We started lining up at 8:15am. If you think that I'm crazy to stand in 40F for 3.5 hours, I overheard that some people were in line since 6:15am!
This is the "Big John". You have to be there to appreciate the enormous size of this ship.
This elevator is the highlight of the day. People just keep getting on and off the platform and never cease to make that "wow" sound in every ride.
Picture-perfect arms drill team!
They are such goodPRs. The captain asked the visitors, "Do you want to be in the picture?" - It's just like in Disney! No charge, of course. We're taxpayers.
Take off from here.
Look at the rust. No wonder the ship is decommissioning! LOL!
A navy is helping a kid to try on his uniform. Better service than Banana Republic!
Happy Landing! The little hook is all it takes to land a jet on the ship. No wonder Navy jet pilots are the best pilots!
Overall, it is a very good PR event for the Navy. Being an Air Cadet once, I have tremendous respect for the people in armed forces and all discipline units. I was eager to have interactions with these brave men and women. My chance finally came when I was taking this picture, "Sir, may I ask you to step off the white line please, I'm sorry!" There it is, my long-waited interaction with a navy!
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Nice pictures. They refreshed my wonderful experience on the day! Believe or not, this was the first time in my life on the board of Aircraft carrier!!!
Yunguo
You are too funny. I didn't know you were a sea cadet. hehehe. Oh you squid. lol. So did you go on a tiger cruise in your earlier years?
You are too funny. I didn't know you were a sea cadet. Did you get to go on a tiger cruise with this ship or in your earlier days as a squid?
No tiger cruise, because I was an Air Cadet =) I was only old enough to ride on all military helicopters used in Hong Kong during the time. I wasn't even old enough to try glider =(
Nice pictures! I'll show them to my brother. My dad actually took him to see it on Saturday, but they didn't go in because it was so crowded and they had to wait too long!
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