The view from my "office"

[RooFlyer]

So to go with this view ( Hobart from Bellerive):



.. would you choose this place,


Or this place



or this place?



I grew up just along the road a bit ... Small weatherboard place. And I still couldn't afford these places ( but v cheap for Sydney or Melbourne.)

 

[OZDUCK]

On the Derwent this morning and super-duper maxi yacht is back.

If you had a cool US$80 Million you could have a sister yacht.

[KJELL INGE ROKKE]: Inside his US$ 80,000,000 Yacht AQUIJO

 

[RooFlyer]

St Mark's, Bellerive 1852



with Bellerive oval just down the road



and Bellerive Beach where I used to go swimming

 

[RooFlyer]

If you had a cool US$80 Million you could have a sister yacht.

[KJELL INGE ROKKE]: Inside his US$ 80,000,000 Yacht AQUIJO

Nah, rather just pay the $700K per season rental on this one.

 

[love_the_life]

Looks stunning down there in Tas rooflyer. Do you happen to know who owns the mega yacht in the photos? Must have a bit of dosh I would imagine or is it owned by a company?
(or is it yours?)

 

[RooFlyer]

Looks stunning down there in Tas rooflyer. Do you happen to know who owns the mega yacht in the photos? Must have a bit of dosh I would imagine or is it owned by a company?
(or is it yours?)

Oh no, much too flash - I mean coarse, new money-ish for me.

It's the Aquijo: Aquijo (yacht) - Wikipedia

Owned by a Norwegian billionaire. Just plain common, y'know?

 

[Denali]

More tulip fields while driving around NL, they are going to be absolutely amazing in a week or two.

 

[Denali]

Left my bike somewhere in Amsterdam....

 

[Flashback]

A few hours hike up Stac Pollaidh to help clear out the cobwebs...

 

[Flashback]

Lunch with a view in Achiltibuie. Scottish beverage with 100% Aberdeen Angus beef in the cheese burger ...


A decent desserts selection...

 

[Denali]

Not far from our hotel, 50cm tall and he just showed up one day in 1989 and sits on a huge branch and the tree has started growing over the saw

The Little Woodcutter of Amsterdam

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

www.atlasobscura.com

 

[jjj777ccc]

I don't believe in coincidence

Nice. Congratulations! Good to know AFF members are the cream of the crop.

 

[JohnM]

An early start this morning for more driving in the Andes, NW Argentina.

 

[tgh]

I often look at the geology and wonder how brutal and chaotic a time lapse video of the evolution of Gaia might appear.. 'twas clearly not an easy birth….

 

[Cossie]

An early start this morning for more driving in the Andes, NW Argentina.

I know it's a big country, but next weekend is the WRC event in Argentina, based mainly around Cordoba, if of course you are interested, you might get see some of it, if so I'm envious!

http://www.rallyargentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/00-mapa_RA2019.pdf

 

[OATEK]

Brunch at the Nun's Pool, and then to Shelley Beach.


1 View from cafe

2, View across Shelley Beach and baths,

 

[RooFlyer]

Today's office target, with the route indicated (give or take some hand-shake while drawing it ) Starting at the left, at a place called 'The Springs', looping up below the 'Organ pipes', then down & back across. Abt 12km. This is another attempt to to claw back my youth - we used to scramble all over this thing when we were growing up ...



The tracks have been refurbed recently and easy to navigate, but that first 5km is constantly up!



Look left from the track ... hmm, something has carved its way through the bush up there:



Look right - ah ha. That'll do it.



Token plant shot for the botanists like @JohnM . I must confess to being partial to Richea spp. Given encouragement I will relate the story of my field botany course at Uni, where we were charged with compiling a pressed native plant collection over 3 days in the park. 12 students, National Park, plants needed ... what could possibly go wrong? Locusts ain't in it.



But back to the interesting bits. The Organ Pipes - dolerite columns:



Oh, all right. Some fa_us crept into the pic below, 'Gondwana' vegetation, as also found in Patagonia, for the benefit of @juddles .



Nice views, of course. Sandy Bay to the right, CBD and Tasman bridge, 'northern suburbs' to the left:



Looking north up the Derwent:



At the far right of the first image, you come to 'The Chalet', which sounded encouraging. But ... bugger. No barista coffee.



Then it was down and back across to the start. Three hours, 13 km and a glass of Riesling when I got back to where was staying!! (No, not just one, either ...)

 

[RooFlyer]

Enjoying that drink now, with this view:

 

[kermatu]

Nice. Congratulations! Good to know AFF members are the cream of the crop.

Thank you. A very humbling experience.

 

[Pushka]

More tulip fields while driving around NL, they are going to be absolutely amazing in a week or two.

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on a cruise FB site people on the Amsterdam cruises are likewise posting glorious photos. I love tulips. Bought two more packets today now in the fridge for scarlet tulips.