Views of Dana Point Harbor

[MJR]

Saturday I rode up Pacific Coast Highway (with a detour along Ocean Blvd in Long Beach) to a friends in place in Marina Del Ray and what a beautiful day/ride it was. I was surprised at the construction to replace the old Gerald Desmond Bridge with a modern one that will allow simply huge container ships into the ports. A nice ride over the Vincent Thomas Bridge too.

http://www.newgdbridge.com/project/default.asp

[Stig / Major Tom]

This Sunshine-Skyway bridge S. of Tampa, Fla. gives me the heebee geebees every time I drive across it in a car. I made the mistake of looking to my right, over the railing,  the first time.....
Can't imagine doing it on my LIKE200!



(went down twice in a Huey in the sunny S.E. Asian Games - auto-rotating ...very quiet but for some one screaming. Might have been me. No longer a big fan of heights.)

Stig

[MJR]

Looks somewhat similiar.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Looks somewhat similiar.

Was thinking the same....one in Boston, too.
I actually  got a touch of vertigo when crossing that Florida bridge.  Not good while driving!
Stig

[Scooter Dan]

(went down twice in a Huey in the sunny S.E. Asian Games - auto-rotating ...very quiet but for some one screaming. Might have been me. No longer a big fan of heights.)

Stig

Had to check out auto rotate, the no power landing. The flare up must get exciting.

[MJR]

Was thinking the same....one in Boston, too.
I actually  got a touch of vertigo when crossing that Florida bridge.  Not good while driving!

I was a bit concerned riding over the large metal expansion joints on the Vincent Thomas Bridge.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Had to check out auto rotate, the no power landing. The flare up must get exciting.

Bravest pilots in the world are the med-evac pilots, on any battlefield.
2nd bravest pilots in the world were the pilot instructors at Ft Wolters in 60's & 70's....teaching the autorotate to the 20 yr old Huey student pilots! On any given day at Ft Wolters those kids tried various methods to kill themselves - & the instructors.
But, I'll tell you what - once they got in country - those teen-aged Medevac warrant officers could do amazing things with that million $ Huey.
I'm sure the other guys were good, too - but I only ever flew dustoffs, or the odd ash & trash when moving around incountry.
Stig

[Scooter Dan]

Must get exciting being a back seat driver on a helicopter. Maybe they ought to give passengers fake controls so at least they're grabbing, pulling or pushing something, kinda like a fake brake pedal in a car.

[Redk]

Obviously you are Not one to give up, Stig !

Here in my domicile, the Ring of Fire is almost a regular topic because there's no telling when another quake will occur, or it's severity.
We've seen some pretty decent ones, first hand...  when the street before you has waves like the ocean...  it's an E-ticket !
The Ring of Fire is a feature of the Pacific Rim.
Largest ocean on the planet nearby, it comes up in conversation frequently, also.

Yes, I do have a personal preference straying to casual, as opposed to scientific notation and grid coordinates.  :-)
redk

I did pay attention when travelling in a small auto across that suspension bridge up in Tacoma while it was windy.


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