The view from my "office"

[Deleted member 29185]

This arvos office ... Final touch up to the new Ela Beach precinct and Apec Haus, before all the big honchos descend in November for Apec!

 

[JohnM]

Bay was empty for maybe 45 to 60 minutes and then taken over by an EK A380. Was interesting to see the air-bridge was deployed to the upper deck with most departing before they even deployed the air-bridges to the lower deck.

Since when did you start measuring time in minutes and not glasses of wine .

 

[Flashback]

Bay was empty for maybe 45 to 60 minutes and then taken over by an EK A380. Was interesting to see the air-bridge was deployed to the upper deck with most departing before they even deployed the air-bridges to the lower deck.

That's the one!

 

[JohnM]

Live, about 30 mins out of DOH bound for LHR on a QR A350. Not a bad way to spend a Friday afternoon....

 

[Flashback]

Live, about 30 mins out of DOH bound for LHR on a QR A350. Not a bad way to spend a Friday afternoon....

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Shame about the Pommery though.... is that their new standard in J now? Not sure whether I'd consider that an upgrade or downgrade from the already not-so-great Lanson NV. Back on QR in a few weeks, so interesting to see what they're serving.

 

[Daver6]

Since when did you start measuring time in minutes and not glasses of wine .

Simple. I lost count at 100...so figured I better use minutes instead

 

[Daver6]

Not seen PER this green from the air in a very long time!

 

[Captain Halliday]

Picnic office today by the BNE river. Today we begin a month of festivities because Mrs H’s is turning 21 and 228 months.



Those with an eagle eye will spot CI053 in the top right.

 

[JohnM]

Shame about the Pommery though.... is that their new standard in J now? Not sure whether I'd consider that an upgrade or downgrade from the already not-so-great Lanson NV. Back on QR in a few weeks, so interesting to see what they're serving.

Agree that Pommery is not the best. That’s what they had aboard all my QR flights and in the lounge. The Rose was something different altogether but I don’t go for Rose Champagne and I can’t recall what it was.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Maybe my office today might only interest a couple (TV?) but was pretty spectacular and included a 360m or so elevator ride down into the earth at Port Moresby's primary hydro power generation facility.

First was the climb up into the mist shrouded peaks of the Owen Stanley Ranges until we reached the surface facility at Rouna 3.






And then further up to the underground Rouna 2 turbines.

Finally, a stop on the way home for fresh fruit (flowers for +1 if she was here ... she's not!)

 

[TomVexille]

Nice one @swanning_it

 

[Flashback]

Agree that Pommery is not the best. That’s what they had aboard all my QR flights and in the lounge. The Rose was something different altogether but I don’t go for Rose Champagne and I can’t recall what it was.

Drappier, unless it's changed. I wonder if the Pommery is BA's influence on them

 

[Daver6]

When I flew QR J from ADL to DOH a couple of years ago they were serving Pommery....Pommery Louise 2002! Happy days.

 

[OATEK]

Down by the old mill stream (Deloraine, Tas).

 

[Captain Halliday]

Preview of the water & light display for the Brisbane Festival:

 

[love_the_life]

Maybe my office today might only interest a couple (TV?) but was pretty spectacular and included a 360m or so elevator ride down into the earth at Port Moresby's primary hydro power generation facility.

First was the climb up into the mist shrouded peaks of the Owen Stanley Ranges until we reached the surface facility at Rouna 3.

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And then further up to the underground Rouna 2 turbines.

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Finally, a stop on the way home for fresh fruit (flowers for +1 if she was here ... she's not!)

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Spectacular and very interesting swanning_it.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Spectacular and very interesting swanning_it.

Nice of you to say LTL!

I was actually really surprised by the number of "likes" to that post, but I actually feel very privileged to be able to visit Rouna. I have been there about 4 or 5 times since about 2013 and each time I love the visit. It's like walking into a living, working hydro history museum. The old through to the new. The old goes back into the mid '50's and the new is '08. Despite the gleaming new gear, the old stuff just takes me. The quality and the skill of the craftsmen from mid last century is so evident that these machines are still capable of operation today.

Last pics, I promise!

The old to counter the new of the previous post ...

 

[love_the_life]

Well crafted machinery is a thing of beauty.

 

[drron]

At home I have a pair of brown honeyeaters who I have befriended.As soon as I wandered outside on saturday morning after my 2 months in Townsville they flew down to serenade me.The smaller one is the female.

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The male is a little larger and has a green tinge to the wings and breast.but he kept wanting to get the sun between us.

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[Steady]

but he kept wanting to get the sun between us.

Awesome effort for a little bird