Photo Gallery - December 2002
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version of the image.
The
skipper at the helm on the way to Mooloolaba from Bundaberg.
Motorsailing
to Mooloolaba.
The
S/V High Drama in the slip next to us at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club. Mooloolaba
is very popular with foreign yachts. It has many nice features like a beautiful
beach across the street (photo further down the page) and is within walking
distance to town.
Part
of the Mooloolaba fishing fleet tied up at the pier across the fairway from our
slip. A nice side effect is that they sell fresh fish from a store right at the
head of the pier.
One
of the sailing school boats. Jonah has been taking lessons on Sunday mornings
and is having a great time.
Jonah
holding his cirtifacte and math book he just completed.
Jonah
and his friend Charlotte (from "Danza") on the sidewalk outside the
marina. We are walking to town to visit Underwater World.
Underwater
World is the local aquarium. In this photo we are in the shark tunnel - a really
cool tank with a walkway underneath it.
One
of the many sharks at UWW. This photo, of course, was taken from the underwater
tunnel.
One
of the strangest members of the shark family, the Wobbegon Shark as seen from
below.
More
sharks!
Another
strange member of the shark family, the Shovelhead Ray. Rays are also in the
shark family.
Jaws,
close up.
Kate,
Jonah and Charlotte checking out the fish computer at UWW. This touchscreen
computer system allows visitors to look up animals seen at the aquarium.
Model
airplane Jonah got for his birthday (from Gammy) which his dad and he built.
Ed
from "Horai" and David aboard David's boat "Danza". Danza is
in the slip next to us. Danza has a crew of 6 including David and Judy and their
four (4) children (ages 7 to 15). David's daughter Charlotte has become good
friends with Jonah.
The
beach at Mooloolaba.
The
Esplenade is a shopping and restaurant strip along the beach in the town of
Mooloolaba. Most of the stores and restaurants are on the ground floor of hotel
buildings which line the strip somewhat like in Miami Beach (though newer and
with less style of course).
The
Mooloolaba Yacht Club seen from the docks.
A
Pagoda in Brisbane's small Chinatown. Though small, the area boasts many
excellent restaurants including several which serve Dim Sum (part of our mission
is to search out and enjoy Dim Sum in every part of the world we visit -
Brisbane has the best Dim Sum we have eaten outside of New York, Boston and San
Francisco).
Jonah
in front of an outdoor sculpture in downtown Brisbane. We rented a car for two
days and went to Brisbane to do the tourist thing.
Waiting
for the City Cat ferry in downtown Brisbane Jonah played on the steps while Kate
rested. The city contains many examples of modern architecture like that shown
in this photo.
Kate
taking a breather in front of a waterfall in downtown Brisbane while waiting for
the ferry to take us upriver.
A
paddle wheeler tied up along the river in Brisbane. This photo, and the next
few, were taken from the City Cat ferry.
A
nice shot taken from the ferry showing a small part of the downtown area.
Construction in Brisbane appears to be moving at a breakneck pace - several
cranes can be seen in this picture.
Jonah
and Kate in the ferry.
A
cool shot of a bridge as we went under.
Part
of the lovely Southbank Park in Brisbane. The structure seen in this photo is a
flower trellis sculpted of steel. It was constructed along a foot path through
the park and is festooned with bright purple flowers. It appears as though the
flowers are slowly growing to cover the entire structure.
Its
a beach. Its a pool. Its a BOOL! This fabulous attraction is right in the middle
of Brisbane's Southbank Park and is a public freshwater swimming pool (highly
chlorinated) shaped like a natural wetland with some parts havign a normal, pool
bottom and other parts being a simulated beach with wonderful, soft, white sand.
One
part of the "bool" which abuts the flower covered trellis walkway.
At
the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane we found this vessel called
"Happy 11". The 9ft long "vessel" was sailed to Australia
from Eastern Canada via the Panama Canal. She may be the smallest vessel to ever
transit the canal, though this was not mentioned on the sign (see below).
The
sign on the "Happy 11" describing the vessel's origin.
The
wheelhouse of the Cruiser Diamantina, the showcase of the QMM. This cruiser is
in drydock at the museum.
The
engine room of the Diamantina.
Another
view of the engine room.
Captain
Jonah at the helm of the Queensland Maritime Museam.
Kate
and Jonah resting on a wall while waiting for another ferry to return to the
other side of the river. The Brisbane city ferry system is like a bus with a
series of piers on both sides the river. Ferrys come every few minutes. Some go
up and down river along one side, others skip back and forth across the
river.
The
City Cat. One of several types of ferrys operating on the Brisbane River. These
ferrys are very fast and are used on the longer runs. Slower, smaller ferrys are
used for shorter (zig zag like) runs. Kind of the express bus vs. the local bus.
Kate
and Jonah on the "slow" ferry heading back across the river.
Jonah
getting settled into a kid-size go-kart at the local kart track. Unfortunately
this is the only photo we have of him in the car - when the guy started the
engine and Jonah hit the gas he ran straight into a wall while we all screamed
"Turn, turn, TURN!". He was traumatized after that, got out of the
kart and refused to try again.
The
kart racig track (main track) showing the karts lined up.
Since
the Karts were a failure, Jonah and dad spent a few minutes racing slot cars
instead.
The
Galapagos Tortoises at the Australian Zoo. The zoo is run by the "Crocodile
Hunter" guy who is always on TV sticking his head into dangerous animals
and saying "Crikey!".
This
bad boy is actually 150+ years old. The story goes that he was picked up by
Darwin (yes, THE Darwin) in the Galapagos and presented as a gift to some honcho
back in England. He emigrated to Australia and brought the beast with him. He
ended up at the Australian Zoo.
A
Boa Constrictor at the Snake Show (Australian Zoo).
Jonah
pets a Kangaroo. The park had several areas with Kanagaroos or different
varieties. One group is in a petting area and Jonah was thrilled to death to be
able to get so close to them.
Here
Jonah feeds a Kangaroo by hand.
Kangaroo
resting (he's had a rough day).
Crocodile
feeding show. This photo shows the demonstration of how slow they move on land.
From where I sat they moved much too fast both in and out of the water.
This
shot speaks for itself. Man is this beast huge.
This
photo shows the trainer demonstrating how high the croc can raise himself out of
the water. The speed with which he accomplished this cannot be shown in a still
photograph. You definately don't want to be in the water when these babies are
around. I should also note, as did the trainer during the show, that in the wild
crocs do not inhabit clear, clean water such as is shown in these photos. They
put the crocs in clear water to allow visitors to easily see them. In reality,
crocs live in murky, dark, cloudy water. They are silent and can sneak up on you
without you even knowing they are near.
On
of our favorite animals, the cute, cuddly looking Koala. Though known to people
(in the USA at least) as the "Koala Bear", in fact the Koala is not a
bear at all but a marsupial (animals which raise their young in a pouch).
Jonah
engrossed in computer games in the forepeak.
The
"daddy bed" is a (soon to be patented) invention conceived and
constructed by Jonah.
Jonah
wearing a scary mask he and his mom made.
