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I'm currently working off the coast of Tenerife, Spain (one of the Canary Islands controlled by Spain) and today while me and my buddy Terry were manning the BBQ grill we had a little shower come through and it produced a double rainbow. Just thought I would post the pic as it's a beautiful view from the bow of the ship.
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Enjoyed the photos. Enjoy your visit over there. Some folks just never have an opportunity like this.
Beautiful. What type of ship are you on?
Gorgeous country for sure, and I like the people there. Whenever I see the name, I recall the worst aviation accident in history occurred there in 1977. Believe it was 580+ folks. I was required to analyze aircraft accidents when learning to fly at Texas A&M.
Love that place, surely glad you posted. Let's see more!
If memory serves, that is the windest place I have ever been. We stopped the car on a slope where they had wind turbines and we could not open the car door on the wind side.
Oops, my mistake. It was Tarifa.
Ray, I guess you haven't been to West Texas :)Quote:
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Or Oklahoma, LOL, just picking on ya!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
Oh yes. We spent our first winter of our RV travels in Mission Texas and visited South Padre Islands. It was really windy, but I never saw anything short of a hurricane compare to Tarifa.Quote:
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And we spent time in Oklahoma and Kansas too. After we retired we sold our house and traveled full time in our Motorhome for several years.
I'm on a drill ship. Been working offshore for the past 9 1/2 years and in that time I have put my feet on every major continent except Antarctica and the Artic. It's hard to believe I get paid to see the world sometimes. It's definitely a eye opener to get out of Louisiana and see other cultures and places. One thing for sure is while I have been places I could stand to live there is no place I would want to live over the USA! We have a lot of freedoms we take for granted compared to the rest of the world. Not to mention there are just to many things I like to do in the USA like deer hunting, fishing, and driving a 6.7L vehicle lol!
Beautiful pictures. Thanks.
Beautiful place Duck, some of my ancestors are from there. It good to see some pictures of the place.
Speaking of wind, I just drove back from San Diego with a tail wind. Through the mountains of CA it wasn't to bad for driving. From Tuscon to El Paso it was a dust storm. It wasn't too thick to drive in but it sure made breathing hard. The 80 mph speed limit of west Texas is something else and people were still passing me up. In the mountains it was 70 and 75 which really unnerved Linda. If I would have listened to her we would still be putting along at 45. Glad to be back home and hoping to wet a line soon.
"gene"
Good pictures! Keep em coming! [emoji1303]
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That's the truth Gene. Many of the two lane Texas highways, such as 190 and 59, have the shoulders wide as a lane. Us Texas folks pull over in that "lane" while maintaining speed so others can pass. It happens regular. The fastest speed limit in the nation is the one running southeast of San Antonio at 85 mph.Quote:
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Instant Road Rage is a hundred folks running the road at 70 MPH ---- and suddenly have a rolling Road Block moving at 40 ---- if the government let others own Hand Granades ,,, Road repair Crews would have some more Road Blocks
Send some pics of the Sunday BBQ.
That is a great idea that the state of Louisiana hasn't been convinced of yet! It is against the law to do that in Louisiana, I know people that have gotten tickets for doing that very thing!Quote:
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Well, that's cause the roads are substandard and the shoulders are subsubstandard in La. I pull over to the shoulder with my camper and let people pass in Texas, cause I trust the roads.