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CONT.
THE BAY AREA OF SAN FRANCISCO IS A HORRIBLE SIGHT;
ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH. NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
ARE PACKED TOGETHER RIGHT OUT TO THE COASTLINE. WE LEFT
THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TO STARBOARD AS WE HEADED OUT ON THE
LONG HOP TO HONOLULU. CLEAR NEAR THE COAST BUT WITHIN 30
MILES WE RAN INTO THE EASTERN FRINGE OF ONE OF THE MOST
PERFECT MACKEREL SKIES I HAVE EVER SEEN. FOUR HOURS OF
SMOOTH AIR ON TOP OF THIS ROLL COTTON SKY. OUR COURSE
TO THE SOUTHWEST KEPT THE SUN A FEW POINTS OFF OUR
STARBOARD BOW. AIR TRAVEL HAS ONE ADVANTAGE OVER ALL OTHERS,
THE WORLD OF CLOUDS IS YOURS TO ENJOY AT CLOSE RANGE; IT
IS A NEVER ENDING SOURCE OF PLEASURE, AND PERRY WILSON;
THE GREATEST CLOUD PAINTER OF ALL, ALWAYS COMES TO MIND WHEN
THE CLOUDS SHAPE UP. LATER ON THE CLOUDS CLOSED RAIN'S AND
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WE RAN OUT OF REGULARITY OF VAPOR
CONDENSATION INTO DISTURBED AIR.
SEEN AFTER 9 P.M., WE RAISED THE LIGHTS OF OUR 50TH STATE,
AND THEN WE PARADLED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF OAHU WITH
THE MASSED LIGHTS OF HONOLULU RISING FROM THE BEACHES ONTO
THE STEEP SLOPED HILLS. DIAMOND HEAD SHOWED AS A DARK AREA
IN AMONG THE LIGHTS, LIKE THE "COAL PITS" IN THE MILKY WAY.
LEN + I HAD A PLATE OF FRESH PINEAPPLE. I'M BACK IN THE
TAKE, AND LATER I HAD A HALF OF MANGO. I'M BACK IN THE
11:45 P.M. dep., HON
FOR CANTON
R. left, ARR. Canton, 6: A.M. (30°S)
Sunrise 6:32 A.M.
TROPICS: WELL, ALMOST, THE "COSTUMES" ARE A SIGHT! EVERY
ONE LOOKS AS IF THEY WERE DRESSED FOR A MASQUERADE.
WHAT AWFUL TASTE. GIVE ME NEW GUINEA WHERE THE WOMEN
ARE PROUDLY BARE-BREASTED AND GRASS SKIRTED INSTEAD
OF THESE SHAPELESS "NIGHTGOWNS" THAT SHOULD NEVER BE
WORN EXCEPT IN PRIVACY. THE LADIES WERE DECKED WITH
FRANGIPANI LEIS WHEN THEY STEPPED OFF THE PLANE. THE MOST
AMUSING SIGHT WAS IN THE STORE WHERE 2 GIRLS WERE STRING
ING A LEIS, HERE I SAW MY FIRST REFRIGERATED HATS!
COCONUT PALM HATS, INGENIOUSLY WOVEN, BEING KEPT
FRESH FOR THE CUSTOMERS. AT 8:45 WE TOFT OFF WITHOUT
FOSS FOR CANTON ISLAND ALMOST 2000 MILES AWAY. WE HAVE A
FULL PASSENGER LIST. THE STARS ARE BRIGHT.