Letters To Home - May 9, 1951

Jacksonville Beach, Florida
May 9, 1951

Too many troops doing nothing at camp, so most were given 3-day passes to go anywhere they want to go. McDonough, Bill Stewart and I hitched a ride here, have rented a small cottage right on the ocean. Went swimming in the Atlantic for the first time this afternoon. Locals thought the water was too cold, but seemed all right with me.
Got a ride from Columbus to Waycross, Georgia with two wild women; scary drivers, both of them. Then, from Waycross to Jacksonville, nice old couple in a big, new Cadillac.