Some shrimpers go out this time of year, but shrimping is at its best in the summer. This part I don't really understand: He said that in the summer the boats go out but don't even put out their nets until they get to Louisiana. Seems to me that they would be better off to move their operations to Louisiana............... but then, they didn't ask me where to locate, did they.
Big time operations at the port of Brownsville is turning old ships back into scrap metal. This biggie is about half dismantled.
The guys are dressed for the job....they look like space aliens.
Guide tells us you can tell there has been a lot of stuff removed when you can see so much of the ship below its water line.
Lots of big ships there.....See those guys waving .......just showing that so you might get an idea of how big an operation dismantling these ships is.
They just cut out a section and remove it just like you would a piece of birthday cake.
And here it is all chopped up and ready for it's journey to Mexico or China and reprocessing into maybe your new car.
And here is a sad sight for us old Navy families. The USS Forrestal is here to be undressed, torn apart and sent into oblivion. Forrestal was a very impressive ship when we were in Norfolk many years ago. Sadder yet, the Saratoga, Neil's last ship and a sister to Forrestal, is coming to the slaughter when the Forrestal is no longer, however, it is scheduled to take two years for the annihilation. Do you detect a certain amount of sadness in my tone at these events?
Well, on a happier note, we did see these spring breakers wall to wall on this excursion boat yelling and screaming and apparently having fun. I am not one of those people who are ruing the loss of my youth. I would hate to be young enough to think this is fun.
They also build at the Port of Brownsville. This oil rig is almost ready to go to sea.
On to more healing things. We went to the Turtle Rescue this week. One of the new rescues is this guy who appears to have had an encounter with an outboard motor. The shell was cut so they have those ties glued to his back and every day or two, they tighten them up a little until the gap closes and he heals. He can be sent back to the ocean when he is completely healed.
And here is poor Walter who got stranded in the cold weather and while in a weakened condition, he was attacked by a predator...probably a coyote, and lost a flipper.
He also can be released if all goes well. He is out of the water now (dry docked) because he has an open wound and this reduces the chance of infection, so they tube feed him "squid shakes" because turtles can't eat out of the water. He is also expected to make a complete recovery.
Message on a fence using Styrofoam cups While not very attractive, very creative.
Would like to show you our new RV park but we just moved today and it has been hectic so maybe next time I will have some pics. (Heh,heh, just a teaser to get you to read this blather again next week.)
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