Australia and New Zealand

Stoplight · Apr 16, 2017

"Mad Max - 2017"

So here's a car we saw, parked in a handicapped spot (it DID have a tag) !

They have a lot of "El Camino"-looking cars in Australia, but to my surprise, not a lot of U.S. style pick-ups !!! ...a "blast from the past" !

Now doesn't this look like something that would be used in a "Mad Max" movie (except for the shiny paint job, and the rims !!!) ??? :smile:

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Stoplight · Apr 16, 2017

Darwin ; Day Trip 1

...to Litchfield National Park, south of Darwin

Second stop : Florence Falls...what another beautiful place !!! Too many stairs for our old knees to walk to the bottom, and the Swimming Hole (and back up !!!) , but beautiful sights from along the walkway...

So we wandered down another path...The "Shady Creek Walk"...

OMG !!! What a peaceful, serene walk...and a little footbridge that crossed one of the tributaries to the Falls...

We had to stop, take off the shoes, and dip our toes !

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Scout333 · Apr 16, 2017

Stoplight said:
Thanks, Scout !!!

....but NOW you've done it...between you, Kona, and others, I'll just have to keep posting my pix and stories from the trip !!!

Pretty soon the old curmudgeons on the Board will jump on me for not talking about money !

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Don't worry I are one of the old curmudgeons!

Stoplight · Apr 16, 2017

Going back a bit, in time...sorry !!!

The aboriginal show in the Blue Mountains...the performers mentioned that they WEREN'T from this area, but they explained what part of Australia they were each from, and their "tribes" honored the songs and dances of the "local" tribe !!!

We got "marked"...it was explained as a tribute/remembrance of "The Mother, The Father, and The Ancestors" ! (the 3 stripes...)

The hair on the back of my neck stood up...AWESOME !!!

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burrocrat · Apr 16, 2017

good stories stoplight. the pictures are great and you tell them well. that is hard to do if you can't dance them in person.

Stoplight · Apr 16, 2017

burrocrat said:
good stories stoplight. the pictures are great and you tell them well. that is hard to do if you can't dance them in person.

Burro,

Thanks !!!

I'm just a Norwegian white Guy...no ability to dance anything...just ask the Wife !!!

...but I try to keep an open mind !!! These experiences have been awesome !!!

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konakathy · Apr 16, 2017

Stoplight said:
I'm just a Norwegian white Guy...no ability to dance anything...just ask the Wife !!!

...but I try to keep an open mind !!! ...

See!! If you had taken the Wife to see the boys in the Thunder Down Under dance revue you may have learned a few moves !!! :nuts:
:banana:

Stoplight · Apr 17, 2017

Kona..

You're sick...That's in Vegas, not Australia !!!

Next time we do Vegas, we might catch them...but I'll demand "equal time" !!!

A funny story : The Wife has a Nephew who lived in Vegas...married a dancer from one of the shows...she is awesome !!! We went to the wedding...as a 5' 6" Guy, I was surrounded by tall Amazon Women in the bridal party !!!

It was SOOO FUNNY !!!! The criteria for dancers was to be tall, and have long legs...a boob job didn't hurt, either !!! The Girls were all AWESOME !!! I wasn't so hot about the groomsmen...but oh my !!! :smile:

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konakathy · Apr 17, 2017

Lol ! Those boys tour all over the US. They perform every year in Hawaii even over here on the Big Island.......from what I've been told.

I'm really enjoying viewing your photos....don't worry about posting financial talk....there's room and interest for travel stories. I should really get my photos edited to fit this forum. I'm backed up with a few trips of photos. Ugh!

Stoplight · Apr 18, 2017

Darwin ; Day Trip 1 (Final)

So we ended the day at Wangi Falls and the Buley Rockholes...the Falls were another awesome sight !!! ANOTHER salt water croc warning, and "no swimming" signs !!!

The Buley Rockholes ? Not so much...lot's of people there, on this hot day, enjoying the cool waters and drinking a cool one !!! None of them even offered ME one !!!

Guess the crocs couldn't make it into these "holes"...

That's okay...we had ours on the return back to Darwin !!!

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Stoplight · Apr 18, 2017

Backing up....again !

So I finally found a video editing software package, so I can rotate and merge the pix I took of the studly "Sounds of Silence" didgeridoo player !

Nope...not uploaded...poop !!!

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Stoplight · Apr 18, 2017

Yes ???

Nope....Crap !!!

Stoplight · Apr 18, 2017

So until I figure out how to link a big *.WMV file from my local drive, I'll post this studly pic, just for Kona !!!

GEEZ !!!! Wish I had his abs ...The Wife sez this Guy is "good-looking" !!!

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Stoplight · Apr 19, 2017

Okay....WMV from test of Google web storage...

[video]https://goo.gl/photos/TeTKGWaoToVUpavd6[/video]

Yes ???

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Stoplight · Apr 19, 2017

Hmmm...yes...finally got it to play on TSP Talk, via a link !!!

OTOH...clip keeps looping...probably "operator error", so no criticism on the web page !!!! Don't bust me !!!

Just hope you get the "idea"...

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Stoplight · Apr 19, 2017

Like I said before, the finger moves are just for show....a didgeridoo has no holes ! The Guy told me he just used them to keep time...the various sounds are made strictly from the breathing...

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Stoplight · Apr 21, 2017

Darwin ; Day Trip 2 (Kakadu) - East of Darwin

Leaving Darwin, under a cyclone warning !!! Geez !!! We leave Florida, travel half way around the world, and have a cyclone (hurricane) warning !!! Go figure...it went west, and we had no real impact, except for some rain...

AAT King bus...took several day tours with them, and we were VERY impressed with these people ! Good tours, and great guides !!!