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Niccy and I just got back from a transatlantic cruise so I've finally got some shots to post!
There's just something about docks at dusk that really speaks to me. This ships, the lights, the activity. Very peaceful time for me, a chance to reflect on the day that has passed and to think about the day to come.
Certainly not the best lens to be using in a low light situation but it's what I had mounted at the time and I didn't feel like changing.
I've seen that movie The Arrival and I don't want to see the ruins!
Tourists on the docent led tour at the Mission San José de Tumacácori. This is the entrance to the Nave, where parishioners stood or knelt during services since there were no pews. There are a few high windows but with the sun coming in at the South it's pretty dark inside.
What can I say, it was lunch time!
I've told her more than once not to be stuffing her gob while we're in the middle of a photoshoot but she just doesn't listen!
Niccy had packed us a wonderful picnic lunch for our trip yesterday. Ham sandwiches and Cheetos with red grapes and watermelon for dessert. The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has an awful nice picnic area, with ramadas (completely covered vs a pergola) to keep the sun off you.
Unfortunately there was no real sun yesterday but there was plenty of wind and with this being February it was a bit cool (hence the sweater) so we wound up retreating to the car to have our picnic.
I tell you, she's the best sport when it comes to shots, especially ones like this! Not flattering at all but she puts up with my shutter clicking obsession.
Don't be afraid to stand out in the crowd!
One evening before dinner the Captain of the ship had a "Welcome Aboard" reception in the Atrium. It was on a formal night so everyone was dressed to the nines, myself excepted. As he went on with his canned speech I scanned the scene to find something interesting and came across this guy.
The lights were down with a spotlight on the Captain but there were lights around the periphery and this guy just happened to be standing right underneath one. His suit stood out among the other penguins and he radiated a confidence that really shined through.
Good on you sir for daring to be different!
This lens is definitely not made for dark situations but in this case it worked out well.
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. It's a well known issue and for some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Looks like it's no picnic baskets for you!
NIccy and went out for a Sunday drive (on a Sunday no less!) and wound up taking a trip down South to Madera Canyon. We'd never been there, it was a freebie with my America The Beautiful Vets Pass, and they had several picnic areas! A win-win all the way around.
Saw a lot of these signs posted and I'm not surprised. Up North of us there was an unprovoked bear attack that killed a guy who way building a cabin. The bear that attacked him was dispatched by one of the neighbors and tested negative for rabies:
www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/06/22/gro...
If you look on youtube you can fall down a rabbit hole that's chocked full of videos with people trying to get close to wildlife. Bears, Bison, Elk, etc. I have to wonder which part of the word "wildlife" don't they understand? People seem to think they live in a Disney world where all the animals can talk and are happy to pose with you for your selfie. Maybe that's the way things are in your second life but in real life animals (who don't have opposable thumbs or an internet connection) don't always go along. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Totally forgot about this till I saw this picture!
As I said before while I was out shooting ship shots Niccy was busy doing her own thing which unfortunately included trying to get some work done.
I went and checked on her several times during the day and this is what greeted me one of those times! This is at the "Internet Cafe" where everyone had wireless access but her.
It seems her work VPN either wasn't working or had an issue with an IP from Panama looking for access and she couldn't get connected. All the ship folks could tell her was that the wireless was working fine so maybe it was a problem with her laptop which is not the answer she was looking for.
I decided to grab a quick shot and as you can tell she was not at all pleased with my decision. I beat a hasty retreat back out to the safety of the Promenade Deck and got some more ship shots.
Pretty sure this show would've starred Carlos Malden!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnjMbS1dRp0
Sitting at the campsite, had my camera on a tripod since there was supposed to be a storm blowing through. It wound up being a false narrative so I started to watch the nonstop planes taking off from San Diego International and got an idea. Turned the camera, reset the focus and wound up with this! It's that whole "when life gives you lemons look in a different direction" sort of thing.
This is a stack of 6 shots, interesting to see the track they all took.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Looking for a 3 hour tour? Forget about booking the SS Minnow:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8jhb5NnADM
Book the Nerissa instead!
From our sojourn to San Diego.
We had the opportunity to see a lot of yachts passing by but the Nerissa was the only one with a Yacht Rental sign on her! Had a look at her WWW page:
zolnayachts.com/portfolio-items/nerissa/
and was pleasantly surprised to see that she only costs $1500 US per hour (sans gratuities). Since she can carry 49 paying passengers each would only have to pay about $30 US per hour. Not a bad price if you've got 48 other friends who want to take a cruise around the harbor on a yacht!
