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Kewl!!!! I wanna see more. Even better, I wanted to see you try to swim it!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 6:23:32 PM)| |  | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [spapad] Monday, July 30, 2012 7:41:50 PM | |
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Sounds like a cool trip Vail. Did you hear anything to make you think that you were being followed or any such thing? lol They say it's haunted, naturally.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 6:23:32 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 6:23:32 PM | |
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Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, July 30, 2012 1:11:40 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, July 30, 2012 1:11:40 PM | |
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Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 1:23:36 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 1:23:36 AM | |
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Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [spapad] Sunday, July 22, 2012 6:17:14 PM | |
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Ah, that long coast with all the trees just makes me feel like saying, "But why is all the rum gone!?"
HB, hope you enjoyed the trip. Throw us some piccys sometime.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, July 22, 2012 2:09:24 PM)
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Good to see ya, HB. Glad you had a nice time as well.
@Bud - somehow I would have guessed that you were talking to me. Of COURSE I went to Hell! LOL!!! Last day I rented a car (ever see one of these, HB?), ALWAYS repeating "drive on the left, drive on the left..."
Drove that car from one end of that 22 mile island to the other taking in the scenery from the VERY isolated National Park where I snappped the shot above and below....
to the complete opposite end of the island, Rum Point (below).
What is by the National Park side? HELL! Really funny as I was just going to take this one shot (below) when the owner of that one store told me to go around back to see the reason why it is called Hell. There is a Hell, MI so I didn't think that there would be much but it is too funny. Would have just taken this shot and kept driving had she not said anything. Hey, got me into her store where I bought the traditional postcard, stamp and went to the post office next door to mail it. Postmarked from Hell! Too funny. I don't know for sure but I don't think Hell, MI has a post office.
Bought a shot glass as well...
For those that don't know, the above, a bar and little strip-mall of crap (with absolutely NO visitors when I drove in as the post office is there (to the immediate left of this store above, in fact) is all that there really is to the city of "Hell, Grand Cayman).
The photo below explains why it was named "Hell." Afraid the city in MI has no such rock formation....
I stayed right on 7 mile beach (nobody knows why they named a five-mile+ beach that name) but was scuba diving every day but the last which was good as 7 mile beach doen't have much open area unless you went down to the public beach a decent drive (or bus ride) down. While I never stopped at the McD's, I would imagine so as you can order beer with your fries anywhere in Europe and in all the local places where I actually ate.
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I hope you went to "Hell" man.
Is it true that you can order a beer with those fries at the local Mc Donald's.
And why do they call that 5 1/2 mile beach 7 mile beach.
(edit) forgot to say @Guido
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, July 22, 2012 3:43:39 PM | |
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No bears? That's good to hear.
Welcome back!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, July 22, 2012 12:46:41 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | no bear spray needed. paying attention and not keeping their attractants out
we saw no bears but had a great time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Have fun, HB! Don't forget your bear spray!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | got my brothers trailer all hooked up, ready to go to vancouver island for 2 weeks
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, July 22, 2012 2:09:24 PM | |
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Good to see ya, HB. Glad you had a nice time as well.
@Bud - somehow I would have guessed that you were talking to me. Of COURSE I went to Hell! LOL!!! Last day I rented a car (ever see one of these, HB?), ALWAYS repeating "drive on the left, drive on the left..."
Drove that car from one end of that 22 mile island to the other taking in the scenery from the VERY isolated National Park where I snappped the shot above and below....
to the complete opposite end of the island, Rum Point (below).
What is by the National Park side? HELL! Really funny as I was just going to take this one shot (below) when the owner of that one store told me to go around back to see the reason why it is called Hell. There is a Hell, MI so I didn't think that there would be much but it is too funny. Would have just taken this shot and kept driving had she not said anything. Hey, got me into her store where I bought the traditional postcard, stamp and went to the post office next door to mail it. Postmarked from Hell! Too funny. I don't know for sure but I don't think Hell, MI has a post office.
Bought a shot glass as well...
