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Lehner, P.
1964
100
Oct. 29
We were again aroused by Binion at 7:30;
shortly thereafter we approached Kwajalein, were
boarded by a harbor guide, and headed for the
fuel pier; after much maneuvering we docked at
9:20; our only reception committee (a surprise only
to George) was three security guards; they boarded
and issued passes which became effective at 10:00;
our liberty henceforth was 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM; Dave
Perkinson an entomologist from Bishop Museum, came
aboard in the early P.M.; he had already been on
Kwajalein 3 days; for the rest of the day we
explored the island facilities - Macy's, the snack bar,
post office and barber shop during the day and
the Ocean View and Crossroads clubs at night;
we were apparently lucky to get into the
harbor and dock as most ships have been
refused mooring because of trouble with visiting
ships - the captain expressed the feeling that
the reason we were welcomed was because of
the Smithsonian party - I hope we leave as good
an impression with them as they had when we
arrived; this was the night Big Jim had his
trouble at both the Crossroads Club and on board
ship - from this point on he was destined to
quit his job on the crew; in the afternoon
Binion, Dave and Roger had seen four English
Sparrows.