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| On a recent Saturday, I visited Georgetown's Fort Hayes Museum about the history of Ascension Island. |
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| The island has a very interesting history. |
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| Green turtle shells. |
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| I worked the first space shuttle launch from the Merritt Island Tracking Station on Kennedy Space Center, Florida. |
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| This warehouse at the Georgetown Pier is over 100 years old and still in use. |
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| Beginning my hike up Green Mountain. It was a 1 1/2 hour hike from my barracks room to reach the base of the mountain. |
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| The towns of Travellers Hill a Royal Air Force (RAF) Base and Two Boats. |
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| Shot into the sun. |
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| Two Boats. |
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| Many volcanic cinder cones. |
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| Travellers town on the left and Two Boats to the right. |
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| More large land crabs. |
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| Trees! |
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| The runway "Wideawake" field. to the right on a cinder cone is my satcom workstation. |
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| A resting sheep along the trail. |
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| The Red Lion - old British marine barracks. |
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| Many hiking trails around Green Mountain. This day I hiked to the summit at Dew Pond. |
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| A very interesting story of how Charles Darwin came up with the idea to plant trees at the mountain top to produce moisture which eventually became a pond of water that was diverted for drinking water and agricultural use. |
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| A very tropical forest. |
I really appreciate this type of entry with the actual physical markers and photos taken along the trails. I can see that the vegetation would be highly regarded as a more complimentary colorful part of the island way of life. Darwin was a smart scientist to develop the water cycle on a volcanic island. I guess you can't call for an UBER ride to other distant points. Does anyone have a vehicle for touring on your days off? I know you are working a lot, but keep finding pieces to the puzzle of this unique place that you are exploring. You are in your element! Big hugs, andee
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