Lewis Hancock (DD 675) - Naval Cruise Book

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el twt No visit to Spain would be com- plete without a trip to the Plaza de Toros. Outside, the crowds mill in holi- day excitement, red and yellow pennants flutter, and souvenir vendors hawk their wares in shrill voices. Inside, the band blares the tra- ditional music that accompanies the memorable spectacle of bril- liantly garbed matadors pitting their dangerous and graceful skill against the deadly power of the great fighting bulls.

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GIBRAJJAR 21ST AUGUST -22ND AUGUST The last stop on the Hancock Odyssey was Gibraltar, The Rock. As ours was to be an abbrevi- ated stay, liberty was granted for only a few hours to each section and many took advantage of those few hours to buy clothes and gifts for the loved ones just a few days away. Some took a tour to the top of the Rock to see the apes and take pictures of the panoramic view; others visited the Wintergarden and the El Trocadero. Though the food ashore might have been good, almost everyone was found back aboard to feast on Stan Miczenski and Mike Mavroudis ' spaghetti and pizza -which was well worth the lost liberty time. Everyone took advantage of our last port away from home and it was a happy crew that returned to the ship that night. At 1243 on the 22nd of August, the word The Officer of the Deck is shifting his watch to the Bridge was passed and we were at last on the final leg of our journey home. With the exception of a brief fuel stop in Ar- gentia, Newfoundland, we would have steady steaming all the way to Newport.