Wedderburn (DD 684) - Naval Cruise Book

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, 1 -0... -. FCLLOWING THE SUN... , , , westwzird. liver westward. To Hawaii and two palmy days at Waikikig Diainnndhezid reigning over it all. Hot, :ind the smell of heat lazy, full OflI1l1fQUOI ,1ll1d soft. To Guam, rich- ly jungle, thrivingly overgrown during the seasonal rain. It's hot there too, but hard hot, and crushing hot, calling for tropical routine. Two weeks la- ter we set out for Formosa. To Kao-hsiung, Taiwan's greatest sea port, with the miniature fortress at the entrance, shipping overflowing the berths, and urchins sculling by in the midst of all, diving for pennies from their home made rafts. The main street seems to be built of bars from end to end. We did our stint of Barrier Patrol, between Taiwan and the Communist- controlled mainland. Then, finally we were done and the next stop was Japan.

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HE SUN Rises ON JAPAN And at last --- Japan. lt's all won- derfully strange, even in the cities with their buses, taxis, neon lights, etc. Because there are also rick- shaws, the neon lights are in a dif- ferent lang,uage,and some of the older Japanese still dress traditionally in kimonos, obis and tabi and getas. Because it's new and strange, it's also festive and anyone can have a real ball with very little effort for money!y Japan is where the Great Buddha is. And the torii, or Shinto Gate. Rice paddies, sukiyalci, saki sumo wrestling, geisha girls, Taka- razuka---the all girl theatre. Where you take off your shoes to entera house. Mount Fujiyama and Thieves Alley. Even when it looks like Ameri- ca, as it sometimes does, it's still Japan,a modern country in the ancient East. .M '.