two-year fun-filled cruise
lol Never had that pleasure, but back around '85 I did a two or three month rimpac, then 4 days in port, then off for a 6 month westpac. 4 days in in almost 9 months. It was a "fun-filled"nine months as you say.... My nine months took me to many of the muslem countries we are doing biz with/fighting today. We displayed for the Sultan of Oman, visited Pakistan, the Maldives, PI, just to name a few. We were checking some suni's out to say the least. I did get to spend christmas/new years in Austraila towards the end of the westpac. It was one of the "friendlier" countries I had the pleasure of visiting on that cruise.
My sister once spent two yeras in the Marines with zero leave days. She was not "fun-filled" either. lol Anyway, I did'nt shoot pics in my Navy days, too busy getting messed up when I was in port. Wish I had done differently back then that is for sure. So thanks for posting those pics. My ship was CG-16 a Very old converted frigate ported at pier 5 or 6 in SD. back then. Yup, a frigate converted to a guided missle cruiser. Small, cramped, and old.
OK, I'm done now.
Cheers