Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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H0 G KONG THE SEAS WERE NOT RIND ON THE VOYAGE BETWEEN FA T- TA YA AND HONG KONG AND A GOOD PORTION OF THE CREW WAS EXPERIENCING SOME DEGREE OF SEA SICRNESS. IN- DEED, EVERYONE WAS EAGER TO GET INTO PROTECTED WA- TERS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BEA LONG SEA DETAIL TOPPED WITH THE INVOL VED PROCESS OF MOORING TO A BUOY. SINCE IT HAD BEEN A MAJOR COMMERCIAL CENTER SINCE 1848, WHEN IT WAS CEDED BY CHINA TO ENGLA ND AS A RESULT OF THE OPIUM WAR, WE ALL EXPECTED HONG KONG TO BE A SHOPPER 'S MECCA. WE ALSO KNEW OF HONG KONG 'S REPUTA TION FOR AN OUTSTANDING LIGHT SHOW AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. WHAT WE DID NOT EXPECT WAS THE BLUSTERY WEATHER CHARACTERISTIC OF TEMPERA TE REGIONS IN WHAT WE CONSIDERED THE SUB- TROPICS. THE CREW, HA VING SPENT THE LAST FIVE MONTHS IH TROPICAL CLIMA TES, HAD LITTLE TIME TO ADAPT TO THE FRIGID TEMPERA TURES OF 55-B0 DEGREES. HO WEVER, JUDGIIYG FROM THEIR ATTIRE, NEITHER HAD THE HA TIVES. THE QUALITY OF SHOPPING LIVED UP TO EXPECTA TIONS AND MOST OF US WERE ON THE BRINR OF GOING BROKE FROM ALL OF THE BARGAINS. STILL, THE ROMA NCE AND CHARM OF OLD HONG KONG AS SEEN IN THE MOVIES HAD NOT COMPLETELY DIED IN THAT INCREASINGLY COMMERCIALIZED METROPOLIS. W ITB' -,, -ra 5-if 1ll .14 Ps- ' -QR . 1 X , , R e ' ' Y , at ii I' r Qv ,- g-,, PUf' - I ff'if,LT1f:1'If -, - .......,....-....-...,-. -- -.J 2 2 i I F I I I Q 5 i i . 1 1 1 3 5 I I i I 5 I L Y

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