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We were unde rway again on for the French Rivie ra. t alongside the oiler SALAMONIA two days We wen later to be the last ship of the formation refueled t da The weather was nasty and the night was tha Y- dark, Somebody goofed. Our fueltanks filled to the t but the oiler continued to pump. We lay to most OP gf the next day while men swarmed over the side, n decks and OI level restoring the Blue Lady's well scrubbed appearance. the morning of Z0 May bound mai ' .41 .- , The next morning found us anchored at Theoule, four miles south from Cannes and the heart of the French Riviera.. The distant snow CaPPed Alps were impressive but we were more interested in the well known sunny Climate Which brings out the well known bikinis. During none of our stay did we get much cooperation from the SUD. however. THANKS Qsa me ou. .... Q! m p Along with a num- ber other Sixth Fleet destroyers and heavies, we spent the sunny weekend of 26 and Z7 May in Pollensa Bay at the northeastern end of Mallorca Island. The small peaceful town of Pollensa would have split its seams had general liberty for all ships been granted. We contented ourselves with sunning at the beer garden created by the EVER- GLADES from a Spanish sea-plane base by landing several hundred cases of state side brew. A team of the more athletic men took on a tender for a soft- ball game while our mountain goats took to the hills for a long climb. The departure hour was 0400 on Monday but because of engine troubles we did not weigh anchor until 0600. 95 -rx l 0 5 f 'I tx 4-s xx 1 JN! fs is if 5-- '
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f - 1 ,. . . f! ' -'iffx ,ga eral- ,3n aaa 1, ' nf, 4- -M .ae :..,.H Athens had its effect on our coffee drinking habits in the form of the big handsomely decorated mugs which many of us bought. We also spent our Dagmas or Dracu1ars fDrachmas to the nativeslfor attractive plaster and terra-cotta reproduc- tions of antique statues and pottery. There were few of us who failed to enjoy a good FIX beer. In partial return for the Greek hospi- tality we entertained Z0 bright-eyed and well manne red orphans with Martin and Lewis and chocolate ice cream. fl r W 1' +f,M'iIff M ' T .....!, 1,
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