Solstice in Newcastle today

[GUT2407]

The first of what they say will be a record season.

 

The guns at the Fort will get a bit of a workout.

[lyndarra]

I may go in for a look see.

[Docker123]

2 hours ago, GUT2407 said:

The first of what they say will be a record season.

 

The guns at the Fort will get a bit of a workout.

Photos or it didn’t happen.

 

Break out the ‘blad for a nice rich panorama.

 

📷📸📷

[lyndarra]

1 minute ago, Docker123 said:

Photos or it didn’t happen.

 

Break out the ‘blad for a nice rich panorama.

 

📷📸📷

These days its too much hassel.😀

[GUT2407]

Not in town today or I’d try and grab some.

[GUT2407]

But they’d be more likely to be on the phone than the ‘blad, or maybe the smallest Canon

[The_Big_M]

15 cruise ship visits to Newcastle this season.

[The_Big_M]

Most are from Explorer Dream I believe.

[GUT2407]

5 hours ago, The_Big_M said:

Most are from Explorer Dream I believe.

Which at one point was going to embark passengers here.

[MicCanberra]

On 10/16/2019 at 6:35 AM, GUT2407 said:

The first of what they say will be a record season.

 

The guns at the Fort will get a bit of a workout.

Did they do it?

[MicCanberra]

19 hours ago, The_Big_M said:

15 cruise ship visits to Newcastle this season.

 

19 hours ago, The_Big_M said:

Most are from Explorer Dream I believe.

The hunter will get a workout, at least.

[muddles@sea]

2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Did they do it?

Yes,  I was there with 3 members of Wangi RSL sub branch that fired the guns.  Unfortunately didn't catch the flare in the photos. 

[GUT2407]

2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Did they do it?

They do it for every ship of the season. early this year they fired for HMAS NEWCASTLE on her final visit and she was given the honour of returning fire.

[GUT2407]

15 minutes ago, muddles@sea said:

Yes,  I was there with 3 members of Wangi RSL sub branch that fired the guns.  Unfortunately didn't catch the flare in the photos. 

Do you know who it was from Wangi that got to fire it?

 

[GUT2407]

Look like George in the blue top.

[MicCanberra]

50 minutes ago, muddles@sea said:

Yes,  I was there with 3 members of Wangi RSL sub branch that fired the guns.  Unfortunately didn't catch the flare in the photos. 

Great stuff. Wangi RSL does a great job.

[MicCanberra]

36 minutes ago, GUT2407 said:

They do it for every ship of the season. early this year they fired for HMAS NEWCASTLE on her final visit and she was given the honour of returning fire.

That would have been very cool.

[muddles@sea]

1 hour ago, GUT2407 said:

Look like George in the blue top.

That's my other half, not George whoever he is. 

[GUT2407]

6 minutes ago, muddles@sea said:

That's my other half, not George whoever he is. 

Ok thanks, I’m rom Wangi, ad a lot to do with the RSL from back when it was behind mum and dad’s trough to still going down for a feed every coupe of weeks.

Edited October 17, 2019 by GUT2407

[muddles@sea]

1 hour ago, GUT2407 said:

Do you know who it was from Wangi that got to fire it?

 

Members of the sub branch committee,  Leigh,  Ian and Gail.  First time we met them,  we were on invited by a friend who belongs to the club who thought my husband, ex RAAF would be interested. 

[GUT2407]

4 minutes ago, muddles@sea said:

Members of the sub branch committee,  Leigh,  Ian and Gail.  First time we met them,  we were on invited by a friend who belongs to the club who thought my husband, ex RAAF would be interested. 

Thanks.

[Docker123]

2 hours ago, muddles@sea said:

Yes,  I was there with 3 members of Wangi RSL sub branch that fired the guns.  Unfortunately didn't catch the flare in the photos. 

 

good job, looks like you really scared it off. 😜

 

[MicCanberra]

44 minutes ago, muddles@sea said:

Members of the sub branch committee,  Leigh,  Ian and Gail.  First time we met them,  we were on invited by a friend who belongs to the club who thought my husband, ex RAAF would be interested. 

Nice.

[MicCanberra]

10 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

 

good job, looks like you really scared it off. 😜

 

I would be too if someone was firing a canon at me

[lyndarra]

I was at a loose end that morning so I went in to town to have a squiz. Newcastle was always called "town" when I was a young'n - never heard "newey" until recently. I'd forgotten about the rev head weekend coming up and couldn't do a foreshore crawl due to road closures. I parked at Nobby's beach. Plenty of spare parking spots which surprised me as it was a beautiful sunny day in town, it was cloudy overcast at the Lake when I left.

I sat at the promenade, enjoying the sun, enthralled by the surfers who now have foils on their boards - cool. Had a brief chat with a Polish/Canadian cruiser. His English wasn't very good but I said g'day in Polish which made him smile.

I tried to get on the free tourist tram but it had been booked for cruisers only. I wonder how much they paid for that? I noticed a few cruisers did the Memorial Walk to bar beach and there were a few up at the cathedral as well as other places around the streets with their maps.

I parked up the top of Bar Beach car park and enjoyed the view of the surf, beach goers and surfers while I listened to "Conversation" on the ABC.

I wondered if the old baths under the old Newcastle arcade in Hunter street could be an interesting place to visit. From memory, you have to go through a hidden door in someone's shop to get to it - I could be wrong. I'd love to see it.

Quite a relaxing morning.

Did I just do a review of sorts?