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For those in the Show Your EXIF group (and anyone else with a technical curiousity) you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used. One thing I've noticed is this lens has a lot of vignette to it at a distance, not a bad thing when you're shooting lightning at night!
You've spent all your money now go ahead and leave!
We were escorted out of Puerto Chiapas by the fine folks of the Costa Guardia. Guess they wanted to make sure no one decided to stay there and went overboard?
Niccy and I were recently on a cruise that took us to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Huatulco Mexico, Puerto Chiapas Mexico, Puntarenas Costa Rica, Puerto Amador Panama, through the Panama Canal, on to Aruba and ending up in Fort Lauderdale. Since our road trip has been put off the table for a couple of months I'm back to posting ship shots! No worries though, the Monsoons should be starting up quickly here in Tucson so I'll be able to add some lightning shots as well.
And you thought backing a car into a parking space was tough!
MIDNIGHT DREAM (IMO: 7913206) is a General Cargo that was built in 1980 (44 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Vanuatu.
Her carrying capacity is 2496 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 12 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 90 meters and her width is 17 meters. Thanks to Marine Traffic for the information:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:463302/...
We were docked in Antigua, getting ready to go out and explore when I got this shot. I've seen the Midnight Dream here before, she must be one of those island hoppers that delivers throughout the Caribbean.
If you do a zoom in you'll see the Captain (I presume) guiding her into her berth.
The storm really wasn't as bad as it seemed!
Out on the deck as we were pulling in to San Diego and I saw these two gentlemen taking a look at the aft pool. I'm sure it was an inspection of some sort, maybe talking about draining and refiling the pool since there were going to be new guests coming aboard?
Holland America (HAL) really does a great job when it comes to keeping the ship free from all the things that have the potential to ruin a cruise like Covid, Norovirus, etc. They clean and sanitize on a regular basis!
The M/V Tradewind Adventure leaving Barbados.
TRADEWIND ADVENTURE (IMO: 9485590) is a Oil/Chemical Tanker and is sailing under the flag of Panama. Her length overall (LOA) is 130.2 meters and her width is 20.8 meters. She was headed out of Barbados when I got this shot. Thanks to MarineTraffic.com:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:416497/...
for the above information.
It feels good to be back in my comfort zone, airplanes just don't do it for me!
zoom effects and blur
Wischeffekte
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Places / Germany / Baden-Wurttemberg / Waldhausen / Alleenweg
Easy Mode: Foliage - brillante Aufnahmen von Herbst Laub, Grün und Blüten
Foliage
Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.
Extra Digital Zoom: x4
Repossessing a cruise ship is something I've never thought about before!
In January 2022, a warrant was issued for the arrest of the ship should she reenter US waters. On 4 February 2022, both Crystal Serenity and her sister, Crystal Symphony were arrested while in Bahamian waters. The total amount owed for fuel was reported to be about 4.6 million dollars.
In June 2022 she was sold at auction to CSE Ltd., reported to be a shell corporation for the actual buyer, for $103M USD.
In July 2022, the ship underwent refurbishment in Trieste, Italy. After completion, the ship re-entered service on 31 July 2023.
They say she's back in service and if you look at the website:
www.crystalcruises.com/ship/serenity
you'll see that she's got sailings set for 2024,
She was tied up across from us in St. Lucia and we didn't see any passengers on board but if you zoom in you can spot what appear to be a couple of the crew folks. Looking at MarineTraffic.com:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:375062/... she's currently moored in Miami so maybe her owners are just moving her around every now and then, just to keep the machinery oiled up. Don't know and probably won't ever find out, the prices quoted on the website are a bit more than we'd prefer to pay.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
We've never sailed on her but we do own Carnival stock!
Carnival Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Originally intended to serve the Chinese market, she debuted as Costa Venezia for sister brand Costa Cruises in Shanghai on 18 May 2019.[5] At 135,225 gross tonnage (GT) and with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she briefly became the largest ship in the Costa fleet until the debut of Costa Smeralda in late 2019.
In 2023, amid a corporate fleet reshuffling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, Costa Venezia was transferred to Carnival under a new sub-brand named "Costa as Carnival" operating as "Carnival Fun Italian Style". The new concept was designed to integrate Costa Venezia and sister ship Costa Firenze into Carnival in a bid to boost domestic American capacity after the cruise line had sold numerous older vessels while Costa contended with operational challenges in its core markets. In March 2023, she was officially renamed Carnival Venezia during her pre-delivery renovation and debuted for Carnival the following May as the lead vessel for the new sub-fleet of Venice-class ships.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Venezia
For those who are wondering the tugboat that's escorting her out is the Barbados II out of Bridgetown.
