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Closer to Antartica than Cairns.


G'day GN's, we visited Bruny island today, travelling to the Southern tip to the lighthouse and like ****le Bay, closer to Antartica than Cairns and judging by todays weather I'm not going to question it as it was so cold, with wind that cut to the bone.
But wait, there's more........tomorrow we can expect snow. I sit here typing this wearing my lovely new long john thermals in a fetching blue stripe; well, that's my wife descriptionbiggrin
Seriously though, the island was beautiful despite the weather and I tend to see Tasmania's weather as part of it's makeup, just like Qld with its tropical zone.
We are constantly amazed at the changing scenery here, it truly is beautiful.
For those interested in ferry prices to the island it is $35.oo per vehicle with a pensioner/dva discount reducing this to $15.00, travel time is around 20mins and is quick and orderly.
Salamanca markets tomorrow so until next post,
all the best
ozi2

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sounds like you are having a great time despite the dreaded Tassie weather. It is known to snow there at Christmas time but a couple of days later you will get sunburnt, I hope you are not dissapointed in the Salamanca markets They used to be great but have got very expensive but they are still worth a look happy safe travels

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Go to the top of the class smile,  100% correct!  Cairns is much further from Antactica than Southern Tasmania is. winkwink


-- Edited by jimricho on Saturday 16th of October 2010 07:23:39 AM

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eyepopping.gif   How about that.   You learn something new every day.   ohmygod.gif

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I for one will never see another snow drop in my life.... hope you enjoy it but you are welcome... cheers

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****le Bay even has four snowflakes in its name!

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G'day Jim, Fanny Bay has 5biggrin

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ozi2 wrote:

G'day Jim, Fanny Bay has 5biggrin



How did you get Fanny Bay in when we can't even get C ockle Bay past nanny censor?

Ohh, that's right, I just remebered, "fanny" is backside or bum in USA

 



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The computer censor doesn't recognise fanny as a rude word.

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i still remember this big man standing on the waterfront of crescent head overlookin the river inlet his wife was goin in the water just paddling as we say, he yelled out dont get yer fanny wet
realy loud ,everybody was like what the?

turns out he was american ,that was our laugh for the day hehehehehehe

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glassies wrote:

i still remember this big man standing on the waterfront of crescent head overlookin the river inlet his wife was goin in the water just paddling as we say, he yelled out dont get yer fanny wet
realy loud ,everybody was like what the?

turns out he was american ,that was our laugh for the day hehehehehehe



A couple of other "Americanisms"....

P1ssed here usually means drunk, in USA it means angry as in p1ssed off.

Knocked up here means tired in USA it means pregnant but is about as polite as the expression "up the duff"

(edit...more typos, time for another stubby)

 



-- Edited by jimricho on Monday 18th of October 2010 07:14:02 PM

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