Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Colombo, Ceylon Hoon1i11t:out Z1 Bl-gun szilutm- wt- 1-ntl-iw-ti C'oloinlJo, Ct-yloi1 . . . 'l'ht- lJL'Hl'l ot tht' hinlian f7t'l'11ll . . . nearly halt way lll'OllllCl tho worlrl Irwin our homo port, Thi- highiight of this visit Koi' scum' was thv Tkmilt- toui' to Kniuly, thc 11111110 ol tht- .Mic-in-iit Sinhfile-so kings, and tht- last oi thu ht-ziutitul niountain strongholds to tall into tht' hands ot' 1111 invading l'fl1't'l,SI,'ilL'l'. The 'l'1.-mph: ot thu Tooth at Iizuuly, thu quaint L-ustoms of thvpt-oplc, :incl thclu5ting lmprn-SSion of thc- lu5hii'o- pical luxury nmclc this visit p1'ofit:ilJlo indvvd. Many of us contcntuclou1'5Clvvs with thu city ot' Colombo it- SL-ll, an :1tt1'z1ctivu tourist stop, The City Zoo fonv of thu bc-st in tht- worlcly, thu souvenir ohjocts ot' ivory, thc Buddhist tvmplcs and thc small pound samples of pun: Cc-ylont-so ton wart- just zi tuw ot' thc things that :1tt1'actcAcl us. Some of tho mon wont in big for dia- monds and thu- star sapphires for which Ceylon is fa- INOLIS . it ,g. N' V .i ' f'-gf f . . ', 'm . f , - . t K . l I ,L',h . .1 Q . -R K .ntl tl , h 'ff -f - . ,y,i.,- . '1 1 A .Q 5' 3 1 We do white walls too, . i' ' A 1 Q. W ., .. ld, ' W Q Q fu- fbcgpu I . .', fi il , I F- xgfli V1 f ,' 1 1 f, ' 'u T K 'Www '77 lv ' ' - , ' ' -i X f , , ' .5 It Mi 1 v A' D .A 3 , x 'ff' S, X, .,,, . ,,..,- 'rw-ftff A 1 4 1.1. ,,-, - - V I 41 When we beat the Colombo All-Stars, ef' ' 1-3ar5?5..' .V On the road to Kandy, .., J'-1-. 4. 'I 2'1 r HL Look out. Jenkins, he's got a knife! ' .a',..q . ' 'iff 7 v- lv ' .,,. 1-. -' ' ' I, fl: 5 Z .fu If 1 !'7'::....,?.:.'1 ' ' 351 4 --Q... - U. .tn .54-1 vi u.-.5,,,,,. ..., ,VJ ,,..,...--'A Q ...-V, A - 'T ,o- ,..-.. -..,,s,,.,,,.,,-q Q.-pan-'G' ,-, 1' '15 '!, .. -' ,,s,+,-vw ,...,..v ,.., ,.f, 1' 1 l n 1 I Q mu- - -- - . .-1.--- - ' ...-j .:!5.f,,: d F t I A F ,V .f.f,g.m'. ?.f.f.:J':l9,:'4A:A.1.1.N, , . .xi . 1 . A.. . - - ' , 'V I .I. I Temple of the Tooth, Kar1dY, Ceylon' Q i

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Wim 1 I v Shake, Baby, shake ! ii 1 4 I 1 a ...1 I3 HH 2 ...t nz I! !! . V V, 5' il I! S N.g- 'leg' . I . .':Y-Y 3 T V . .. fl ' va -1 -A 6 in lhlfffv H- in Conant 'S portrait of the skipper. Overseas Party The ship's annual overseas party whichwas held in Colombo's fashion- able Gaulle Face Hotel was a big mo- ment for us all and one of the last certain times when the entire ship's company could be together. Every time there was a lull in the profes- sional entertainment or the orches- tra took a break, our own local ta- lent grabbed the stage to vie for the spotlight. Conant's fine portrait of Captain Wright was presented to the skipper to top off a party we will not soon forget. Neither will the Hotel for that matter! Dining room of the Gaulle Face Hotel, I, V- ,,Qq a,! if .-1 fx -' . xX ., f L f 0 X ' Q Q 4 , 4 . .f' ' ' . 'f . I -5. r fi, I L . l 23 - ' AF . ik.- ' f b ' . The Captain and the Crew Varying degrees o so rlety