| jjhoneck |
06-07-2014 11:12 AM |
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Originally Posted by az_gila
(Post 886317)
Flew over it 10 days ago. :)
Interesting artifacts just to the east, halfway to the only gray lighthouse I have seen.
Seems like WWII ammo dumps to the north side and remains of Civil War defense trenches to the south side of the island.
They were questions in a type of treasure hunt aerial event.
After 10 days there in Rockport, my main question was "does the wind ever stop?"
15 kts from 140 day and night...:)
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The wind here is deceptively benign. It can be blowing at 25, and be no problem whatsoever.
Why? Because it's blowing across 800 miles of flat ocean before it gets here. With no obstructions, or dark-colored land to heat, the wind is absolutely linear, with no turbulence.
We often talk to guests who were hesitant to come because of the reported winds, and assure them that (as long as it's out of the Southeast, as it is 95% of the time), the wind velocity is a non-issue. In fact, we have become so used to it that landing in calm winds feels like we are approaching way too fast.
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