Wallace L Lind (DDE 703) - Naval Cruise Book

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I . NX Most of us preferred to get out of Theoule in favor of the attractions at Cannes, Juan Les Pins, Golfe Juan and even Nice, 20 miles north. What the beaches lacked in sun, sand and surf, they made up for in scenery. Some men enjoyed the all day trip of the Riviera Where they saw the Principality of Monocco, Monte Carlo and the ove rpoweringly fragrent perfume factory in Grasse. The OWENS joined the division in Theoule and Commodore Peters and his staff soon returned to their old quarters, shifting the flag from ' ' l d we talked the WALLER back to the OWENS. For weeks after leaving this fabulous p aygroun about the superb French cooking, the spellbinding floor shows, and the painful prices. Valencia, Spain was to be our next stop but be- tween 7 June when we left Theoule and 14June when docked in Spain,we paused in our exercises t ' ku 13 Midshipmen at Barcelona. These men were hard workers and became our fast. o pic p friends before the cruise was over. On Saturday, the day just prior to entering Barcelona, we had the one swim call of our trip. It was a refreshing interlude from our extensive maneuvering. 2 'fi K

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Our first close view of female charms came on our second day at anchor when England's answer to Marlyn Monroe, the golden haired Diana Dors visited our wardroom for lunch. She had come at the invitation of Mr. Kent and Mr. Fulmer who had eag- erly made her acquaintance the previous evening at a. romantic little restaurant named Da Boutou. She and he r entourage of five arrived on the EVERGLADES next to which were nestedthe five des- troyers. She crossed to the WALLER, third in the nest and the sound of came ra shutters was nearly deafening as all hands struggled to get the best position foraphoto of Miss D. D. After a chatty and amusing steak dinner in the ward- room, Miss Dors said hello to the men and posed for innumerable pictures. By sheercoincidence she was attired in a tight, blue silky arrangement nearly identical to that worn by the rocket rid- ing Blue Lady onthe WALLER poster which had been drawn months earlier. In trying to complete the similarity, Mr, Kent displayed his lack of talent for ty- ing a neckerchief. Maybe he wasn't pay- ing attention. Z 1 X- R 4 M X41 A 3 . , An.-J J' X J , he

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ALE CIA Those of us who took tours understood why Valencia is proud of its historical and architectually wonderful buildings. We no- ticed in Valencia as in no other port we made that few people spoke English. ln any ofthe shops, the sidewalk cafes and even the River Club, the Casablanca, and the Macambo Club we had to depend heavily on our pigeon Spanish and gest- uring hands. Some of us had been be- fore, others had only heard about it, for eve ryone, Valencia was the place to see the bullfights. The spectacle took some getting used to but bythe time the sixth bull met his end, most of us had shifted our cheers from the bull tothe grams-ful and daring matador. 1 -ff 7 eng