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. It's a well known issue and for some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Unfortunately not everyone loves dogs as much as we do.
Our next port was Mazatlan where we took an all day ships's excursion to get out of the city, since one city looks a lot like another. Our excursions main focus was a small village outside of Mazatlan called Copala.
Copala, formerly known as San José de Copala, is a four-century-old silver-mining town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The town is in the municipality of Concordia. The main focus for the tourists is the San Jose De Copala Church, built in 1748 and Restaurante Alejandro, the only restaurant in town. Lunch was included in our tour and we had a nice meal, after which we were able to do a bit of walking around. This is when we met The Dog Lady Of Copala.
Unfortunately there are a lot of feral dogs in Mexico and in Copala there was no exception. This lady had a table set up and was selling typical Mexico tourist souvenirs like braided bracelets and vanilla, and told us that with the money she makes she buys food to feed the homeless dogs. As she pointed out several large bowls of food and water scattered around she told us that they are God's creatures and she had been directed from above to help care for them.
When you're in a place that has tourists you never really know if the story you're getting is real or just a good sales pitch. In this case we think she might be a bit of an angel, caring for the critters that so many seem to forget.
For those who might be curious Niccy (not pictured here) did buy a boatload of souvenirs for all her office mates.
Have you ever been out to sea and needed to get lubed up? Here's a solution to this frustrating problem.....
I've heard about Astro Lube (which is only for Astronauts so I've been told) and I've used Cable Lube more than once but Sea Lube? That's a new one on me.
This was one of those walked out of the RV, oh heck what is that, I need to shoot it the world will thank me later
sort of shots.
No planning, no forethought. If I'd known they were coming I would have planned for it but spur of the moment this is what you get!
According to Google Maps....
A play off of the Jim Frazier shot:
www.flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/2111061477/in/dateposted/
I'm not sure if they were trying to figure out how to use the camera or figure out where the Canyon is? Hopefully they found what they were looking for!
...what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store...
A big Thank You to Tennessee Ernie Ford for the title to this shot:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1980WfKC0o
We had a very pretty Sunday pop up so Niccy and I took a day trip up to San Carlos and came across this statuary in the Miner's Memorial Park in Mammoth. A nice tribute to those folks who work (and worked) the mines in the area.
If you've ever had a job like mining, logging, etc then you probably know what it's like to work with a skeleton crew! It's also real possible that you've shopped at a company store. No need for cash, we'll just deduct it from your paycheck.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Maybe this tour fits your needs (and pocketbook) better!
Shortly after the Tiki Time Tour went by I had a chance to get a gander at this "bay tour" passing by. Now I'm assuming this is a bay tour since the people aboard look a bit like tourists but since there's no company name on the boat I can't tell you who's operating it or how many TripAdvisor reviews they have.
Maybe they're just starting out and didn't have signage money in their budget. They did have the money for lots of spangles and a wooden horse on the front though. Would you call it a seahorse?
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group (and anyone else with a technical curiousity) you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used. One thing I've noticed is this lens has a lot of vignette to it at a distance!
It was easy to see he was classically trained!
When you're on a tour there's guaranteed to be stop where you can do some shopping and this tour was no exception.
Alma T. the tour guide (a really good tour guide and funny lady) told us we would be stopping at the best store in Mazatlan to buy gifts for our families and friends. Niccy went inside to browse and I decided to wander the street instead.
This guy was set up right next to the "best shopping store" and was painting some typical beach scenes, only $15 US each. He had a different style of painting, using his fingers to paint with instead of a brush. He kind of reminded me of Bob Ross and his happy little trees, smearing paint here and there and coming out with a nice painting.
As I was watching him I said that his paintings were nice and he had a unique technique. Damned if he didn't say "I learn to paint from Youtube videos. Do you know Bob Ross? I learned from him".
I gave him a big smile and said "Yeah, I know Bob Ross" all the while busting a gut inside. About that time a lady came along and bought one of his paintings so I would say we both had a good day that day.
If you're on a cruise and stop in Mazatlan and you take a tour with Alma T. you'll be stopping at the "best shopping store". Why not take a minute to stop and look at Roberto's paintings. Unlike the things in the store his paintings are definitely Made In Mexico!