For those that don't know, the above, a bar and little strip-mall of crap (with absolutely NO visitors when I drove in as the post office is there (to the immediate left of this store above, in fact) is all that there really is to the city of "Hell, Grand Cayman).
The photo below explains why it was named "Hell." Afraid the city in MI has no such rock formation....
I stayed right on 7 mile beach (nobody knows why they named a five-mile+ beach that name) but was scuba diving every day but the last which was good as 7 mile beach doen't have much open area unless you went down to the public beach a decent drive (or bus ride) down. While I never stopped at the McD's, I would imagine so as you can order beer with your fries anywhere in Europe and in all the local places where I actually ate.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Sunday, July 22, 2012 5:48:32 AM)
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I hope you went to "Hell" man.
Is it true that you can order a beer with those fries at the local Mc Donald's.
And why do they call that 5 1/2 mile beach 7 mile beach.
(edit) forgot to say @Guido
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| [Head banger] Sunday, July 22, 2012 12:46:41 PM | |
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no bear spray needed. paying attention and not keeping their attractants out
we saw no bears but had a great time.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, July 07, 2012 3:32:16 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Have fun, HB! Don't forget your bear spray!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | got my brothers trailer all hooked up, ready to go to vancouver island for 2 weeks
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| [Budred] Sunday, July 22, 2012 5:48:32 AM | |
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I hope you went to "Hell" man.
Is it true that you can order a beer with those fries at the local Mc Donald's.
And why do they call that 5 1/2 mile beach 7 mile beach.
(edit) forgot to say @Guido
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| [spapad] Friday, July 20, 2012 5:18:58 PM | |
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AWWWW.............pretty pictures! Show more someday.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, July 19, 2012 1:48:57 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Whatta trip! Five stars, all three of my thumbs up! Anyone thinking of going to Grand Cayman? GO!
Just got back and have hundreds of photos. Most at depth (100-110ft below). Obviously, this isn't. Look above the "e" for the roaming Priest necklace.
Guido Diver! Dives in with the .... um....hammerheads, nurse sharks, rays. Blowin' bubbles at depth.
Now SpongeBob. Sorry to say that I did see him. Unfortunately, he was half destroyed by a sea turtle! Must have given up hope after the loss of his friend.
I did try to chase that sucker down, but the damage was already done to the sponge above. Never watched the cartoon, as you know, but hope that sponge wasn't him.
Ah, screw that sponge eater, I went after sharks and rays.
One of the last dives: Ex-USS Kittiwake. Five decks. Damn cool dive.
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, July 20, 2012 5:02:04 PM | |
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You are just like Tipper Gore, says Dee. If you see that picture (or hear that song) and see sexual activity? That is all on you.
I see that as a mother giving its baby a ride. The interpretation of the word, "love", is in the eye of the beholder. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by acolyte55 from Friday, July 20, 2012 4:06:08 PM)| | | acolyte55 wrote: | | | guido , animal vouyerism?? lol |
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| [acolyte55] Friday, July 20, 2012 4:06:08 PM | |
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, July 20, 2012 12:17:24 AM | |
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Very nicely, indeed. Saw numerous nurse sharks at depth while diving and even a hammerhead. Screw me, though, as my mask flooded beyond clearing when the hammerhead showed up. I just wrote to a guy on the same ship to send me a vid of it when he gets home. Hey, gave me the excuse to buy me a new mask / snorkel.
Nurse shark I saw while snorkeling was impressive. 1/2 mile out and just laying on the bottom of the ocean. Alas, never thought I'd see anything cool if I wasn't diving so I didn't bring the camera! Last Sunday, after the last two-tank dive (wreck of the Kittiwake), I had the dive person drop me back at the public beach where I saw the nurse shark. About a 5-6 footer. Found it again but under a reef. I have a REAL good shot of its tail! Had it not been 30 feet down, I would have yanked on its tail to make him come out (probably to bite me).
Got great vid of a 10 foot shark at depth but it was far away and a screen capture wouldn't do the vid justice. Just a great experience overall.
