Gearing (DD 710) - Naval Cruise Book

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PALMA, MALLORCA 5-I2 OCTOBER After twenty-eight days at sea, the GEARING ulled into Palma, de Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain, for our first liberty port. This port, Palma, one of the world's most famous resort towns, proved to be a lively ort of call. The entire crew spent their liberty hours sight-seeing gre interestin sights of this port, buying Spanish souvenirs for themselves or sneir loved ones back home, and visiting Blood Alley and jimmyis . Surely these names will remain with all of us for many years to come. Ialwas here that many saw their first bull fight, an adventure for a . The city of Palma, with a population of some 150,000, stands at the head of Palma Ba , on the southern coast of the Island. The incomparable beauty olrthe Island has made it known through- out the world as the Island of Light, the Golden Isle, the Tranquil IF' X Q N. i . v Lake, and the Pearl of the Mediterranean. Atpart from its beauty, l A its attractive beaches, its mountains, unspoile folklore, hospitable Q 'X people, and splendid tourist services, Mallorca boasts yet another , + advantalge-the climate. While we were in port, the weather was - t' ' h C 1, unbeata le, with an average temperature of about 72 0, -'DBX ' ty g Operating schedules have to be met, so on 12 October 1964, ' kg Q42 ' T I amid a how ing thunderstorm, we departed Palma and sailed for . P at I it ar 5, Naples, Italy, leaving many new-found riends on the shore. il -'iffy . 1 F . S ft.-:A Q . 'ffQ v , - z A .gs xg! E I Q. ' f n ' f rf 1 if ff I I 1 V - Gee, she doesn't have to cry!!! r 'P s 'f 'xml ' Q 1,3 I1 -,pr LV an f ' 5 'g 's . X , K ! flight-...L. Vt N ' , it 1 I em ' I ,f . W ? S mn l X X 4 I R Ei 'K I I5 fl But I GOTTA hit the beach! Think we could get back out? ,,,,.fn Qian!- --.1 I 1 in

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A full scale exibition of Spanish pageantry...Cost but a few pesetos. wa ,4d'??Q Think we can hitch a ride? Entering the Caverns during Palmatour fi th 1 I P I .zu cc rn . a ma.