puerto Rico and La As we first the and friendly people. A of the'United States, the islandtis dif- ferent, yetqnot quite so foreign. As we hit the beach at liberty call, weeflushed at the cacophony of sights and sounds before us: El Morro and Old San Juan, eNew-tSan Juan and the Night Clubs and Casinos,l,Cock Fights, the Rain Forest, the Black Angus. Many sailors had 'a tastelof what it is likejtopay for ,your Caribbean cruise as they sat in the lounges of the Carla C'-andsihet-other cruise liners around our berth. We arrived. at La Guiif anxious to get out and--samplgglge wares. So we exchanged our hard earnedgringo dollars for the local Boli- -Vvarsnand quickly began sampling a few cold cervesas. The Atlantic Fleet Soft- pick-up team from Venezuelan Naval Training Center, let's just say it was a good thing the title was not on the line. The crew hosted a beach party where we and a few local senoritas listened to the ship's band come across with some hot licks. ff i Many took the ship's vans across the mountains to Caracas, thecapitol of Venezuela. From Simon Bolivar Plaza you could just walk around town or takeataxi to the cable car and visit the Humboldt Hotel, atop the mountain. The CI- left La Guaira and returned to,San,.1uan where us again tried our hands the Casinos, all uratedfiith sight-seeing das, we were not too sorry to 'Juan Behind us as Wefwefe bound. 511 ball Champions were