WE LEFT THE RAT RACE EIGHT YEARS AGO AND RETIRED TO THIS LITTLE ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN. THIS IS MY ACCOUNT OF THE TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND LITTLE JOYS OF LIVING IN MEXICO.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Out Of Commission
This ill-conceived sky ride out by Garrafon Park has not functioned for centuries.
But it does make for a nice landmark and something to contrast against the brilliantly blue sky.
Very impressive!
ReplyDeletefunctioning or not - not a place I want to be...waaaay up there.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have always heard there was never enough electricity to run the stupid thing.
ReplyDeleteAnd you have to love the bright colors.
ReplyDeleteWhen it rust to the point of crumbling which way do you think it will fall?
ReplyDeleteHope the bottom of the thing doesn't rust, causing it to topple over and take out Unik! LOL
ReplyDeleteAre you expecting a surpise visit from the Freud Society?
ReplyDeleteI know it went up at least once. Mary Grace's ex-hubby was one of the guinea pigs.
ReplyDeleteSure wish I had gone up the short time it was running. Certainly would have provided some incredible photo opportunities :)
ReplyDeletelisa: yes, but up close it is a rusty pipe.
ReplyDeletecalypso: if Steve can go ziplining, you can go up high. Just don't break anything!
jackie: but it did run for awhile. I think it stopped because of the rust problem.
tulum livin: amen to that
anonymous: hopefully towards the road and not the neighboring houses. But you are right. One day it will fall.
LAB: I give up. What is Unik?
Steve: they wouldn't know what to do with me!
lagovistajenn: lucky him! a pioneer!
AZ: I agree. Wouldn't that have been great! I'm not sure I would have gone up in though. Don't trust a lot of the engineering around here.