Wallace L Lind (DDE 703) - Naval Cruise Book

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fl .lin PONTA DELGADA The next six days were fun for nobody. The shrieking 50 knot winds and pounding waves shook the WALLER about like a big dice cup. The pad was the only tolerable place for each of us 268 dice inside. We were still scraping chow off the mess deck bulkheads when the first island of the Azores , the gracefully shaped Flores , was sighted. The next morning we made a fueling stop at Ponta Delgada on the Portugese isle St. Miguel. For a few short hours of liberty we enjoyed the sparkling little town with its narrow cobblestone streets and brightly painted, red tiled houses and friendly, impoverished inhabitants. Best of all, it was solid ground. Much to the disappointment of the numerous bum boats we pulled out at 1700 the same afternoon. 'X I Y JL A yi, xg Q 5 ,xg A 1 , i..a Nb -S i vw-2-N .Ax in ' 0 bfi-f

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5 1 1 i L X 5' i ui 1 3 I I 1 is 4 4 7 Others wandered the crowded streets below g bargaining in the countless Indian shops for cigarette lighters, silk scarves and other attrac- tively priced souvenirs. Us 2 pounds 14 shillings 6 pence a good price for a one bird cuckoo 1 c1ock?j Those with money left that night invested it at such establishments of entertainment as the Arizona, Garrison Club and the Panama Club. Q