06-22-2008, 04:15 AM
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Originally posted by james weatherford
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Originally posted by Jared I
You really don't get how big the ocean is until you are in a C130 over the top of it.
Certainly does give a different view...try being in a small (35'beam x 160' stern-to-bow x 12' draft) ship going across the Pacific -- 10 knots (~<10mph), 10'-40' seas, winds @ over 40mph, for 20-something days, dark water and salt spray everywhere. Puts the whole size and scale thing into perspective... nice.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
I felt the same way in 1970 when bringing our ship home from Viet Nam. We were at the half way point from Hawaii and San Francisco and had an abandon ship drill. The last thing they announce over the load speaker is the direction and distance to the nearest land and then you look at the size of the life boats. A rather sobering thought[:0]
Royall
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