I grew up in the generation that was somewhat mesmerizied by war movies, spy movies, and spaghetti westerns. Our movie stars were John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, Al Pacino, Burt Lancaster, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford....
I always liked those war movies, especially the ones that involved the huge Navy ships and submarines. Even now I like them, and one of my favorite (fairly) recent movies was "The Hunt for Red October" starring a non-James Bond and very dignified Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, and a non-Darth Vader James Earl Jones.
Yesterday was a Santa Ana day, resulting in high winds coming out of Nevada and Utah and blowing to the west, keeping the marine layer clouds out to sea, so it was a very clear day. Since it was my anniversary, I headed over to Cabrillo National Monument which has the best views of San Diego that you'll ever see. You've just got to make time to go there when you come for the 2009 NAR Convention in November.
Following is what I was treated to yesterday at Cabrillo. I was the happiest person out there!
Even though I've watched it in the movies so many time, to see people actually standing on a submarine as it was moving through the water was exciting.
The two orange boats are Coast Guard tug boats, and the little orange boat in the last picture is a Coast Guard speed boat that was keeping gawkers away from the submarine as she came into San Diego Bay.
Right below Cabrillo is a Navy submarine support base which is where the Coast Guard tugboats took the submarine:
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Very cool pictures Russel,
Yes I do remember growing up to the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. Remember the old John Wayne movies? Sean ruled as the calm cool Russian submariner!