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make inspection at 10 A.M. The sailors &
Marines looked very fine and clean
as well as the ship.
Noon after lunch sat up in front
of the boat deck, three ships in sight,
[Ankins] island on the port side with
a white lighthouse on its shore. Absolutely
no motion to the ship.
After the movies there was a dance
in the after social Hall and being in
the Windward Passage the ship rolled
so much it was nearly impossible to
dance. The ship rolled & pitched more
here than off Cape Hatteras. I played
bridge in the card room until after
mid-night with Lt. (Dr) Brown, Lt.
Whelan, Ch. Boswain [Muelohi], and Chaplain
Miller. Won $14 at 1/4¢.
Sunday Oct 3rd Temp. Max 96 Min 80
Got up at six A.M. & looked out of the
port just as we were were entering the port of
Guantanamo, Cuba. Were were close to the shore
and the green of the shore and the dimmer
green of the hills in the distance, were
very beautiful. I dressed in a hurry and got on
deck in time to see the ship drop anchor
in among a lot of destroyers and scout cruisers
and their mother ships. We anchored close to
the marine barracks -- no sea at all, just
like a sheet of glass was the water. Waited
around for Forrest until 8:30 -- we sent him
a bridge signal at 7:45 but no answer. Saw
a speed boat from the Dobbin coming towards
us and called Bill and asked him to find out
if we couldn't get on it and go to the Dobbin.
We could so Mrs Davis, Mrs [Raftery] and Bill & self
piled in and soon were over to the Dobbin.
Found Forrest not dressed but I went on up
to his room any way. We were so delighted
to see each other. Just hugged him all the
time. Forrest ran true to form, wanted to give
us everything he had, spent all the time going
thru his thing, served iced ginger ale,
peppermints and [shags?]. He gave Mrs R & Mabeth
each a can of Chesterfields and a pkg of guava
jelly. To me he gave a lovely leather writing case