After that night dive I dropped off my tank
at the air plant for a refill and then picked it up the next morning. They
were cleaning up some corroded tanks while I arrived and I got to watch.
I thought they poured sand in them and rotated them on a set of motor driven
rollers until the corrosion was worn off. Wrong! They drop a length of
chain down in the tank and let it scrape the insides smooth as they rotate.
I still don't know what they do about the
bottom. They have a long medical fiber optic light they use to illuminate
the inside of the tank while they do their inspections. Here is a peek
down the neck at a corroded bottom after the walls have been chain scraped.
(My tank is still all shiny inside.)
Here is a modified VW that 'Alamo' offers
for rent here. They must have a dozen like this in all different colors.
Here is that sleek VW kit car again. The
owner works down the block at a diamond and silver store and parks the
car there each day. I finally stalked the guy until he got off from work
yesterday and he happily let me look for a nomenclature plate to identify
the maker, but no luck. You'd think the outfit that made it would want
their name all over it. Oh well.
Speaking of VW's; here's a owner who would
go to any length to accommodate the family car.
And if you've ever visited a farm
you will recognize this color scheme. It's another rental. Many of these
'Thing' VW's are fiberglass reproductions.
A little South of Isaac's 'Lapalapita'
(Little grass shack) Beach Club, at Villa Blanca, I found this primitive
beach sculpture.
I've tried before to take a picture of the
seemingly endless beach scene I ride by each day but I just can't capture
the serene feeling it produces. I guess you just gotta be there.
After pedaling home along downtown's seafront
I saw proof that the party's over. These workmen are removing the huge
fiberglass Jester's heads from the seawall's globes. They will be stored
somewhere until next year's Carnival celebration.
