I haven't had time to upload my pics and videos from Navy Week, but here's a brief video from nola.com that captures a few ships departing this morning. The tall ship with the sailors standing amid the riggings is from Ecuador:
How cool is that!
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6 hours ago
How cool is that?
ReplyDeleteCooler than I can be. I have a BAD case of acrophobia... and I left my fingerprints in aluminum and steel radar antennae all over the world. Which is a left-handed way of sayin' I had to climb in that job; I did it (no choice) but I HATED it.
I simply could NOT stand in the rigging like those sailors. Just watching the vid made my knees watery.
Mine, too, a little!
ReplyDeleteWow...awesome sight.
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