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Dad was in town with the day off, and I had nothing better to do on Thursday, so we took Monsoon into the city for lunch. I thought some might enjoy the photos from a vantage point most don't get to see:

--Georgetown Harbor (National Catherdral visible over million dollar+ condos)

--Georgetown University Rowing Center (Crew races are right here)

--Watergate Buildings

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--Monsoon on the Georgetown Harbor wall.

--The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

--Kennedy Center has a deck/balcony with summer jazz concerts that you can listen to from the Potomac River (if you are into that).

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--Looking north toward DC, US Capitol visible.

--Lincoln and Washington Monuments

--Washington Monument

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--Presidential Helicopter hangars on Bolling Air Force Base

--Also hangars on Bolling Air Force Base, used for Honor Guard Drill Team practice, other aircraft at times, and also where the parts of the Cessna that crashed into the White House were taken several years ago for reconstruction by the NTSB and ATF

--DIA HQ on Bolling AFB

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--US Naval Resarch Lab

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--Shot from the 14th Street Bridge(s) looking toward Ronald Reagan National Airport (tower highlighted)

--RR National Airport; there is a launch ramp at Gravelly Point National Park JUST north of the runway by a couple hundred feet, WICKED place to visit.

--Looking at the 14th Street Bridge(s) from vicinity of RR National Airport (this is where the commercial passenger plane crashed into the ice many years ago)

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--Old Town Alexandria; large building it the Torpedo Factory Art Gallery.

--Local Hawaii 50 giving us a once over.

--Looking south at the existing Woodrow Wilson drawbridge.

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--New draw-span for the replacement Woodrow Wilson Bridge

--Passing under the construction of the bridge (alternate channel, crap everwhere, a bit un-nerving.

--Probably the most precariously placed john I have ever seen. We got a kick out of this one, as you would not ever catch me using it if I worked on the site.

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Lucky man...I wish my dad was still around to do that with :( Thanks for the pics.

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--Bridge construction; quite the site, especially to get up so close.

--MUCHO nads on those folks working on the project.

--Incredible views of the fall on the way back to the trailer; depressing, but impressive at the same time. I went out again today, and met up with a few OSO'ers. It was a great end of the season; 77* today.

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Thanks, I feel quite blessed in that regard. Here is a short clip of him driving. I have the mufflers installed at the moment, and he was a bit disappointed, as he REALLY gets a kick out of those big blocks roaring.

http://media.putfile.com/Dad--Monsoon

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that's all nice ........
but where are all the women? :eek: :evilb: :evilb:

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Thursday afternoon, not many folks were out.

Today, MS and her puppies went to the Urbanna Oyster Festival with her girlfriends.

Oh yeah, she took her new doggies too. :D :D

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SUHH WEEET, thanks man.

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Somebody asking for women in DC?.....Maybe this is what Nixon was looking for.


SG

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Brian,

Are you boating Sunday? Let's meet in Old Town or Georgetown and go downriver...maybe we can shoot some DC video and really get Homeland Security checking us out...

SG

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I'll be out today. Tried to make it out yesterday....but my head was way too far up my azz!! Popped a tire not 15 yards into the trip :rolleyes: ...and spent three hours playing McGyver trying to change the phucking thing with all the wrong tools :mad: :mad:


I changed that on the way home and got the mac daddy jack.

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.....forgot to add, Nice Pics Brian!!! Living in the area, I think that we all take for granted how beautiful the city is.


Two observations,
1. What happened to your windshield? It looks like it's cracked!
2. I noticed that your Dad is wearing a vest. Is that just for safety or can he not swim?

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Nice Pics Brian... wish I could have made it out yesterday. It was a really nice day.

Ty

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I spent yesterday winterizing my boats. :rolleyes:

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Great Pictures!!

I have a condo on the river across from NRL.

When I ger my next boat my goal is to go
on the Intercoastal from Florida to DC and
spend the Summer boating on the bay and river.

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Nice picts. We just spent a week in DC two weeks ago and saw alot of the sights. One of our better vacations and plan on doing it again.

We stopped by the Flight 93 memorial on our way back and it was a very touching visit.

Glad to see you're still on the water. We will be doing some pontooning for the next month.

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Great pictures and video of your dad. Thanks

useless bit of info:
I keep a peice of 3/4" thick foam taped over my mic on the video cam. Doesn't block out any sound what so ever, but eliminates the wind noise (crackling sound) 95% that is created when air passes over the holes in the mic pickup when you face into or sideways in the wind.

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Sorry about the tough luck Craig. I agree with you that we can take the sights for granted, which is why I wanted to share. We wore vests on Thursday as there were only about 5 boats out all day. If anything happened, I wanted us to have a little extra something in our favor. I wore mine yesterday too. For some reason, my windscreen (none of the other 37ATs) has some stress marks from the cockpit cover. It has not worsened since I bought it, as I place a piece of foam pipe insulation over the winscreen over it before I install either cover. It happens. Not too worried about it.

SG, I am not heading out today, but you can look for Craig, he will be in a Top Gun somewhere around Pohick Bay/Woodbridge.

OutlawMark winterized yesterday, and I am probably not far behind him, unless MS wants to go out one more time.

MT, good luck with that trip. I know a couple folks who have boated all the way to the Outer Banks of NC. Florida is right around the corner from there! :D Good luck.

Ty, you will make it out next time, have fun at SML next weekend.

Here are a couple pics from the end-of-season raft up at www.tims2.com

--Monsoon rafted up to Dave M.

--Dave M's Superboat, Frank's new little Checkmate, Randy & Sharon (Beakboater) with their BRAND new 38 Fountain w/ staggered 600SCis, and Wayne (Dreamboater) and his Skater.

--Slight shot of the red paint on the Fountain, BEAUTIFUL boat Randy & Sharon, CONGRATS!! The dash is a work of art, but sorry, no pics.

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Brian,

Nice seeing you yesterday. I need a bigger boat! :D

I know what you are saying about the vests. Once the water gets below 65 degrees or so, I usually wear one too. If you get thrown into water that cold you might be DONE. Plus, they keep you warm while riding.

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nice pics....I gotta get out there one of these days. Would like to ck DC out and all the sights.

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I have had the DHS black choppers (US Customs) buzz us SEVERAL times. Once last season, I large shadow came over us from behind. I first thought a jet was passing way overhead. I turned around to look, and I could count the rivets on the front of the helicopter! They were about 15 feet off the top of the sunpad; at speed, all three of them grinning at us.

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Great Pics Brian! I really miss that area up there.

You guys sure do make it tough for a brother with no boat down here in Texas. :D

Eric

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Nice pics. I am originally from DC and was a detective there for 10 yrs. It was nice to see the city water views again. I used to do alot of boating along that water. If you take the river further west past georgtown, you get beautiful camera shots.

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Awesome pictures :cool: I had NO idea you were able to get that close to some of these buildings :evilb: