Table of Contents < - - - return Chapter 38 - USA & Home! < - - - next Don Bennett's War Chapter 37 - Hospital Ship _______________________ Life around the hospital ship was really nice. The bunks were much more roomy and there was no overcrowding as in the troop ships. We had books to read, handcrafts to do, and deck chairs to sit in the days and evenings. The food was good and what pleased me most from this angle was that the mess officer was always around to help us guys with only one usable arm with our meet cutting. We left Marseille and went
by the island of Corsica and down the shore of Spain, and by the Rock
of Gibraltar. While in the Mediterranean and while out on the ocean a few days, enjoyed going to the bow of the ship and watching the porpoises playing near the prow of the ship. Since there were so many
seriously wounded aboard, we took the southern route across the ocean,
so we would miss the storms and get plenty of sunshine. We came close
to Bermuda but not close enough to see it. I enjoyed the sunny days
sitting in a deck chair, reading a book, and when evening came, would
never get tired of watching how fast the sun would disappear into the
ocean and looking at the pretty colors in the sky afterwards. The nights
were cool and beautiful with the stars very close and a big moon and
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