Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Japanese Warship

Mel & I visited two Japanese warships that have docked in Wellington Harbor -- Shimayuki and Sawagiri.



Chopper "Made in the USA"


Weapons:
76mm 62 caliber single mount rapid fire gun.
20mm Phalanx CIWS x 2, SSM Harpoon launcher.
SAM Sea Sparrow, ASROC octuple launcher.
SH-60J anti-submarine helicopter.
324mm torpedo tubes.


Mel inspects the missile launchers -- for possible safety hazards.


The instruction manual is up to date:


Okay okay ...some people have asked. Yes, Melody is my girlfriend (in NZ we call them "partners" -- so Melody is my partner). She's super smart & very sweet. I'm in looooove with her.



Mel tells a joke so she can snap me laughing.






Melody wouldn't miss an opportunity to try out her Italian.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

But, ohmygod, where's your hair? Are you an army reform emo kid? A recovered Hare Krishna? A writer? Or are you just Raphe with a classy new hair cut? I can't tell.

(but it looks nice, I am just complaining because I like your curls)