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Heroic woman hairdresser punches massive black bear on the nose to rescue her pet dog

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Labor Day

Just a few funnies for Labor day.

This one reminds me of Pickwick Lake in Tennessee; where we had a home and kept Istaboa for several years... There the real labor day weekend was the weekend after, when the locals would throw a party at Jon's Pier and party at the waterfall without the crowds.



Yesterday we took our friend Bob, his daughter Sarah. and her family out in the Albury to sight see and lunch at Fins in Manatee Pocket.

They're a nice family and it was a nice day.
We later saw Bob walking Clyde and he seemed happier that we've seen him in a long time.
They made his holiday and ours too.



Hope everyone stays safe going home.



Adios,



Istaboa

PS: Very funny...

Celebrities Who Look Like Historical People

Seal

Happy Labor Day to the USA

A baby

... had to put it up.

This will be a happy day at Compass Cay and Wild Tamarind. Will has flown back to the Exumas to complete the project at Wild Tamarind and repair the damage Irene inflicted on the system at Compass Cay. Tucker's very proud that his island will be the first to get their net back since the storm.

Gotta have net, especially in the islands where it's the only reliable form of communication.

Meanwhile back in Stuart... We've started the maintenance projects on Istaboa. 

All seams will be stripped and re-caulked, a fresh coat of polish over the entire exterior, and it seems that Florida Yacht Interiors and the infamous Chase Camacho will finally do a proper job on the soft goods.  If so... I promise to post the interior pics. 

After all that is done, we are hoping to return to the Cays. Life is much simpler there and we seem to fit in nicely.

Adios,

Istaboa

Interesting

short films...
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food into 3 beautiful and compelling short films.....
= a trip of a lifetime.

move, eat, learn

Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover
All Music composed and performed by Kelsey James

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.
EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.
LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

Hurricane preparation advice

"Stealth" Boat Could Revolutionize Naval Warfare

The Ghost is designed to move very quickly and stealthily through water by generating a layer of gas around its underwater surfaces. Handout photo provided by Juliet Marine Systems Inc.

A stealth boat that moves through water at high speeds and with near invisibility could revolutionize the Navy's ability to carry out special operations on water.

The craft, called The Ghost, moves by generating a layer of gas around submerged surfaces, greatly reducing friction. It's unique design makes it ideal for special operations, according to DiscoveryNews. The ship can reach speeds of 60 miles per hour and has a shape designed to reduce its visibility to radar, similar to the Navy's "Sea Shadow" project of the 1980s.

Gregory Sancoff, president and chief executive officer of Juliet Marine, said the  U.S. government is interested and his company is working with a defense contractor to build a 150-foot model. The friction reducing gas technology, called supercavitation, works by generating a low-pressure zone around the ship's surface.

The Ghost keeps a low radar profile the same way stealth planes do, by making the radar waves bounce off of its surface.

Sancoff said The Ghost is ideal for missions close to coasts, such as getting special operations teams into and out of areas quickly. It could also be deployed against pirates and even used to attack on aircraft carriers and destroyers.

Eric Wertheim, analyst at the U.S. Naval Institute, told DiscoveryNews the boat's makers must show it can do what a submarine can't.

"This is a tough budget time to be introducing any technology that isn't being specifically called for by the Navy," he said. "You have to answer the question of what is the need not being met."

Seems to be all over, but the clean up

Hopefully this time tomorrow we look back on Irene and think; could've been worse, but what a mess. Luckily, it seems that she didn't pack the punch to the east coast (though it did hurt) that we were afraid it would do. No one can say we weren't prepared and absolutely no one can say we weren't warned... 24/7 for the last few days.

We heard from Tucker and our friends at Wild Tamarind—everyone is okay.
Wild Tamarind seems to have lost an east facing dock, but that and some damage to the vegetation is about all. We're sure Leonora, Artemio, and crew will have that repaired in no time.
Tuck has no damage at all (except to our Sat Dish) boat, dock, houses, everything good... as Preston would say. We may be heading back over with some supplies soon and to bring the net back up.

Boy did we get out of the islands and head to the right place or what? We almost took Istaboa back up to the Chesapeake again this year... That wouldn't have been a good move.
We almost stayed at Compass Cay. That would've been interesting. Maybe too interesting for our tastes.

Found some pics of the Abacos and it looks like they did okay... again, just a mess and loss of power, but nothing like we've seen in the past. e.g. Hugo, Wilma
Pics here http://www.local10.com/slideshow/weather/28974547/detail.html

Now we read that New York City has escaped major damage and the storm is subsiding.

Everything good?

Adios... Irene!

Istaboa


PS... Totally off the subject, but an interesting article out of my hometown... Grew up with the dancer... Bet he's not dancing now.

Hollywood directed defense, challenged old case against 'West Memphis Three'

Irene, the aftermath... Exumas, Nassau

Staniel Cay Yacht Club

More pics of Staniel at Marv Market's Smugmug page.

Update from Compass Cay

Tucker has called the Memphis office and told them that all was good. He said they had 130 MPH winds and that none of the boats, the marina, or the houses were damaged. Then his phone died.
Tried to call back, but got a busy signal.
Good news, very good news.