The view or two from my "office"

[RooFlyer]

Today has been OMG beautiful! Photos unfortunately just do not convey the magnificence of Antarctica.

This is just a float by, not an expedition. I saw penguins on ice floes and in the water, Weddell and crab eater seals on ice shelves, Minke whales, and a humpback whale barely two metres away from my balcony! Plus research stations and stunning scenery.

I see from Cruise mapper that you've just transited the channel east of Anvers Island that we did 2 years ago, but this time you turned left, not right . Usually a good way to go.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Mr Flyfrequently insisted this Android dinosaur go to the local Officeworks today


Remembering passwords has been doing my head in

 

[kookaburra75]

Mr Flyfrequently insisted this Android dinosaur go to the local Officeworks today
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Remembering passwords has been doing my head in

Oh dear - the cult of Apple. Did you get a black skivvie too?

 

[RooFlyer]

Today's office is the Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart docks.

Home 2027 Festival - Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Biggest Wooden Boat Festival in the Southern Hemisphere!

australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au

Tall ships. Magnificent sight.



Endeavour replica




Both count as tall ships I guess ( Queen Elizabeth)





Other tall ships with the hideous Marine Board building in the background

 

[RooFlyer]

Salamanca Market on. Place was heaving.







if not clear – this is foot treadle powered



Raffle for a new clinker-built Huon Pine dinghy .



Another one - Baltic pine though



Students are building a canoe in three days









Yes, but why?

 

[RooFlyer]

All sorts of marine related skills on show





The budget boarding experience



Premium boarding experience







Commercial boarding experience

 

[TheRealTMA]

Today's office is the Australian Wooden Boat Festival on the Hobart docks.

Home 2027 Festival - Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Biggest Wooden Boat Festival in the Southern Hemisphere!

australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au

Tall ships. Magnificent sight.

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Endeavour replica

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Both count as tall ships I guess ( Queen Elizabeth)

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Other tall ships with the hideous Marine Board building in the background

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We have some yachting friends who are down there for the wooden boat festival.

 

[RooFlyer]

Old skills exhibited






A good allergens explanation!





Yummy

 

[VPS]

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Old skills exhibited


A good allergens explanation!

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If only more people did this - except they bundle fish and seafood together and they are very different. Even white fish like whiting is different to salmon

 

[Ade]

So hypnotic watching people work.

Been doing the watching people work at my office today, CBR. It is very therapeutic.

 

[RooFlyer]

And a nice view at the end of the day

 

[JessicaTam]

A good allergens explanation!

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Except of course they got it wrong. Most Worcestershire sauces are made with anchovies. So yes to seafood, but definitely not vegan. Or if it is vegan, it cannot by definition contain seafood. *sigh*

(Spring Gully Worcestershire sauce is the only vegan one I know of.)

 

[VPS]

Except of course they got it wrong. Most Worcestershire sauces are made with anchovies. So yes to seafood, but definitely not vegan. Or if it is vegan, it cannot by definition contain seafood. *sigh*

(Spring Gully Worcestershire sauce is the only vegan one I know of.)

I didn’t pick that up but yes how on earth can it be vegetarian when it contains seafood?

 

[Flashback]

Except of course they got it wrong. Most Worcestershire sauces are made with anchovies. So yes to seafood, but definitely not vegan. Or if it is vegan, it cannot by definition contain seafood. *sigh*

(Spring Gully Worcestershire sauce is the only vegan one I know of.)

There are some other ones too.

 

[love_the_life]

My “office” has docked for the evening. Ushuaia at 10:30pm.

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It's a nice place.

 

[Muppet501st]

Last nights first office view, 15 hours of it


Then another 6 hours





Nearly 24 hours to the minute touching down in FCO

 

[Flashback]

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Nearly 24 hours to the minute touching down in FCO

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Don't keep us in suspense. Did you survive?

 

[Muppet501st]

Don't keep us in suspense. Did you survive?

Yeah, and honestly wasn’t all bad. First long haul in Y in years for us. Was a cheap QR fare, $1500 return, had great status recognition QR gold, including meal options taken once boarded, and their complimentary meet and great service at Doha.

 

[Flashback]

Yeah, and honestly wasn’t all bad. First long haul in Y in years for us. Was a cheap QR fare, $1500 return, had great status recognition QR gold, including meal options taken once boarded, and their complimentary meet and great service at Doha.

QR really do it well.

Other airlines (AHEM, BA, I'm looking at you!!!) could really take note......

 

[SYD]

The Mercure Southbank (MEL) - former Travelodge currently has unofficial Yarra River and city view rooms*.


Well, at least until the replacement building across the road arrives…!

Just beware construction sounds on weekdays. It was fine over the weekend.

*ALL Accor Gold. Allocated Floor 9 (of 11).