The Philipines were hot and full of work in 100 degree heat filled with enough humidity to drown you. When it came time to knock-off there was always a few hours of work left and then the beach! "The Beach" is a term used in the Navy that covers all territory not aboard ship. It's not a literal beach. We all drank way too much but, if you live hard the way to best wind down, or for some just forget, is to drink. We all could have used a friend to remind us when to stop consuming that San Magoo or San Miguel, whichever. This became evident when I realized I was seeing alot of my friends from the mud up, listening to them say, "Come on, we'll help you back." I wasn't the only one mind you but, I was often found laying in the street by the curb in more than one port with one eye open, trying not to pass out.