...like two ships that pass in the night

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During any given day of any given week of any given month or year, the Ship's Channel in the Port of Corpus Christi can be busy. Here in this photo that I took from North Shore [now called Corpus Christi Bay] is a vast foreign sailing ship...from Columbia, arriving in our city. There can at times, and at the particular moment, be a massive amount of smaller craft from locals going out to greet the visitors and welcoming them to America. Since the huge, wide Ship's Channel is so large, it can accommodate ships passing in the dark or light of day by markers and tug boats ----the large foreign oil tanker is leaving the Port, empty [you can tell it's empty because of the height of the hull out of the water].












Over the upcoming holiday weekend here in America, there will be a special event at Corpus Christi/Ingleside Naval base. In the Corpus Christi Bay area. Scheduled are four sailing ship arrivals to celebrate the bi-centennial of Latin America and the day of U S A's independence...the fourth of July. The event, Sail South Texas, will be from July 1st with the ships' arrival....going through July 5th with their departure. All four ships will be the BARQUE type...one admitted to be 2nd longest and tallest sailing ship in the world. If Bud and I can remember to drive up there to the Naval Base I will more than likely take tons of photos. LOL











ADDENDUM: 5:00 A.M. Also, early this morning, at 6 A.M. the National Seashore on Padre Island...the National Parks facility, will be releasing the first bunch of Sea Turtle Hatchlings for the season, 2010! Bud and I are going to witness this...photos hopefully, will be coming to a blog near you!! If you'd like to read more on the event, check out the sea turtle on my sidebar.


POSTED: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
12:45 A.M.