Long Beach Harbor........

 We took a boat tour of the Long Beach Harbor....... Here a new bridge being built to replace the Arched Bridge and accommodate larger container ships.

Most docks owned and operated by Japanese and Chinese Companies.....

Perspectives:  The Old and New of the Cruising Lifestyle......

Some Last Queen Mary Views..........

Some Final Perspectives...........Starting with the view from our room across to Long Beach.

Or Donald finally getting a photo of the Seagull:

When you can expect to hear the Horn Blow:

The Life Boats...........

The Teak Deck and a view of the upper Deck:

Queen Mary Legoland.......

We've seen the Queen Mary Lego Model.........But there was more going on in that room.

Like the Bust of Winston Churchill

Or the details, as shown by the Life Boats and Passenger.  One day when I strolled through one of the Staff was dong some repairs to the model....

Stern (above) and Bow (below) Views.......

More Rivets on White........

I first fell in love with Rivets crossing the San Francisco Bay Bridge.....No place to stop and photograph, although the next time I cross it I will try to capture some images.  Of Course, The Golden GAte Bridge, of the same era offers the opportunity to walk across and do some photography.

But let's continue with the Queen Mary Riveting:

We will continue with my recent California Adventures in the new Year!

Queen Mary Rivets......

I really focussed on these in my earlier visit.......but I hadn't posted much, so here goes:

More Rivets......on a White Background........Coming Soon!

Queen Mary: My Return in July 2019

I guess that I should have started out with photos of the Queen Mary Exterior,  In particular I love the Rivets.  But we'll explore that in more detail later:

The Queen Mary: Above from the Harbor Tour; Below, named for the current Queen Elizabeth II's Grand Mother.

One little known fatoid is that this is an active petroleum shipping station.  Below, two oil tankers waiting to load.

The oil loading terminals are located on faux islands in the harbor:

 

Below, a drilling rig camoflaged........

Queen Mary: In Memory of John Henry

Friday the 13th, a fitting Day for my Last Ghost Post.  The only verified death to occur on the Queen Mary was John Henry, a Boiler Room Mate.  Read about the Famous QM Ghosts Here.

I won't get into the gruesome details, but this is where he died.:

Looking back down the long hallway.........

The Queen Mary Ghosts are mostly auditory, so it is very rare to see one.......

Queen Mary: Famous Haunted Stairs and more.......

Back with More Hauntings from the Queen Mary.  First the famously Haunted Stairs:

And Hallway........

Catching up with the Queen Mary: The Ghosts

I recently realized that I had not posted any of my images from 2 trips to the Queen Mary this Spring and Summer,  So Now it's time to catch up!

In March I attended a Ghost Hunting Tour and Paranormal Conference at the Queen Mary with a friend.  So lets start with some host Hunting Images.  First let me explain that I was taking Full Spectrum Images, so they will appear to be out of focus, because not all of the spectral align the same.  But if there were Ghost, you should see them.

If anyone has an idea where I can get software that will allow me to process full spectrum images, please let me know.........

We had a 4 hour Ghost Hunting Tour which included the Engine Room where we spent most of our time.  This Tour runs regularly on Weekends, so check it out if you are in the area.  Well worth it and the guide, Matthew Schulz, is excellent!