McCandless (FF 1084) - Naval Cruise Book

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HALFWAY POINT (A Hump Day Poem of Somewhat Less Than Epic Proportions) by YN3 Jon I ' ve Been There, I Know Qyandt Hump Day was upon us and all throl The XO was calling for quaint little qui About how we ' d survived for three mo So I went to my keyboard (with som m We left from Virginia with our hearts in Aware that the Navy makes drastic deijn On our lives, on our wives, on the thin And that we ' d be away for almost hal underway, say). nds, hold dear, So now the day ' s come where the crujPfcihalf over, And every last watchstander, hole snb rover Is taking a break from his daily routine To think about what he will see and has seen. We revelled in Malaga, our first taste of Sp ain Which was followed by Palma, and none could complain Because days were for beaches and girls without shirts, And nights were for dancing and chasing their skirts. When we got underway, we were muddled and- mired, (Our wallets were empty and bodies were tired) But we had no regrets at the end of it all (The crew needed to save for its next port of call). We pulled into Antalya with hardly a car€ B t For we ' d heard of the bargains awaiting us there. The prices were good and the business was brisk (Unless, of course, you were a liberty risk). Our time spent in Turkey was full of good che (No women to speak of, but lots of cold bee The visit was brief; though I ' m pleased to r We left loaded with trinkets of every sort. We made a quick transit to Israel (two c v Arriving in Haifa as grey as the haze. I expected a battle torn land of disorder, Since the port was jusiRputlM ' I was wrong, it turned o Things seemed quite serei I could not believe such a Was the site of the bloods We ' re at sea once again a As our next stopping off Barcelona will follow, Then it ' s back to the Siptej Half the cruise is behind us ar ;oon we ' ll be home. Though I ' m homeljfcJ apd B of the spray and the foam, I can take consolation in knowing its true That everyone else feels the same way that I do.