Tags: watercraft
Tags: watercraft
Ice Road Truckers
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 9:41 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
Driving across the frozen Amur River between Russian and China we can see a couple of trucks - driven by the fearless and legendary Ice Road Truckers! Driving across frozen water in a 2 tonne truck is of course slightly dangerous.
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Three Sisters, Pittsburgh
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 6:33 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
No, you’re not seeing triple - these are Pittsburgh’s Three Sisters, a trio of nearly identical suspension bridges erected side by side over the Allegheny River. See our previous posts Double Bridge Shadow, Double Drawbridge and Three Sisters, Australia.
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Landform
Posted Wednesday June 25, 2008, 7:13 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
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The Namib Desert (Desert Week)
Posted Monday June 16, 2008, 5:47 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
In the eastern part of the desert we find the famous Sossusvlei salt pan, which can sometimes be seen filled with water when a flash-flood fills the Tsauchab river. See Wikipedia for more info on the Namib Desert, the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the Tsauchab, Sossusvlei and the Dead Vlei.
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A Lost Submarine
Posted Wednesday May 28, 2008, 8:39 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
The town of Holbrook, Australia, is notable as home to the only set of traffic lights between Sydney and Melbourne. Unfortunately, even with a large donation from Holbrook’s widow, they only raised enough cash to purchase the top half, which is what we see protruding from the ground here.
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The World?s Longest Pier
Posted Tuesday May 20, 2008, 9:45 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
Really long. For those of you who care about these things, yes it does look rather like the more recent part of the “pier” isn’t suspended over the water, which would technically make this part, er… a wharf?
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Buoy Racers
Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008, 9:40 am, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
Just off the coast of Portsmouth, England, we can a group of sailing vessels engaged in some competitive harbour or buoy racing. The vessels just rounding the buoy as the image was captured were facing some stiff competition, but the leaders of the pack appear to be way out in front.
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The World?s Largest Drain
Posted Thursday April 24, 2008, 12:31 pm, Over one day old at Google Sightseeing
Here in Lake Berryessa, California, we find the largest drain hole in the world, affectionally known locally as The Glory Hole.
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