California to the Bahamas

June, 2007

Below are pictures from the June 2007 adventure across the US to the Bahamas.

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6/6/07: New Mexico mountains

6/6/07: We stopped in Pecos TX for lunch and a flight of Marines in their Cobra attack helicopters had the same idea.

6/6/07: Cobra helicopter

6/6/07: Cobra helicopter

6/6/07: Cobra helicopters

6/7/07: Flying above the clouds near Houston.

6/7/07: Approaching our second fuel stop in Panama City, FL.

6/8/07: Space Launch Park right before the shuttle launch.

6/8/07: Shuttle launch

6/8/07: Shuttle launch

6/8/07: Shuttle launch

6/8/07: Shuttle launch

6/8/07: Shuttle launch

6/9/07: The Florida coast near Ft.Pierce

6/10/07: Departing Ft. Lauderdale for the Bahamas

6/10/07: Clouds over Bahamian waters

6/10/07: A big thunderstorm brewing over Andros.

6/10/07: The east coast of Andros.

6/12/07: The view from our cabin at Small Hope Bay Lodge.

6/12/07: Our cabin at the lodge

6/12/07: Small Hope Bay Lodge

6/12/07: Small Hope Bay Lodge

6/12/07: Lionfish

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Grouper

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Green moray

6/12/07: Reef shark

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Caribbean reef sharks

6/12/07: Caribbean reef shark

6/12/07: Caribbean reef shark

6/12/07: Caribbean reef shark

6/12/07: Mantis shrimp

6/12/07: Yellow headed jawfish

6/12/07: Mantis shrimp

6/12/07: Blennie

6/12/07: Reef

6/12/07: Trumpet fish

6/13/07: Ocean blue hole

6/13/07: Ocean blue hole

6/13/07: Ocean blue hole

6/13/07: Stingray

6/13/07: Moray eel

6/13/07: A rainy afternoon

6/16/07: Gathering in the dining room

6/16/07: Little Johnny really needs his Glenfiddich after a hard day of diving!

6/17/07: The beach-side bar and dining area

6/18/07: Dodging thunderstorms in Florida

6/18/07: Our destination of Pensacola (PNS) was underneath all that yellow and orange, so we diverted to Marianna and drove the rest of the way.

6/19/07: Naval Aviation Museum

6/20/07: We dove the aircraft carrier the Oriskany.

6/20/07: The Oriskany

6/20/07: Old equipment on the Oriskany

6/20/07: Looking out the windows of the bridge

6/20/07: More old equipment

6/20/07: Flags flying in the current

6/20/07: An octopus hiding in the structure.

6/20/07: A remora

6/20/07: Another octopus hiding out.

6/20/07: Fish on the Oriskany

6/20/07: A third octopus

6/21/07: Crossing the Mississippi River near Natches, MS.

6/21/07: Dodging nasty thunderstorms near Dallas.

6/21/07: The Three Amigos over Texas

6/21/07: Trying to find that BBQ joint in Stephenville!

6/21/07: Finally in Stephenville TX, we borrow the golf cart to go get some real Texas BBQ!

6/21/07: This is one of six enormous BBQ cookers they had going outside. Mmmm!

6/21/07: Sand dunes in New Mexico

6/22/07: Overlooking the valley from Carlsbad Caverns National Monument

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns natural entrance

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns natural entrance

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Nico & Jerry

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns - the Lion's Tail formations

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Carlsbad Caverns - the Green Pool

6/22/07: Landscape around Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Landscape around Carlsbad Caverns

6/22/07: Landscape around Carlsbad Caverns

6/23/07: A nice valley in New Mexico

6/23/07: A Southwest Airlines jet passes underneath us.

6/23/07: Desert landscape in New Mexico

6/23/07: The Rio Grande

6/23/07: The Colorado River between Arizona and California.

 

Last modified: 07/03/2007