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This marine was watching over the U.S. Naval Hovercraft as it was preparing to depart from the beach to the ocean. You can see more about the hovercraft by going to my "That's My World Tuesday" post.


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That's My World Tuesday / U.S. Naval Hovercraft

An amazing sight...please read the story at the bottom of this post!

That's My World Tuesday


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My husband and I visited Oceanside, California yesterday. The U.S. Marine Base (Camp Pendleton) is adjacent to this beautiful seaside town on the Pacific Ocean. We visited a Harbor Festival for a while and then took a walk along the beach. Military vehicles were on the sand for all to view and enjoy. The best was yet to be seen...a U.S. Naval Hovercraft! Wow! What a sight! It was up on the sand with its engines running. A huge area of beach was roped off to keep viewers at bay. It was apparent that this Hovercraft was about to move back out into the ocean! What an amazing sight. The pictures in this post are only a small fraction of those that I took! But, it will give you an good idea of how exciting it was. The crowd cheered as the craft made its way to the water. I nearly cried at the sight. And, I am lucky to still have a camera that works with all the sand and water that was sprayed in all directions. I used the "canned air" for computers, etc., to clean it up when I got home. It is as good as new, but, I don't think I will take that chance again...But, this experience was worth it!