Little boat, little boat, tell me about the ocean

[casu_consulto]

This isn't everyone's cup of tea, and I'm astonished at the idea of boat watching as a 21st century pursuit, but obviously a fair few people were keen to see the Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mary II when they were both in Sydney Harbour yesterday. I found myself strangely thrilled by the spectacle. Here are some photos I took from Craig's Mum

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[whirlygig]

Apparently the density of spectator boats was such that the last Manly ferry of the night was cancelled. Based on this, I suspect that the 'sprinkler boat' is actually e a boat-mounted water cannon, like those used to blast away rioters.

[casu_consulto]

LOL that's a good idea!

[casu_consulto]

Also: "Holy water cannon, Batman!"

:-)

[paraphasiclotus]

Cool photos. Big boats bring out the fanboy/girl in many of us.

We had the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, in Brisbane a few months ago, complete with a crew the size of the entire Australian Navy. It was totally awesome and I was desperate to see it but we didn't get a chance. Sam was horrified that I was such a fangirl about a machine of war, complete with my accompanying fanaticism about war planes - but he had to learn about it sooner or later.

[casu_consulto]

Hey, surely it should have been the USS ronaldraygun? ;-)

Yeah, I think it's the scale of them that make big boats fascinating, whether they're civilian or military.

In the course of my fangirl research into the QMII, I discovered The Freedom Ship. Of course, at the moment it's just an idea, but can you imagine? (Like living on Star Trek!)

[paraphasiclotus]

Wow! That's quite amazing... it looks to me like it would tip over, but I'm no structural engineer.