What kind of avocados are they, PH? Lucky you to get fresh avocado.. a fruit I really like and eat regularly. I usually get Hass brand which I believe are Mexican.Quote:
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What kind of avocados are they, PH? Lucky you to get fresh avocado.. a fruit I really like and eat regularly. I usually get Hass brand which I believe are Mexican.Quote:
Originally Posted by panama hat
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Knew I shoulda listened in Morse Code class.
I went fishing out to sea in Malin Head Donegal on Saturday very hot day :)
The boat on the right .
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A Garnet fish in the box it is called the chicken of the sea , This is my box i keep all the ones am taking home in that , we all have a box each , we caught 6 boxs of fish mostly Coley fish , the fish we leave behind gets sold to the lobster fishing boats for bait ,:)
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Nice Snakey, coley is great in pies and in the UK we export most of it to the EU. Mackerel though i love them - used to eat them for brekkie in Kernow when we stayed with a fishing family on hols when i was a nipper - the son used to lay some lines especially for me for mackerel -fried in a pan with butter two hours out of the sea - can't beat fresh fish.
I was on the coast last week. Why does fish and chips always taste so much better when you're next to the sea?Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
Bingo, it just does. I have been known in the past to take the kids down to swanage just to eat fish and chips on teh front...we did get the steam train in tho so it was a 2 in 1. But my then Mrs thought it was a long way to go for a meal. She never got it, it was about the fun.Quote:
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Making hay while the sun shines..
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Had a good walk up the Yorkshire coast last week. Will do a thread when I get all my photos sorted, but here's a pic of Scarborough Castle in the meantime.
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Look forward to the thread hal.
Was it a flying day trip or did you manage to stay in a hotel?
Trying to book somewhere for a couple of nights at the moment.
Stayed over for 4 nights. The hotel was lovely...100 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chittychangchang
We'll have to get round to that pint while the weather's good.
Back in work tomorrow for a 5 days then all good for the rest of the month.
PM me.
That looks lovely . . . one of the things I miss living in NZ is that the oldest building dates back to 1975Quote:
Originally Posted by hallelujah
Really? I would never have guessed that. Why is it so?Quote:
Originally Posted by panama hat
Ok, I might be exaggerating a bit. :) But yes, even the Maori presence in NZ is quite recent and they didn't have an architectural eraQuote:
Originally Posted by hallelujah
How far does the oldest building go back to? Any idea?
Learn something new every day, thank you
Underneath the gumtree,
Is where you'll find me,
Curled up in me swag,
With some ants biting my ballbag
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Took a camping trip up the QLD coast to break up the monotony of lockdown.
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Bonza
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Beautiful . . . miss the place
See any whales cavorting ?
^^^ Best country in the world to live in.
(if only the locals could be set to 'mute') :)
Whales - 0Quote:
Originally Posted by Latindancer
Magpies - 1
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^ Awesome shots and brings back memories.
Scaled them all except for Mt Coonowrin (top photo, in front of Mt Beerwah) due to Salmon's Leap.
If you want a different view, have a stroll up Wild House Mountain (eastern side of the Highway) and have a chat with the forest ranger whose job it is spot the fires in the surrounding pine forests.
The sunset Photo #2 is epic ... I assume taken from Mt Ngungun ?
^Cigar for Dave the Rave who is bang on the money.
Lovely spot for a tour with the windy roads through the Mary River Valley
It would take some cunning ingenuity and a big pair of mangoes for anyone to get up Mt Coonowrin I reckon
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Cool pic.
Not too difficult...just dangerous because of loose rocks. One guy who climbed it illegally (it's closed now) knocked off one as big as a fridge.
I used to climb up the front face of Tibrogargan no probs, and abseil down.
It appears to be an interesting climb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Latindancer
The only problems that put me off in Oz is the snakes and poisoness insects.
Climbed the Grampians a couple of decades back, but that was easy compared to some of the climbs in Oz.
Kudos to the Dancer if he has dragged his arse up the wrong end of that pointy bastard.
My legs are still recovering from my epic death-defying scaling of the 253m Mount Ngungun.
(I hope Katie is not reading this)
It was Tibrogargan I used to do, via the caves route (RH side). Not too difficult, actually. I may go back some time and do it without any gear. Those caves are really quite big once you get up in there, and one has a huge rock arch inside it. There used to be a large beehive attached to the ceiling of another.
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Easy life yesterday in Luang Prabang...
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My Hot & Spicy noodles i always buy a box :)
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A green for anyone who can tell me why this sleepy little temple in Nakhonratchasima province became known around the world in the 1970s.
Still no one???Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
Ajarn Cha ?
Elephants ?
No idea . . . we'll need Nervana to give us the answerQuote:
Originally Posted by Latindancer
The famous monk Luang Pho Khun. I have one of his amulets from the 70's.
Aha, what I googled:Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
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Luang Phor Koon learned Buddhism and meditation from revered monks in Nakhon Ratchasima. He made years-long pilgrimages to Laos and Cambodia to further practice meditation and promote Buddhism. He reportedly learned magic spells from one of his senior monks and mentors to protect him during his pilgrimages.
Riddle solved, thanks ao
Don't think so, I've been to Wat Ban Rai and it didn't look like the temple in Nevernas pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by panama hat
I'd also not label it as "sleepy little temple", it was extremely busy with continuous arrival of new visitors . :)
The missus has not forgiven me for spending the 100 baht bill I got back from Luang Por Khun after giving him two..
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. . . so we still need Nervana
None of the above, but thanks for the interest and the guesses.
Another clue:
A movie was shot there in the 70s. The lead actor went on the become hugely famous soon after. The temple grounds were used as the location of some scenes in the movie. Other local places were also used for the film.
So, what was the name of the movie and who was the soon to be famous actor?