OPC Experimental GIS Data and Products For Google Earth

   Google has come along way.  Since I havent been able to get on the water latley I have been doing some time online and came across this cool ability by NOAA that will be able to allow you to put pluggins into Google Earth.  What you end up doing while on Google Earth is to open the NOAA link and look for some wind or Gulf Stream info and it will plug in onto the Google Earth map you have open for current or future predictions of what you are looking for.   Looks easy to use and another way to help plan a fishing day out on the water. Some screen shots of some of it i was messing around with below.   Cheers yall and tight lines .

 

 

 

   Just check out the links above.

Olympus Tough TG-1 review

   My wife surprised me earlier this year with a new camera that I can take with me while kayaking.  She got me the Olympus Tough TG-1.  I have found this to be a well put together camera with watertight doors for usb plug in along with one for memory SD card.

Since getting it and useing the crap out of it I have got to say that it lives up to what it says. They say its shock proof, I have dropped it. They say its water proof, I've gone under with it. They say its freeze proof, well I put it in the freezer and it still worked.  Im happy with it, and it takes great pictures.

 

 

 

With 12.0 mega pic, 3" LCD display, and you can charge battery or download pics with just the one cord without having to take battery or memory card out, easy to use controls. This camera has worked out well for me and my family.

 

 

 

Ive been able to find this camera from $399.00 in stores and some EBAY finds for new but refurbished ones for $200.00 and up.  Ive bought refurbished electronics in the past and have had good luck but its up to you and what you are comfortable with from your wallet. There are also other lenses  for this model that can be bought for extra zoom for around $100.00. For myself I just made an extra lanyard with a float with D-ring to clip it to my vest or something to secure it to and I was good. I hope this might help some of  you out, I will think if you got one you would be happy with it.