Back on August 8, we drove by the emerging Bonaire wind farm on our way back from Washington Park.
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This completed pad looks like prop left over from the movie "Men in Black". They've been busy since the
last time I visited the site. All the pads are poured and most of the wind turbine components are stacked nearby.
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They were offloading the first of the towers as we passed by. They say that big crain is here from Curacao for the project. It's been a week now, since we were there, so I'll have to head back soon and see if they've stood that post up yet.
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Here's Sandra doing her best Vanna White impression by one of the rotor hubs. Actually it reminds me of "Lets Make a Deal." Do you want what's behind door number 2 or curtain number 3?
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Here are some of the rotor blades. The outer ends have up-swept tips, like modern airplane wings. And the inner ends have little brush-like bristles where the blade meets the hub.
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