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#232570 08/19/2020 01:56 PM
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Carol I will be more than happy to get the next round started knowing I owe you one!
Sorry to hear about your power issues!

Does this picture light up anyone's past trips...
Ok... Bad pun... I know

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Hey, I'm back online. Sort of.

Don't think it's right, but Ocracoke?


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Nope - not North Carolina

Head South!


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TomB #232576 08/19/2020 03:26 PM
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Key West?
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Nope, compared to photos in my house, don’t think it is Bone Island - but close

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JPH

Nope not Key West...

Keep heading South!


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TomB #232600 08/19/2020 08:18 PM
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Ok. I’ll say Panama. Far enough south?

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Is that the Dry Tortugas? Seems like they have
a bunch of light houses there??


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Both good guesses clapping

One guess the latitude is too far north
One guess the latitude is too far south

Both guesses the longitude if too far west
of course one more than other....

Surfs Up! clapping


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St Croix.

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Lo siento mi amigo…
El faro no está en St Croix, pero estás cerca!


BTW - we have passed the 18 hour threshold for GOOGLE
I wonder how the waves are today

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Faro Rincon PR
Punta Higuero
El Faro de Punta Higuero

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That would be the lighthouse
Rincon is touted as one, if not the best, surfing location in the Caribbean.
Surfing World Championships have been held there in the past.

My wife and I lived about 10 miles from the lighthouse back in the 70s.
This picture taken about 8 years ago

jphart has the honors... where are we headed now?


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View from, not of. But no surf here.
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A view from a balcony that i wish i was sitting on...
Bahamas maybe?


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Originally Posted by TomB
A view from a balcony that i wish i was sitting on...
Bahamas maybe?


exactly Tom! Abaco area?

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You were quick to catch the flag hint. Indeed the railing is visible.
Reef is in view and over 1800 feet deep.
Now, from where are you gazing, and at what settlement?

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I did not catch any hint... It was purely a guess.

I have never been to the Bahamas except to fly over in a Coast Guard Aircraft on a search or land and medivac some tourist who did something stupid or had an unfortunate illness or accident.

It just looked like the Bahamas so that is what I guessed.


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Hopetown - Elbow Cay I believe. Unfortunately massive destruction in the area from Hurrican Dorian but the lighthouse is still standing. Will pass my turn on more photos but wanted to guess!

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BVIhockey, you got it!

Sailing guide:
From the waypoint HPTWN named for this destination, head toward Eagle's Rock. When the narrow concrete road is straight, turn and head directly bearing 149° as though you were going to drive onto it. Turn to starboard and proceed into this harbor.

I’d think Mike and BEERMAN have traversed that course and into this harbor.

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Good memory JP! I don't remember seeing a light house in the distance when we motored through man-o-war cut, it was nighttime, raining and..... I was kinda busy on the bow with a flood light looking down!!!! We stayed at Abaco Beach Resort. Wonder how it recovered after the storms??

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Here’s the famous Hopetown lighthouse, Harbour and Atlantic Ocean. We sailed here five years ago, and two years ago rented a house on White sound across the street from the Abaco Inn. I hear they are making progress in the Abacos. Approach guidelines are from Dodge sailing guide.
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Tom: BVIhockey demurred, so guess you pick next.

TomB #232660 08/20/2020 08:12 PM
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I defer to Carol who gave up her spot when they had power issues.

Carol you are up!


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TomB #232662 08/20/2020 08:25 PM
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Tom--I have a picture in mind, but can't get it uploaded tonight. If you want to go ahead, I'll catch the next one.


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Will do...

So here is another ity bity slice of something many have seen

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Trivi Fountain, Rome

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you are correct JP
Thought this one would take a few clues

You are up!

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Three coins in the fountain one of the clues?
Didn’t look it up. Stayed at the Trivi hotel across the street in 2009.
Gotta find a pix, running out, as I lost a hard drive 10 years ago

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Ok, speaking of easy...maybe this will draw some lurkers? How about a newbie to the game? Sleepy, BEERMAN and TomB are disqualified for six hours!
Come on, step up to the plate - your turn to show your stuff,
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👍 good idea!


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I concur

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Munich smile
One of my favorite cities in the world!!!


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winner

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How do I post a pic??? I have not done it in ages...


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Dang - well that didn’t work - LOL


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Could be one of 14 locations, but Tom's rules stipulate no Google image search yet.
I thought that was the Eye, but it isn’t

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I'm trying everything.....I cannot put a photo in frown

It's driving me bats.


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Sorry...I so wanted to play....but apparently I am not allowed to post photos - I cannot figure it out at all.
I thought I had a pretty good one too frown


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OK, you can't use an HTML location. It has to be a jpeg. If it is a jpeg, you can upload it to the TTOL Photo Gallery. If you need more instructions, PM me..

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Okay - I uploaded to the gallery - under the where in the world JP - how do I move it here?


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