tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post4903063282805416889..comments2023-10-07T02:37:57.220-07:00Comments on Bettie del Mar: Crossing the Gulf of Mexico: Part 2Bettie del Marhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03666822701692228531noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-9435177530591044122014-02-05T11:51:26.927-08:002014-02-05T11:51:26.927-08:00The rigs are the most overrated obstacles EVER. The rigs are the most overrated obstacles EVER. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-65075266029704143982012-04-20T08:08:41.885-07:002012-04-20T08:08:41.885-07:00I laughed when I read about weather forecasts... W...I laughed when I read about weather forecasts... We feel your pain, we feel your pain.Kyra and Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417805121851873284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-1155029517374482592012-04-20T05:51:49.292-07:002012-04-20T05:51:49.292-07:00I know, I really messed up on that one!! In answer...I know, I really messed up on that one!! In answer to your question, most of the rigs have lights, but of course not all of them do. We used radar and had a night watch. I was doing the whole dry heaving and fetal curling thing when we went through the thick of the rigs, but Vlad and David didn't seem to have an issue with them.Bettie del Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666822701692228531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-50508780415094379442012-04-20T05:47:27.931-07:002012-04-20T05:47:27.931-07:00Are you finally happy with the pics? I was having ...Are you finally happy with the pics? I was having such a hard time picking them out because I knew you had standards that I had to meet!Bettie del Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666822701692228531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-25585737000032447542012-04-20T05:46:06.037-07:002012-04-20T05:46:06.037-07:00I miss running into you guys too!I miss running into you guys too!Bettie del Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666822701692228531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-35513652189218045302012-04-20T05:45:40.986-07:002012-04-20T05:45:40.986-07:00We did use radar, and we had someone on watch all ...We did use radar, and we had someone on watch all night. We tried to get out of the rigs as soon as possible, which took a couple of days. But like I said, we never had to deviate course for any of them, except the Green Monster and who knows if that thing was even a rig.<br /><br /> I think you guys might have to go through more of them than we did though!Bettie del Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666822701692228531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-83946240934989237882012-04-19T17:19:40.316-07:002012-04-19T17:19:40.316-07:00Wow, that's a nasty kind of surprise you guys ...Wow, that's a nasty kind of surprise you guys had with lightning and all. I just cannot believe you didn't think of all photo ops you missed during your heaving and fetal curling. Maybe next time :) Are those rigs all lit up at night? It's just weird to me to think of all of those things drilling down so deep into the ocean. But I grew up going to beaches in Texas and remember seeing them all the time. <br />Love the photo of the bird. That's a keeper.LittleCunningPlan.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459050510084587089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-78366771184242431832012-04-18T18:36:15.980-07:002012-04-18T18:36:15.980-07:00Loving the pictures. Your stowaway has such a bea...Loving the pictures. Your stowaway has such a beautiful face! Can't wait to hear more.....SalPalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925422520006991216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-63103055660842413462012-04-18T16:42:40.598-07:002012-04-18T16:42:40.598-07:00Interested to hear how you spotted rigs at night a...Interested to hear how you spotted rigs at night as well. Miss seeing Bettie at the marina but SO happy you are in Florida!!The Ceol Morshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716515081322012615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429991721363956274.post-2324890091867859212012-04-18T15:03:34.876-07:002012-04-18T15:03:34.876-07:00Do you guys use radar? How did you watch for the ...Do you guys use radar? How did you watch for the rigs at night? <br /><br />TateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com