Friday, May 29, 2009

Australian National Maritime Museum - Darling Harbour Sydney

Australian National Maritime Museum - Darling Harbour Sydney
To learn more click on the above links

Spider in Kuranda

Packard Catfish

Homer was allowed to design a car click here to see the resemblance.

The Macquarie Lighthouse

The Macquarie Lighthouse is Australia's first and longest operating navigational light. There has been a navigational aid on this site since 1791 and a lighthouse since 1818.

LOCATION: Latitude 33° 51' S, Longitude 151° 17' E (map)
OPERATOR: Australian Maritime Safety Authority
EXHIBITED: 1st Tower 1818, 2nd Tower 1883
CONSTRUCTION: Sandstone
CHARACTER: Group Flashing (2) every 10 seconds
LIGHT SOURCE: 120V, 1,000 Watt, Quartz Halogen Lamp
POWER SOURCE: Mains Power, Stand-by Diesel
INTENSITY: 800,000 cd
ELEVATION: 105 metres
RANGE: 25 nautical miles
HEIGHT: 26 metres
AUTOMATED: 1976
DEMANNED: 1989
DEACTIVATED: No
CUSTODIAN: Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Beautiful View - Please don't slip




























Standing on top of the world for a little while.

The Gap is an ocean cliff, in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay, near South Head.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Wonder why you ever go home


Years grow shorter, not longer
The more you've been on your own
Feelin's for movin' grow stronger
So you wonder why you ever go home