Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1959

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ORPHAN PARTY SPANISH NAVY OFFICERS WERE GUESTS ABOARD LIBERTY AT CARTAGENA, SPAIN ICERS ' PARTY, YACHT CLUB, CARTAGENA, SPAIN. St

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nftfc fl i«« ' The first Med liberty is over, the first Med at-sea period is behind you. Now you are offi- cial veterans of the Sixth Fleet— and qualified judges of Med liberty and duty. It is now that you Med moor one morning in the harbor oi Cartagena, Spain. It doesn ' t take very long ashore to realize the tremendous dif- ference in liberty ports— from the cold and wet, glamorous, expensive frenzy which is Cannes, to the quiet peacefiUness of a small city in Spain. This time there aren ' t the bars and night clubs. Instead there are sidewalk cafes; people, unused to tourists, who go out of their way to be friend- ly; small stores, selling handmade Spanish gifts we ' ve never seen before. Here is where you also got your first taste of history, for Cartagena was founded long before the birth of Christ. It began as a great Carthaginian trading center, and later was taken by the Romans. Then the Moors ar- rived, making their vain entry into Europe, and the ruins of their civilization still guard the city from the hilltops. Finally returned to Christianity it soon became a great naval base when the Spanish Armada ruled the Seas. Wandering through the city ' s back streets, and looking out over the ancient city from the hilltop ruins of the Moorish temple gave you ammuni- tion for daydreams of life 1000 years ago. Cartagena provided you with your first ex- perience in general visiting, too. It seemed as if half of Cartagena crammed fleet landing trying to get on board, and when they did they asked hundred of questions— all in Spanish, of course. This was the first real chance to show off your ability to talk with your hands, and you found it much harder than it looked! But there wasn ' t any need of hand-waving when the little Sisters of the Poor came aboard with their orphans. It was obvious that they needed any help you could give them— and gallons of paint and lots of old clothes pleased them immensely!



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