Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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Galveston arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines on a blue-bright sunny morning, but clouds were building over the green mountains to the east. As Galveston nested herself next to the cruiser Canberra, soon to begin her homeward run, the band on Canberra ' s decks struck up California, Here We Come. When the turn-over conferences had been completed and Galveston breasted out to let Canberra pull away from Alava Wharf, the clouds which had rolled in to create a solid overcast let go a monsoonal rain, the first of many we would encounter in the Philippines. For many of us, Subic Bay was Our first glimpse of a foreign country. Some of the sights--like the gayly painted and mani- acally piloted jeepneys — were quaint and colorful. But others — like the professional beggar children in their outrigger canoes, were disturbing. 18