From past travels - Remembering Miyajima, the island outside of Hiroshima known for its giant orange Great Torii Gate that appears to be floating at high tide.
The original Torii Gate was built 1,400 years ago. The current Torii Gate was built in 1875 and is the 9th one to be rebuilt. It underwent repairs and maintenance just after these photos were taken in March of 2019.
(The one photo below of a series of smaller Torii Gates was taken in Kyoto on Inari mountain which is 764 feet high and took us 12,000 steps to climb and pass through its 10,000 Torii Gates.)
FWIW Miyajima Island was recently in the news as the world leaders attending the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima came here for a photo-op. All came by boat except for the U.S. President who was flown in by helicopter.
Some added views on Miyajima from my March of 2019 travel. (Unlike the U.S. President who helicoptered into Miyajima several weeks ago, we took the boat like the rest of the World Leaders. )
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Naval Aviators Graffiti Jet Fighter After Pilot Lands On the Wrong Aircraft Carrier
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During the 1950s and '60s, radar and GPS technology were still in their infancy, meaning it wasn't uncommon for naval aviators to become turned around or lost, resulting in them landing on the wrong aircraft carrier. Innocent as their errors may have been, crewmen liked to pick on these pilots by covering their jets with graffiti, so they wouldn't soon forget their mistakes.
As a 2018 tweet from the US Naval Institute explains, "Navy [tradition] holds that pilots who make a navigational error and land on the wrong carrier get mocked by the crew who 'decorate' the plane with graffiti. Adding @USAirForce markings is the ultimate insult to an already embarrassed naval aviator."
On my journey from Barcelona to Faro (800 miles) driving a new to me Suzuki Samurai at an average speed of 60 miles per hour I stopped in the quaint town of Tomelloso for the night.
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So cute. With the golden colored curly fur it reminded me of my Teddy Bear from childhood. Almost same size too.
From past travels - Remembering Miyajima, the island outside of Hiroshima known for its giant orange Great Torii Gate that appears to be floating at high tide.
The original Torii Gate was built 1,400 years ago. The current Torii Gate was built in 1875 and is the 9th one to be rebuilt. It underwent repairs and maintenance just after these photos were taken in March of 2019.
(The one photo below of a series of smaller Torii Gates was taken in Kyoto on Inari mountain which is 764 feet high and took us 12,000 steps to climb and pass through its 10,000 Torii Gates.)
FWIW Miyajima Island was recently in the news as the world leaders attending the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima came here for a photo-op. All came by boat except for the U.S. President who was flown in by helicopter.
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Some added views on Miyajima from my March of 2019 travel. (Unlike the U.S. President who helicoptered into Miyajima several weeks ago, we took the boat like the rest of the World Leaders.
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Naval Aviators Graffiti Jet Fighter After Pilot Lands On the Wrong Aircraft Carrier
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During the 1950s and '60s, radar and GPS technology were still in their infancy, meaning it wasn't uncommon for naval aviators to become turned around or lost, resulting in them landing on the wrong aircraft carrier. Innocent as their errors may have been, crewmen liked to pick on these pilots by covering their jets with graffiti, so they wouldn't soon forget their mistakes.
As a 2018 tweet from the US Naval Institute explains, "Navy [tradition] holds that pilots who make a navigational error and land on the wrong carrier get mocked by the crew who 'decorate' the plane with graffiti. Adding @USAirForce markings is the ultimate insult to an already embarrassed naval aviator."
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Fort Walton Beach tonight.
On my journey from Barcelona to Faro (800 miles) driving a new to me Suzuki Samurai at an average speed of 60 miles per hour I stopped in the quaint town of Tomelloso for the night.
City Hall and Square.
Church from 1600.
How old is this paint job?
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A horse drawn school bus back in the day
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@JWP Your pic gave me a scarry thought. When is the government going to mandate that all motorcycles have to be electric? I just can't imagine an electric Harley-Davidson.
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Driving by with the tractor, she was a bit nervous.
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... or homemade bread?
The Ferrari in the current Magnum P.I. series as caught on camera during filming in downtown Honolulu:
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