The view from my "office"

[jase05]

Tome to go home unfortunately so the GA lounge in CGK is my office for a little while. Beat my previous record tonight by some margin as it took only 16 minutes from kerbside drop off until sitting in the lounge. Was an absolute breeze and I always find it a very easy airport to navigate despite the size

 

[Port Power]

My office for a few nights in Stockholm: The Grand Hotel.

 

[Port Power]

Yesterday in Stockholm’s summer was exactly like a winter day in Perth! This morning after an early shower, the day stayed cloudy but dry, and a little warmer. Some of us visited the Vasa Museum this afternoon. What a stunning place! To see that original ship with its multitudes of carvings was amazing.

 

[Pushka]

Yesterday in Stockholm’s summer was exactly like a winter day in Perth! This morning after an early shower, the day stayed cloudy but dry, and a little warmer. Some of us visited the Vasa Museum this afternoon. What a stunning place! To see that original ship with its multitudes of carvings was amazing.

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The smell of the timber was what surprised me. It is indeed fabulous.

 

[Major]

When I visited in 1970 they were spraying water over all the timber 24/7

 

[kookaburra75]

Island time

Lalomanu Beach, Samoa

 

[prozac]

Yesterday in Stockholm’s summer was exactly like a winter day in Perth! This morning after an early shower, the day stayed cloudy but dry, and a little warmer. Some of us visited the Vasa Museum this afternoon. What a stunning place! To see that original ship with its multitudes of carvings was amazing.

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Extraordinary.

 

[OZDUCK]

When I visited in 1970 they were spraying water over all the timber 24/7

Still doing it for most of the day in 1976 on our first visit.

 

[Port Power]

When I visited in 1970 they were spraying water over all the timber 24/7

The ship was sprayed with a chemical waxy compound every twenty minutes for decades to remove all the water and preserve the wood. The ship should survive another 400 years!

 

[Muppet501st]

Yesterday and todays office.
Flying into DPO, and then topping up the hire car at mums place Port Sorrell

 

[RB]

Did a safari at Kumana National Park which is very close to Arugam Bay-also much less crowded than Yala. Saw another leopard and also a black necked stork. There are apparently only 10 of the stork in Sri Lanka. First two photos courtesy of our brilliant driver Lucky

 

[kookaburra75]

Relaxing, watching the weather change around us.

Taumeasina Island Resort, Samoa

 

[Muppet501st]

A little warmer today and the sun making an appearance,
Don River Railway

 

[drron]

A little warmer today and the sun making an appearance,
Don River Railway
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You are really bringing back lots of fond memories from the many times I worked in Latrobe. loved the DRR.

 

[Muppet501st]

You are really bringing back lots of fond memories from the many times I worked in Latrobe. loved the DRR.

I’ve been down to this region a number of times, but it was our first visit to DRR, like a hidden gem, loved it and long friendly chats with the volunteers. Mum moved to Port Sorrell, from Launnie, so spending more time out this way.
Was rather quiet, but the 7 other pax on the train were all from Qld.

 

[RB]

A few more from Kumana National Park safari







One of a few similar roadblocks between Arugam Bay & Tissa

 

[Port Power]

From my railway office on the bridge from Sweden to Denmark. Amazing! The train then went into a tunnel to reach the next stop of Copenhagen Airport. This incredible view across the sea just wasn’t long enough. (There were more sailboats than the photo shows.)

 

[Flashback]

From my railway office on the bridge from Sweden to Denmark. Amazing! The train then went into a tunnel to reach the next stop of Copenhagen Airport. This incredible view across the sea just wasn’t long enough. (There were more sailboats than the photo shows.)

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Malmo (Sweden) is worth a little explore, assume that's where you came from?

 

[Port Power]

Malmo (Sweden) is worth a little explore, assume that's where you came from?

No, we boarded at Stockholm Central Station.

 

[Flashback]

No, we boarded at Stockholm Central Station.

Shame!