Wing and wing...
This is a shrimp boat on the Neuse River, NC. Many on the river, all looking like giant white wasps.
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The Marines have landed with "Operation Bold Alligator"...
Snowbirds coming down the ICW have run into the unexpected closing of Camp Lejeune in NC. The Camp occupies a 6 mile stretch along the waterway and regularly does military exercises, but boaters can usually go through at certain hours.
However, this is a big one involving NATO, which has closed traffic for most of the week. The lack of publicity about the extent of the closure caught boaters off guard, forcing them to find last-minute anchorages or slips to wait it out. Barry and I will have been at Morehead City Yacht Basin, NC, for five days if weather lets us leave on Monday.
(It may surprise non-boaters to know that military exercises using live ammunition happen right on the ICW. However, it's not like the Marines can move their camp somewhere else.)
"Operation Bold Alligator" (is there a non-bold alligator?) is a an amphibious operation that simulates a real wartime scenario.
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The weather and Halloween anyway...
Looking west this morning from Morehead City. Tonight, more big blow.
Despite the weather, no tricks, just treats.
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The Bros report...
Latest official portrait of hairiest boat dogs in the marina
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Pain in the neck...
Skipper demonstrates (sorta) how an iPad Tablift Stand
can reduce strain on neck while reading. (Bought originally for Vicki's pain in the neck.)
can reduce strain on neck while reading. (Bought originally for Vicki's pain in the neck.)
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Cruising Compass' photo of the week...
Look familiar? This pix of Anchorage made it as Cruising Compass' pix of the week. No prize money, just bragging rights. :)
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That's all folks...
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