Rare notamermaid Posted July 13, 2021 Author #5001 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 5000! plus one And 200 pages - plus one. While I am here... ((Silence while I try to keep composure and collect myself for the big announcement)) Yes, I think it is time. And I do not find it easy. One person is confirmed on the river Po and one other has booked and is presumably now happily in Paris either on land or on their ship on the Seine. The person to find the answer where @Canal archive's place is, river and country, has the opportunity to receive the grand prize at the end: the last photo. I would like to make it a bit special. Please, if you can, post us a photo of a river from anywhere you want not just a river cruising river if you have not got that, anything that will fit a nice boat on it, something special like fireworks would be great. Or the grand view over that special place down the road. And to break the thread, tell us where it is. If I could without giving my location away I would try very hard to find the answer to the photo. But I will stand at the back, with a heavy heart but happy anticipation of better times than are now within our reach. It has been a fantastic journey, thank you all for contributing. Words fail me. Oh dear. ((Deep breath)). @Canal archive please get ready for the last handover ceremony and the finale... notamermaid Edited July 13, 2021 by notamermaid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 13, 2021 #5002 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I think this is in France with horn players from the city of ------------- while on a cruise on the --------- river. Because I don't have any suitable pictures I will not fill in the blanks but if I'm right my DW and I will celebrate the end of this tread with a glass of Champagne. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vada_9 Posted July 20, 2021 #5003 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I too want to say thank you to @notamermaid for the game. I have been absent for a while now - haven't recognised any photos of late , and have been away "travelling here this year" as we have been advised. We went to "The Tip" of Cape York - saw a few mighty rivers, crocodiles and all. Not sure when we will be able to leave the country - sounds like sometime next year maybe. Hopefully, we will be able to do our Murray River cruise later this year. Travel Safe, everyone. Vada_9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 20, 2021 #5004 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Still no answer on the last picture posted. I was sure that @jpalbnywould have the right answer and then surprise us with a great last picture from their marvelous collection to close this off. I understand that with the river situation in Europe (especially Germany & Belgium) most of us are more interested in that than solving a picture location so we just wait a bit longer. It would be a shame if this tread would die without a last blast. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted July 20, 2021 Author #5005 Share Posted July 20, 2021 @vada_9 Thank you. Good to hear from you again. And there is still that last prize to grab. If you feel like taking a guess at Canal archive's photo... Would love to see a photo of the Murray River with description as an exotic end to our game. @Renmar Thanks, Theo. Other things are weighing heavily on my mind, but I am still waiting patiently in the background for the final answer. I really do not know where it is. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 20, 2021 #5006 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Thanks, Renmar, but I honestly don't know where this picture was taken. I wish I could figure it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 20, 2021 #5007 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Maybe a little assistance there are several European countries, who have groups like these reprobates they are the vestiges of an activity that is no longer allowed in the U.K. Look at the horns they are not ‘French’ horns but are they in France? They were really loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 20, 2021 #5008 Share Posted July 20, 2021 OK. I had been convinced ever since I saw this picture, that these guys were dressed in equestrian outfits. So they are FOX HUNTERS, right? The horns, I recognized were definitely not French Horns but now that I googled "Fox Hunting Horns" that looks like what they are holding. Now to find out where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 20, 2021 #5009 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Oh well done jpalbny yup there the curly horns not the little short tootly ones. Some wear red some wear blue and some wear green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 20, 2021 #5010 Share Posted July 20, 2021 OK. According to Google, fox hunting (nonlethal) is fairly popular in France but also occurs in Italy, Portugal, and Ireland to name a few. Apparently in France it's more of a social ride through the woods or countryside to watch animals, rather than a hunt. And they are more interested in other animals besides foxes. Normandy seems like the type of rural area where this could be popular. But I'm thinking the Camargue would be an ideal place to do such an activity so I'll guess the Rhone. I know that you've posted from that region before and you've visited there in more depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted July 20, 2021 Author #5011 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Interesting. Fox hunting is still done in Germany, that means the tradition is there, the real fox for prey was abolished with a law in 1953. Since then it is an "artificial scent" that the dogs follow. Yes, I had to look up the details. Did not know that. So this is a demonstration of that tradition, i.e. just the blowing of the horns like they do at the end as a ritual? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 20, 2021 #5012 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, jpalbny said: OK. According to Google, fox hunting (nonlethal) is fairly popular in France but also occurs in Italy, Portugal, and Ireland to name a few. Apparently in France it's more of a social ride through the woods or countryside to watch animals, rather than a hunt. And they are more interested in other animals besides foxes. Normandy seems like the type of rural area where this could be popular. But I'm thinking the Camargue would be an ideal place to do such an activity so I'll guess the Rhone. I know that you've posted from that region before and you've visited there in more depth. OK, let see who is closer. I think that your Normandy guess would be closer. I think it is way more north than Camargue or, as I kind of hinted, in the Champagne area. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 20, 2021 #5013 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Ooh nearly there it’s definitely a wine area, and this lot certainly imbibed but not Normandy or the Camargue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 20, 2021 #5014 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Hm. What about the Loire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 20, 2021 #5015 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Try again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 20, 2021 #5016 Share Posted July 20, 2021 OK I will fill in the blanks of my earlier post but if I am correct I will call a wildcard. I think this is in France with horn players from the city of Reims while on a River or Barge cruise on the Marne/Seine river. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted July 20, 2021 Author #5017 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Oh, exciting. I would certainly not have thought of such a connection. Could it be right? We cannot really let a wild card stand so if this is correct as confirmed by Canal archive this would mean anyone can post a celebratory photo with explanation to take us from the finishing line to the buffet and drinks. 🥂 notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted July 20, 2021 #5018 Share Posted July 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, Renmar said: OK I will fill in the blanks of my earlier post but if I am correct I will call a wildcard. I think this is in France with horn players from the city of Reims while on a River or Barge cruise on the Marne/Seine river. Theo It can’t be a barge cruise because the picture is on the sundeck of a river cruise ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 20, 2021 #5019 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Agree, gnome12, which is why I didn't choose the Marne. And the Seine - well, that was my second guess after the Rhone but I got second thoughts about it from thinking about Renmar's clue that Normandy was only a bit closer than the Camargue. I do think that he is right, as I just Googled Reims Horn Players and found this photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 21, 2021 #5020 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Close but no cigar! Try looking at a port not starboard and don’t forget the wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted July 21, 2021 Author #5021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hang on, you never actually confirmed it is in France, did you? You just said where it not is. I mean, they could just have been invited onto the ship not be resident in the immediate area. I am confused a bit. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 21, 2021 #5022 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Okay some of the suggestions where Normandy or the Camargue not there these groups are in various other countries like Belgium and Germany. I did ask the question are they in France? Well yes they are. They were invited onto the ship as part of the local culture which is usual with Scenic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted July 21, 2021 Author #5023 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Thanks, that makes it clearer. Another great idea from Scenic. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted July 21, 2021 #5024 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Well you had me fooled. The horn players sure looked liked the ones from Reims, France. So my guess now is Portugal--Douro river mainly because of the clue about looking at a port not starboard. And the wine ofcourse. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted July 21, 2021 #5025 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) Read again note I said ‘a port’. You’ve gone to far south. Edited July 21, 2021 by Canal archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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