Elrod (FFG 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIBERTY CALL E Ixcept for the boxing match at the London Pub, it was a week to remember. The beaches (especially the beaches) were straight from a book. Of course, the majority of the people spoke nothing but Spanish. Auspicious enough, there were a few English and Scotish people around to help out those who were a little rusty on their Span- ish. I think the money, pesetas, which most of the guys started calling potatoes, was the most confusing. It was around 120 potatoes per the U.S. dollar. Ray Jarrett found out the hard way by paying a man eight dollars for a hamburger. But, It was a good hamburger he says. Beautiful weather allowed for everyone to get a few good days of sight seeing. Of the six thousand, yes, six thousand bars I think the guys must of hit all but one! There were buses leaving on the hour to city ' s of Magaluf, Playa de Palma, and the big shopping center Plaza Gomi- t