Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rifrlit: VhfTc fi vein weni vou wt-rt- sure lo s . : ilie Mosques. These temples were cvcmvhcrc, - — JB some ven small, vet others huge and elaborately ■ .-. i built. Unless oii were of the Islamic faith ' ou , - ' v -- ' would find II M-n dilfu iilt to enter ilie Mosques and iew the nilenoi n,..i..u i.r Fntsi I hv .SM1 l.lm • Ceiuei: We lound diflerent wavs to relax. Ksen a workinj paitv lau find time to lav bai k and enjo A biiel respite froiu carrviug the large (luantitv of stores onboard, espei iaIU when SUPPO is ashore. Bottom: Now il r l.isiiig on tlie ship just doe.sn ' t meet vom si.inil.iids, then ttT the Sheriffs Club in Dubai for food and spir- its. Of course, it sometimes look awhile for tile food to get to vou, as vou ran see bv the lumgiA looks of ihisgn, up of sailors. r z f f I a£-.

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I Bfl.nv: Heading loi h,uv and a bit ol well fifSfi-ifd libcrtv wliilc anclioied in the harbor of Bahrain ' es. were anchored. Thev jusl don ' t n,ake|,o,l o e, he, e dee,, enongh lo, uMo pull u.andpa.k: lelt: One ol iiianv statues seen throughout the eitv of Dubai. Njcaled in the United Arab Kiiii- rates. Bottom Left: At the Metropolitan Hotel in Duljai, there was time to go for a swim in the pool located in hack ot the hotel grounds. Cen- ter: NO matter what citv M)U go into vou will find little shops where merchants sell items or fix them. Anv jne need some sandals? i Liht-il tor ti.s wmild he liiiiitffl based cm the tt-iisiDii in the (.till. In lact. we oiih isitt.-(l two potts Itii aiiN km l it lihfit at all. Bahiain and of coursf Dubai, . lthough Bahiain was techiiitalK a woiking port, it did pro- vide us with a iew hours of fun in the evening. Dubai was out full libert port, and provided us with a chance to go on tours, shop the malls, piciiue taking and of course a visit to such famous places as Pi a Hut. Hardees, KcniiKks Fiied Chicken, and even S.il( s.t ten supplies to take back on ihc shi|). With so iii.mv famous places to isii II ,is h.iid 1(1 ( hoose where to go first. .-Mthoiigh sonie of ihe area reminded us of home we had to be careful of ertain customs tliai lesiricl- (fl us lidtii doing things we take for gianled in the states. Especially during the period called Ramadan. This is a major religious holidav for .Muslims .tiui we h.id lo do otu shopping and eating dining limes appropriate with I heir customs. Still, we did enjov oiu- selves .md t he time permitted lo us for some tune ,i .i lioiti oiii duties. 109

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rmE COLORS DON ' T RUN KEEPING PEACE IN THE ARABIAN GULF ( )n - ol llic iiKijoi draws loi KIDD sailors wln ' iicvt r we wcu- in liahiain was the Adniiiiisti ati c Support Inii (Compound in Bahrain. The (oni- poiind had just about all oii could ask lor to satish the basic n ' eds of the ser- vicemen and women visiting Bahrain. . place to eat, drink, reiitalion. bus clothes, or a stopping oil ])oinl before going out into town to gel mone changed o er to the islands currencv. Then ol com se on ihe downtown sec- tion ol cit . to ] ur( h.ise more Tee Shirts, watches, jeweliT. and especially gold. The hottest item for .sale seemed to be shirts depicting Saddam Hussein in all sorts of dire predicaments coiii- tesv of the Persian (iiilf Defenders. Patches, clothes, .md the gold purchas- es were also lavorites and it didn ' t t.ike long before MAI Millbtiagh ' s safe was filU-d to oveiflowing. I Pt xex«»«® HJJ ycu utt TO SEE COME To youn w.T I ' h In I I fniMh I tt: l-Acn floKii ui li.ilii.iin. ilu- h.i r ol f.(lii humiiiK oil wills .Ti.iMtcl Ilu- Ix-.imilul lion on. lop l.rll: ■■Firsli fmii ' lop .md . I)om-; riinc lliiTi .m.uii. lis h.iitl i. icll il II would li.ivi- Ixin wt-ii- several difTcrfiil scU-itions .ivail.ihic in Ti-t- ,1 hc.miiliil li. ii on Will, .iiuw.iv use- xoin iiii.igi Sliirt.s lli.il n-(1ci ltd tin- Ifrliiij s and cinrfiu alti- iialion! Hides of the lime and of course ihe plate we were in. iimitti 111