Exactly what you need to sneak up on the fish!
Saw this interesting watercraft while we were in San Diego. No name, no hull numbers, and a rubber dinghy hanging off the back. Now I can't be sure who would use a boat like this but whoever it is I'm really glad they're on our side!
They took on some fuel then headed out to sea. Interesting that once they got out of the harbor area they took off like a bat out of hell, threw up a really nice rooster tail.
I'll probably get dinged for this in YCPTPH but I see it as a badge of honor!.
This is how you used to take a selfie back in the "Old Days", aka a reflection of some sort.
A companion shot to my previous one. I was out on Deck3 (Promenade Deck) on the HAL Nieuw Amsterdam enjoying the somewhat rough crossing when I came up on a window that reflected back quite nicely.
As I passed by this window I couldn't help but notice a beautiful man in the window looking back at me. Being a beautiful man myself i decided to take a shot and capture him, making him Flickr Famous!
We've never sailed on her but we do own Carnival stock!
Carnival Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Originally intended to serve the Chinese market, she debuted as Costa Venezia for sister brand Costa Cruises in Shanghai on 18 May 2019.[5] At 135,225 gross tonnage (GT) and with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she briefly became the largest ship in the Costa fleet until the debut of Costa Smeralda in late 2019.
In 2023, amid a corporate fleet reshuffling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, Costa Venezia was transferred to Carnival under a new sub-brand named "Costa as Carnival" operating as "Carnival Fun Italian Style". The new concept was designed to integrate Costa Venezia and sister ship Costa Firenze into Carnival in a bid to boost domestic American capacity after the cruise line had sold numerous older vessels while Costa contended with operational challenges in its core markets. In March 2023, she was officially renamed Carnival Venezia during her pre-delivery renovation and debuted for Carnival the following May as the lead vessel for the new sub-fleet of Venice-class ships.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Venezia
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. It's a well known issue and for some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
Niccy and I found several reasons we don't like Cabo San Lucas and this is one of them.
Once you've tendered in from the ship you're dropped off on the docks and can walk along the marina. It won't be a normal walk though so be prepared to be verbally assaulted!
"Hey amigo, you looking for a tour?" "Buddy, we've got the best tours!" "Come over here, best tour prices!" "Cheap tours to the beach right here!" and on and on and on and on.
These "tour guides" are everywhere and they're unavoidable. If you're of the nicer persuasion you'll be saying NO probably 50 times in your walk, possibly more. We got so tired of being verbally accosted that we found a table in a shady spot and spent our time just people watching. Much more fun than any "tour" they had to offer!
Honestly, out of our three stops this was the worst for touts and hawkers.
The fancy way to see San Diego Harbor!
The Admiral Hornblower is one of the many ways you can take a tour of San Diego harbor. We\'ve never been aboard, the ships we sail on are usually a bit bigger and much more luxurious!
www.sandiegobaycruises.com/yachts/admiral/
Because of this lens\'s tendency to vignette at length I tried a trick that I learned from Jim Frazier which was throwing a little bit of a reverse vignette in to temper the dark down.
Niccy and I packed up the family (Tater Tot and Mushi-Mushi) and headed out on our first adventure!
We took the RV on a short shakedown cruise over to San Diego, specifically Point Loma Naval Base.
There\'s a nice camping spot on the base, right on the water. No electric, no water, but since we\'re self contained it wasn\'t a problem We spent a couple of days doing absolutely nothing except watching the world pass us by. Exactly the kind of experience we were looking for.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I\'ve never owned or used!
Like moths to a flame, the sun starved flocked to the pool deck!
The other guests onboard the Britannia had paid for sunshine and they were going to get every penny's worth of it while they could.
This was a pretty typical scene, all the loungers filled with people in various states of dress and undress, all challenging the sun to try and make them look tan and beautiful. In most cases the color showed up but it usually started out as bright red, slowly fading to that crispy brown that you usually only see in fried chicken and supermodels. The beauty, as the old saying goes was in the eye of the beholder.
Having lived in the Northwest of the US for so long I can certainly understand these folks with their longing to shed their pasty whiteness and wanting to show up back home with a Coppertone tan that their friends could only achieve in a spray booth. The sun (and it's warmth) is an addictive drug when you live in a place that doesn't see a lot of either and once you've tasted it you'll certainly be back for more.