Here. Turtle love. Not sure if one is just giving another a ride but ... um ... I doubt it! LOL!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:30:15 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yay, you're back!!! Nice pics of the sealife at Grand Cayman!!!
How did the sharks treat you?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Whatta trip! Five stars, all three of my thumbs up! Anyone thinking of going to Grand Cayman? GO!
Just got back and have hundreds of photos. Most at depth (100-110ft below). Obviously, this isn't. Look above the "e" for the roaming Priest necklace.
Guido Diver! Dives in with the .... um....hammerheads, nurse sharks, rays. Blowin' bubbles at depth.
Now SpongeBob. Sorry to say that I did see him. Unfortunately, he was half destroyed by a sea turtle! Must have given up hope after the loss of his friend.
I did try to chase that sucker down, but the damage was already done to the sponge above. Never watched the cartoon, as you know, but hope that sponge wasn't him.
Ah, screw that sponge eater, I went after sharks and rays.
One of the last dives: Ex-USS Kittiwake. Five decks. Damn cool dive.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, July 19, 2012 6:30:15 PM | |
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Yay, you're back!!! Nice pics of the sealife at Grand Cayman!!!
How did the sharks treat you?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, July 19, 2012 1:48:57 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Whatta trip! Five stars, all three of my thumbs up! Anyone thinking of going to Grand Cayman? GO!
Just got back and have hundreds of photos. Most at depth (100-110ft below). Obviously, this isn't. Look above the "e" for the roaming Priest necklace.
Guido Diver! Dives in with the .... um....hammerheads, nurse sharks, rays. Blowin' bubbles at depth.
Now SpongeBob. Sorry to say that I did see him. Unfortunately, he was half destroyed by a sea turtle! Must have given up hope after the loss of his friend.
I did try to chase that sucker down, but the damage was already done to the sponge above. Never watched the cartoon, as you know, but hope that sponge wasn't him.
Ah, screw that sponge eater, I went after sharks and rays.
One of the last dives: Ex-USS Kittiwake. Five decks. Damn cool dive.
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, July 19, 2012 1:48:57 AM | |
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Whatta trip! Five stars, all three of my thumbs up! Anyone thinking of going to Grand Cayman? GO!
Just got back and have hundreds of photos. Most at depth (100-110ft below). Obviously, this isn't. Look above the "e" for the roaming Priest necklace.
Guido Diver! Dives in with the .... um....hammerheads, nurse sharks, rays. Blowin' bubbles at depth.
Now SpongeBob. Sorry to say that I did see him. Unfortunately, he was half destroyed by a sea turtle! Must have given up hope after the loss of his friend.
I did try to chase that sucker down, but the damage was already done to the sponge above. Never watched the cartoon, as you know, but hope that sponge wasn't him.
Ah, screw that sponge eater, I went after sharks and rays.
One of the last dives: Ex-USS Kittiwake. Five decks. Damn cool dive.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 09, 2012 11:34:06 PM | |
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If you do see Spongebob, try to comfort him. He just lost one of his favorite superheroes, after all.
Have fun! Take lots of pics!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, July 09, 2012 10:52:14 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Now I am off myself. Shall I do another "where is Guido?" Nah.
Going scuba diving off the Grand Cayman. Leaving at 4am tomorrow! UGH!
Ah well, I'll say hello to Sponge Bob if I see him!
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, July 09, 2012 10:52:14 PM | |
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Now I am off myself. Shall I do another "where is Guido?" Nah.
Going scuba diving off the Grand Cayman. Leaving at 4am tomorrow! UGH!
Ah well, I'll say hello to Sponge Bob if I see him!
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| [spapad] Saturday, July 07, 2012 3:38:27 PM | |
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Enjoy your vacation HB!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, July 07, 2012 7:49:01 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | got my brothers trailer all hooked up, ready to go to vancouver island for 2 weeks
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, July 07, 2012 3:32:16 PM | |
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Have fun, HB! Don't forget your bear spray!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, July 07, 2012 7:49:01 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | got my brothers trailer all hooked up, ready to go to vancouver island for 2 weeks
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