Robert A Owens (DD 827) - Naval Cruise Book

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M A U R I T I U S We spent five days at Mauritius Island. This is a small, densely pop ulated island which is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, While ruled by the British, the main segment of the population is French or Indian or a combination of these. There were many beautiful beaches and, many of the Owens personnel were invited out by the island inhabitants. Our basket- ball team played two games, winning one and losing one. The softball team defeated. the Mauritious Police team, but at tennis we were outmatched, Hastily formed pistol and rifle teams were soundly beaten by the Mauritius Police'teams. Captain Ma'rtin's skiddles team brightened the athletic pic- ture with its victory over the Royal Navy Officers' team. There were tours which gave us an opportunity to see the 'beautiful island. The most popular stops were the Governor's Mansion and the Mau- ritius Brewery. We were all sad to leave Mauritis but were happy to realize that we had reached the farthermost point of our journey and were heading home, ' 1 ,W - eff:- -

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DIEGO UAREZ Diego Suarez, Malagasy Republic, was a change of scenery for us all. After six weeks in the dry Mid East we saw a little green of Africa. The French were excellent hosts, and the main attraction was a dance given for us. Many were able to go on the swimming and mountain climbing trips which offered a chance to take beautiful color pictures of the countryside. vil- 3., N ,cr X. V? 1-i -' Q, -ffa'Jx,fPi'f7T . ' 1.,.QL'ii lf-'1 ' 5 'Gem-gxgi i .-1.-age 5Q,'fM-i 'fxji WTS - , x 598231 :if QQ3' k ff .-.i 'i??PSi3r-fix- lgSeQ1 Tv ,- ' . K, i ,uv ' qw' I a miga I. mqagg -wqgffeg rg vr,i'sn ., ivy- - 1 e . wi.-, t flE1 5 ' Wig wi l sqcifgilw-1 ' - if -thx: ... w,ek'1,si.:Qf4s2-axes -fhfliews ai HIIII H' x 1,0 1

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