This was as close as I came to the ship today – she looks to be about 200 feet in length, and probably uses a fair bit of fuel. The press report today says Esperanza is sailing to the northern port at Keelung where the ship will be open to the public next weekend, then [...]
Archive for the ‘Marine Subjects’ Category
PROTEST SHIP ARRIVES IN TAIWAN Leave a comment
KAOHSIUNG TODAY – CIJIN ISLAND WATERFRONT Leave a comment
Cijin Island pier (from the other side) – view you will see on the return journey. (click any picture to enlarge it). CLICK ME – to play 2 minute video
CUTTLEFISH PICTURE Leave a comment
SHARK FIN SOUP 2012 Leave a comment
Making anything illegal will greatly increase popularity and price. (Use the search function to view earlier posts about Shark Fin Soup in Taiwan). Mis-information galore every week is floating around. On You Tube an 18 year-old shark fan in Australia voiced concerns for saving all sharks everywhere. Meanwhile two shark bites occurred on swimmers in [...]
A GOOD STORY INVOLVING TAIWAN 2 comments
The little girl (surrounded by stars) lived on a beautiful Polynesian atoll in the Pacific. One of my favorite pictures taken decades ago with a medium format Rolleiflex camera during an adventure that has remained the best for all those who were involved. A seaplane safari to “a lost island paradise” we said at the [...]
PORT OF KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
Top pictures : EVERGREEN a Taiwan success story; Museum, owned by another shipping company, is ship-shaped ; Ferry to Penghu Islands. Middle Picture: Warning sign outside Customs. Lower picture: ROC Coast Guard.
FERRY TO C I J I N ISLAND Leave a comment
ON THE WATERFRONT – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
In the distance is the ferry wharf for departure to Cijin Island, across the harbour. NT$15 for the crossing. Bus No.248 from Kaohsiung Main Station got me here, fare is NT$12 (a standard fee for all bus rides in the city. You need the correct change before boarding bus). If arriving by train, its station [...]
ADVERTISING IN TAIPEI Leave a comment
Newspaper advertisement mentions a famous French free diver. http://seauw.blogspot.com/2011/05/garagetv-schitterende-freedive-video.html
EAST COAST VIEW Leave a comment
Returning home via an east coast daylight flight with Royal Brunei, it offered a good view of incredible mountains and the rivers that flow into the sea. Not so good for diving underwater visibility – which is why the offshore islands of Green Is and Orchid Is have clearer waters. Both are far enough [...]
