Just some river shots

gus

Went for a walk this arvo. They are having a bit of a 'boat night' on the river but i was too early...i'd rather the 6.30 pm light anyway.




I'd totally lost my light by this time...they were a fair way from the beach.

TassieD

Hi there Gus,

Nice shots, but whats with the grey skys? I thought you guys had sunny blue skys all year round .

gus

G'day mate...about 20 mins before the sun went down no blue. 300+ sunny days/year does get very boring.

Thusie

Nice, nice shots. Love the blue of the water, boating...warm


We have had wonderful blue skies last couple days, also been colder than a well diggers arse

gus

Thusie wrote:

Nice, nice shots. Love the blue of the water, boating...warm


We have had wonderful blue skies last couple days, also been colder than a well diggers arse

Tks Thusie
My grandfather dug wells & always told us that he got to 90 feet in one once & it filled with water so fast that his tools & lunch are still down there ! I owned a 38' trawler that i lived on for a few years & as they say the 2 best days of your life are the day you buy your boat & the day you sell it. I do still love boats though....the older & stinkier the better.

mgound

Humungus wrote:

Tks Thusie
I do still love boats though....the older & stinkier the better.

I'm with you...love the old boats

gus

Got a few more this arvo..pretty boring but i just cant walk away from light like this.

kdog

Cool pictures, Gus. That river looks like one huge marina.

Your City Cat shot reminded me of the Thundercat in Cape May, NJ.

Andy

Hey 'Gus

Did Google's satellites catch that boat?

Stormdancing

Humungus wrote:

I owned a 38' trawler that i lived on for a few years & as they say the 2 best days of your life are the day you buy your boat & the day you sell it. I do still love boats though....the older & stinkier the better.

I grew up on the old wooden Chriscraft Cabin Cruisers. Of course our inland river cruisers are much different than your vessels. It's true what they say about boats - it gets in your blood.
My uncle had one like this
http://www.classicboat.com/classic-boats-22-sportsman-28e.htm

Ours looked like this
http://www.classicboat.com/classic-33futura-chris-craft.htm

Great shots, I could spend hours just looking at all the different kinds.

Thanks for sharing your world with us.

gus

Andy wrote:

Hey 'Gus

Did Google's satellites catch that boat?

Hang on..i'll put my hand out the window & wave. Our old live aboard trawler is in that shot.

Actually a city cat (like the google one) goes past here every 10 or 15 mins. They are our river ferrys. There are about 10 of them.

gus

kdog wrote:

Cool pictures, Gus. That river looks like one huge marina.

Your City Cat shot reminded me of the Thundercat in Cape May, NJ.

Tks for looking mate... ours is $2.50 to ride on whereas yours looks a tad dearer.

gus

Stormdancing wrote:

I grew up on the old wooden Chriscraft Cabin Cruisers. Of course our inland river cruisers are much different than your vessels. It's true what they say about boats - it gets in your blood.
My uncle had one like this
http://www.classicboat.com/classic-boats-22-sportsman-28e.htm

Ours looked like this
http://www.classicboat.com/classic-33futura-chris-craft.htm

Great shots, I could spend hours just looking at all the different kinds.

Thanks for sharing your world with us.

They are certainly cool old boats SD. There is a local company here making the models such as your uncles & selling them back to the europeans..tough market they recon.

Andy

Humungus wrote:

Hang on..i'll put my hand out the window & wave. Our old live aboard trawler is in that shot.

Actually a city cat (like the google one) goes past here every 10 or 15 mins. They are our river ferrys. There are about 10 of them.

I spent an hour with google earth this morning trying to find the buildings in your shot number three - can you give me any hints please to the location?

gus

Its the light & the L's

G...i have trawlers




and Gubbsy i have castles

Thusie

Cool shots Gus, really like seeing pics of the area. Stupd question, is the castle a res. or a clubhouse type deal?

We have something like that at the stinking swamp 2 miles away, the water wouldn't be blue even shot with a Nikon:D Only high point is the antique boat show they have every year.

gus

Thusie wrote:

Cool shots Gus, really like seeing pics of the area. Stupd question, is the castle a res. or a clubhouse type deal?.

Tks
Dont know what it is now..still private i think but i was told it was once owned by one Christopher Skase whom all 0zzies will remember well.