The view from my "office"

[drron]

Yes the first flight I have been on that taxiing took more time than the actual flight.

 

[TheRealTMA]

The approach to YYJ from my sardine can office in the sky.

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Ah the 12 seater seaplane where they put your luggage in one of the floats. Love it.

 

[jxv]

There are a number of car parks but you want the immediate first one on entry, it's free and doesn't lock at night. The other two (pay for parking) lock at certain times and depending on sunset, your car is trapped until 8am next day. 10pm (8pm in winter) sounds good but we were there until 10.20. It's about a 800mtr walk.

I also read that colours change every half hour but they actually change every minute.

Thanks to your info we parked in the first car park at the Kelpies just before 22:30 last night. It was after sunset, but still quite light. The horseheads were lit up purple and were still purple after half an hour! Mrs jxv spotted a security guard and asked what was going on. It happened to be Cystic Fibrosis Day and purple is their colour, so that was locked in for the night.

We are going to try again tonight. Lucky that we are staying at Airth Castle Hotel, only 12 minutes away!

 

[jxv]

My picture of the purple Kelpies failed to upload and for some reason I can’t edit my previous post. Sorry!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in coughbria, though formerly in the County of Lancashire north of the sands.

 

[Imw]

Not today but just the other week flying Melbourne to Singapore QF ! I was working on my laptop and this was my view!

 

[Major]

Galle
Sri Lanka

 

[Daver6]

First some noodles and a relax in the CX F lounge before hell in Y on QF10.

 

[RooFlyer]

Also Galle ( I've just arrived) Unfortunately Major and I couldn't swing an AFF get together here.



Entrance to my office for the next few nights

 

[RooFlyer]

Earlier views:

Sigiriya. A Shaheem falcon having caught an Alexandrine parakeet:




Sri Lanka National Botanical Gardens at Kandy. Stork billed Kingfisher with a fish of some sort:



'Holy Ghost' orchid (Peresteria elata) , with dove! (OK, it looks more like a duck to me, but lets go with the flow here...)



And as drron seems to be muscling in on my rock photo franchise in his current TR, I shall be having an extensive review of the orchid house at the Sri Lanka National Botanical gardens once my own TR catches up.

 

[RooFlyer]

Hi @Major <waving> !

 

[RooFlyer]

And a blessed sundowner G&T. My abode in Galle for 2 nights is pretty swanky, but doesn't have a liquor licence, so I BYO. Which, although a bit clunky ( you bring it to the bar and they mix and serve it) , it's a damn sight cheaper than if they did sell it. A watermelon juice earlier was A$5

 

[Major]

Pre dinner drinks
Galle

 

[drron]

RF you taught me to love rocks.Now I'm hooked.

 

[RooFlyer]

RF you taught me to love rocks.Now I'm hooked.

I know, I know. @JohnM is just the same.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Radisson lounge Manchester airport.




Room view.

 

[jxv]

My picture of the purple Kelpies failed to upload and for some reason I can’t edit my previous post. Sorry!

Last night the Kelpies were still purple!

 

[jxv]

Several times now I made a resolution to write a TR, but every time I did not get to it. It may be easier to occasionally post here instead.

So here is the view from the office this afternoon.

And the office itself.


The National Wallace Monument near Stirling, Scotland. In the view photo, on the right hand side just over the river is where the Scots, lead by William Wallace defeated the English in 1297.

 

[RB]

Earlier views:

Sigiriya. A Shaheem falcon having caught an Alexandrine parakeet:


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Sri Lanka National Botanical Gardens at Kandy. Stork billed Kingfisher with a fish of some sort:

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'Holy Ghost' orchid (Peresteria elata) , with dove! (OK, it looks more like a duck to me, but lets go with the flow here...)

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And as drron seems to be muscling in on my rock photo franchise in his current TR, I shall be having an extensive review of the orchid house at the Sri Lanka National Botanical gardens once my own TR catches up.

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Some amazing orchids there-I remember a chocolate smelling one

 

[tgh]

Lots of great pics on this thread atm , well done all , keep 'em comin'…..