PS:
For those in the Show Your EXIF group you should note that the actual lens used is a Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR. For some crazy reason it always shows up as a Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8, a lens I've never owned or used!
With apologies to Otis Redding.
We arrived down at the San Diego cruise terminal at around 11 AM and our boarding time wasn't until 2 PM so we had some time to walk the San Diego waterfront and go down to the Seaport Village, which looked a lot more interesting on Youtube than it was in real life!
After our walk we found some very nice chairs down at the end of the Broadway Pier and had ourselves a rest while waiting for the time to pass.
In the background is NAS North Island where the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) was getting some work done on her.
First time for us in this part of Costa RIca, not what we expected!
Puntarenas is an interesting place for a cruise ship to stop. If you look on a map you'll see it's exactly the opposite of Puerto Limón which is the country's main port. Puerto Limón is set up and ready for tourists with lots of shopping, restaurants, and bars. Puntarenas, not so much. Just look up Muelle de Cruceros Cruise port on the Google Map.
They've got a real nice long pier that basically drops you on the street. No Diamonds International, no Senor Frogs, but evidently there's a Tourist Office and a true beachside dive bar called "Bar Restaurante La Perla del PacÃfico" which has Ok food and very cold beer! Well within walking distance from the pier and very close to the Fuerza Pública or Police Station which is probably a good thing.
Niccy and I were recently on a cruise that took us to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Huatulco Mexico, Puerto Chiapas Mexico, Puntarenas Costa Rica, Puerto Amador Panama, through the Panama Canal, on to Aruba and ending up in Fort Lauderdale.
I almost fell for the tale their telling...
Lets talk about the Logos Hope. According to their website:
Our ships visit each port of call for several weeks at a time and open the gangways to hundreds and often thousands of visitors every day. The floating book fairs offer many diverse titles, providing many visitors their first-ever opportunity to choose from the wide range of quality literature.
An international crew and staff of volunteers from around 60 different countries live and work on the ships, devoting one or more years of their lives to serving on board. The ship people promote literacy and education, cross-cultural co-operation, and social awareness, and reflect God’s compassion for the world in the ports and countries they visit.
Sounds pretty good right? Made me think of Mercy Ships:
Mercy Ships are hospital ships filled with volunteer professionals who selflessly provide free, life-changing surgeries to children and adults who otherwise would go without.
I can totally support Mercy Ships, in fact I could see myself and Niccy volunteering with them if we were younger. Logos Hope, not so much.
Again according to their website:
Over six million people have attended conferences and other events on board.
More than 11 million children have visited the ships and experienced the unique environment on board for themselves and hundreds of tonnes of books have been donated (to Logos Hope).
The part they're NOT saying out loud is that when they pull into these ports is that they're SELLING these books to the local populace like a floating Barnes & Noble or Blackwells for those in the UK!
I thought they were giving out the gift of literacy to people in the poorest parts of the world. Turns out their "gift" comes at a price for those who receive it.
You know, that guy who thinks HIS TIME is more important than anyone else's.
On our way home from a Sunday drive on a Saturday we came across a bit of a mess.This guy decided to make the mess even worse by driving the wrong way back down the freeway.
Seems that a truck on the freeway (I-10) had decided to catch fire and block both lanes of traffic. One lane was finally opened to get the traffic flowing, however this took about 2 hours after the accident and with no exits on this section of freeway we found ourselves stuck in the middle.
What we found out later is that there was a State Policeman back down the way who ticketed every person that decided to pull this stunt!
Lucky for us we had packed a picnic lunch along with plenty of water since the heat was up to 102° F with a slight breeze from the East with a clear sky.
For reference this is Interstate 10 East of Vail Arizona, West of the Frontage Road overpass:
31.983552381672638, -110.54711529068143
Local News Article:
www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/i-10-westbound-closed-near-...
A series of shots I got during our passage through The Big Ditch!
FIESTA (IMO 9607813) is a Dry bulk/Kamsarmax ship built in 2013 and is sailing under the flag of Liberia. She has an overall length (LOA) of 225 meters and a width (beam) of 32 meters. Her summer deadweight capacity is 80,554 tonnes..
Going through the complete Panama Canal was definitely a bucket list item for me. I spent the entire day (8 hours) outside on the deck along with a bunch of other folks, my shutter happily clicking away!
We had a Canal Guide onboard who pointed out all the interesting locations, couldn't tell you one thing he said because I wasn't listening I was too busy shooting!
Have to commend Princess Cruises, they were really nice to us outside in that they had stewards coming aro