Fitch (DMS 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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TTA VENUE 0 P002 FRJOO Main Street Aiaccio AIACCIU May 14 - May 18 AFTER Algiers, and one night in Cagliari, Sardinia, flVlay 125 the little French town of Ajaccio was B welcome sight,'Nestled in a quiet cove at the foot of steep green hills, it appeared as peaceful as a sleeping faun, guarded by the quiet snow-capped giants of the interior. The people seemed happy. There were no kids too tough for their years, roaming the streets. Even an atempt at obliterating the MU. S. Navy Co Home signs had been made. VLiberty in Ajaccio was nothing outstanding, like a small town in the States they urolled up the sidewalks at nine, but it afforded a wonderful opportunity for leisurely strolls about town and to the beaches where some of us saw our first Bikini', suits and the fascinat- ing way in which the young lassies change them. A tour up the coast revealed the rugged and varied beauty of the island. Swimming at Sagonne, lunch at Coraggio, and beer at the rocks of Piana, all were. high points of the tour. We had shared Algiers with the Macomb and Ajac- cio we shared with the Tarawag another town and a lot of white hats. We said Ajaccio is nice , but we also said, Ah Ha, it is our last stop before CANNES . Small Corsican town near Sagonne Volcanic rock and azure sea Pretty good tour 'ftll E' it 1 W0 9 -f - C r- 754' I 9 , . fv,sf,f filfjfll Ns.', I G',nl'5, I , 1:51 N- '9 1 5 fd iff 1 ,lf !.'1- 'L V ::E 5:4 '4S,7 .