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from the swell shows we saw, and one chief engineer later, we set sail for our next port of call. The run of Barbadoes was quite an experience, and most of us found the run to the heads fun too. Our liberty launch dropped us at what had to be one of the cultural centers of the world. Nelson St. After several hundred rum- cokes and a night at Harry ' s, where our eyeballs bulged once again; we all stocked up on those liquid souvenirs at the duty free store. Funny how none of those gifts ever made it home. Once more the Bay State attained mobility and we set course for St. Thomas. In spite of the many gay inhabitants we met, this island also proved to be an experience. The beach- es and beauty of the port left us all longing to stay, but time and cruise itineraries march on, so we again sober- ed up and sailed, with hopes of return- ing someday.
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Youngie year brought us new miseries, joys, hopes, dreams, and most of all, friendships. With the exception of the cadets who later became known as the attrition factor, we sur- vived messcooking, upper jobs, John Fortune- seeker ' s chow, and the aft heads. On January 20, 1 972 a rumor that our plate steel home was really a ship capable of mobili- ty was proved to be fact, and we set sail for shipyard in Jacksonville. We learned quite a bit about the life of a seafarer in our three week stay, and also became experts in the falsifica- tion of identification so as to gain access to the local night clubs. With our eyes still bulging 28
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Funky Nassau was our next port of call, and although a little expen- sive, it provided for us well. We found an abundance of clubs, beaches, and companionship, the latter being provided by the young ladies who were also visiting the island from Mother Butler High School . Many found souvenirs imported from Alcapulco. We returned to the States via Port Canaveral. By this time most of us were quite low on funds, but that didn ' t prove to be detrimental, as there wasn ' t anything worth spending money on anyways. Most of us spent our time there writing home, in most cases for the first time since leaving B. Bay.
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