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xenithA road trip, in photos, because it's easier than writing about it.
I was thinking of actually keeping track of points given out this year, so I'm starting here, and questions are numbered in bold.
Early Tuesday morning, we left sunny & rather warm Evandale for places south. Places where the day before it had been 33oC and sunny.
We drove through here
finally arriving in the city, where we spent about half an hour driving around trying to decide if the parking meters & signs meant anything on a public holiday.
Eventually (after a stop at the police station even) we decided they didn't and we left the car and walked down through
and past the
with a slight detour via
(For first two points, name the ship 1)
and finally getting to
in time for lunch.
Which was a Chilean beef pie (something about pandas), venison ravioli, some rather potent cherries dipped in grappa, and
Then we walked back and looked at
and the stuffed-toy skins
and these
and this
and, now there's an easy two points 2.
Then we went here
and looked at (one point 3)
and, because I had my camera in here for the first time & I wanted a photo, this
(one point, I thought about offering a bonus point for guessing why I wanted one but that's not fair 4)
This was the big temporary exhibition
there was a section on wildlife (baby Emperor penguins)
and whaling (scrimshaw)
and exploration (postcard commemorating the British National Antarctic Expedition, posted from London the day SS Discovery sailed)
Model of Mawson's living quarters*, occupied by 18 men & 21 dogs.
and various things needed to live down that but, but I the others had "given up" by now so I had to go :(
On the way home,
we made a detour looking for a shop that was open
and finally stopped here (one point for the town 5)
and had a walk around here (two points, because I don't think it's that recognisable 6) but being 6 pm, it was closed :(
And from there, home!
* The November issue of the National Trusts' quarterly magazine, which I was reading today, has a article on the huts and their restoration in 2006. The Heritage database photois pre-restoration.
I was thinking of actually keeping track of points given out this year, so I'm starting here, and questions are numbered in bold.
Early Tuesday morning, we left sunny & rather warm Evandale for places south. Places where the day before it had been 33oC and sunny.
We drove through here
finally arriving in the city, where we spent about half an hour driving around trying to decide if the parking meters & signs meant anything on a public holiday.
Eventually (after a stop at the police station even) we decided they didn't and we left the car and walked down through
and past the
with a slight detour via
(For first two points, name the ship 1)
and finally getting to
in time for lunch.
Which was a Chilean beef pie (something about pandas), venison ravioli, some rather potent cherries dipped in grappa, and
Then we walked back and looked at
and the stuffed-toy skins
and these
and this
and, now there's an easy two points 2.
Then we went here
and looked at (one point 3)
and, because I had my camera in here for the first time & I wanted a photo, this
(one point, I thought about offering a bonus point for guessing why I wanted one but that's not fair 4)
This was the big temporary exhibition
there was a section on wildlife (baby Emperor penguins)
and whaling (scrimshaw)
and exploration (postcard commemorating the British National Antarctic Expedition, posted from London the day SS Discovery sailed)
Model of Mawson's living quarters*, occupied by 18 men & 21 dogs.
and various things needed to live down that but, but I the others had "given up" by now so I had to go :(
On the way home,
we made a detour looking for a shop that was open
and finally stopped here (one point for the town 5)
and had a walk around here (two points, because I don't think it's that recognisable 6) but being 6 pm, it was closed :(
And from there, home!
* The November issue of the National Trusts' quarterly magazine, which I was reading today, has a article on the huts and their restoration in 2006. The Heritage database photois pre-restoration.
