Lowry (DD 770) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE LAND OF THE ELEPHANT Nursing our aches and bruises and standing up to eat, we steamed into the harbor of- Colombo, Ceylon on the 6th of July. We found that Colombo was famous for its elephants and the great extent in which they were used. Nearly any place you found any kind of work going on you found the huge lumbering, but oh so gentle, beasts going about the tasks lined out for them. Among the sights to see here were the world-famous Botanical Gardens where you could Hnd just about any species of plant life that you desired to see. Also one of the largest zoos in the world was there to behold. Every- thing from the smallest fish to the largest giraffe was there to be looked at and to pose for pictures. And of course there were several more Buddha Temples to visit. However all of our time in Colombo wasn't spent in sight-seeing. We also played a softball tournament. We dubbed it the Colombo Little World Series . Naturally the LUCKY LOWRYH, came out on top. After defeating the LAFFEY 14-1 and the FOX 11-O we went on to beat the Naval Attache Team 9-1. All this took place in two days. Of course the losing team was supposed to buy the beer. The Attache Team had two trophies for the occasion. The bigger one was to be engraved with the winner's name and score and the smaller was presented to the LOWRY for the championship. Departing Colombo in the early morning of the 7th of July, we set a course for Bahrlen, Arabia, some 2202 miles away. ' -54-