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Grumblers Houseboat Holiday

Posted by The Grumbler on 21 Sep 2009, 07:36

Hi all,

Just got back from a weekend of houseboating on the Murray River here in the land downunder. Not a paintbrush or miniature figure in sight for a change. Although I did sneak aboard a couple of White Dwarf magazines ;-) (I swear I only buy them for the articles honest) :oops:

We boarded the Adventurer Friday morning.
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Driven by yours truly The Grumbler
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Under full steam
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and under constant surveillance from the banks. "G'day Skippy" :lol:
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The longest river in Oz
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Did we get any fish? You bet we did :thumbup: The Grumbler with Mini me and a Native Perch. We got a few
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But all good things come to an end and here I sit uploading this to you all preparing for work tomorrow :( All is not lost I'll be on holidays proper in 4 days time for two weeks, yay :P Happy days 8)

Cheers
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Posted by Maurice on 21 Sep 2009, 07:52

Nice pics Grumbler, looks like you had a good time :)
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Posted by Susofrick on 21 Sep 2009, 08:10

Great pics and you seem to have had better weather than I had on my vacation. :-D :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Posted by Wheeling Turn on 21 Sep 2009, 12:03

cheers happy holiday....
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Posted by ColeF on 21 Sep 2009, 13:29

Looks like fun! 8)
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Posted by Fenton on 21 Sep 2009, 13:30

Cor...Steamboat Willy as I live and breath! :P
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Posted by Valion on 21 Sep 2009, 17:41

Australia must be fantastic and filled with variations.
You could also pretend these pictures were taken somewhere in Egypt ;)
Well, okay, the kangaroo is not so typical in Africa, erm..

Anyways..
Beautyful pics !! :thumbup:

Gruß,
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Posted by Adam on 21 Sep 2009, 17:50

My god that things slimy, scaly and ugly; no wonder the fish and your daughter look so scared :lol:

Seriously mate looks like you had a cracking time and a lot of fun. Wouldn't swap it for the cold snap were having and a weekend wallpapering the back bedroom for my eviction... oh shit... yes I would. :(
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Posted by west1871 on 21 Sep 2009, 18:58

it looks nothing like neighbours,the sullivans(showing my age) or home and away :cry: are you sure you were in OZ ;-)

it looks truly beautifull and peacefull there :thumbup: lucky git,you even missed the "ASHES" ;-)
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Posted by Peter on 21 Sep 2009, 20:28

Looks like you had great fun with your family, Grumbler. And all looks so quiet and peacefull!

Great you shared this pictures with us :thumbup:

Greetings Peter
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Posted by efb on 24 Sep 2009, 12:00

adamparsons wrote:My god that things slimy, scaly and ugly; no wonder the fish and your daughter look so scared :lol:


Anything outside of a tidy back "garden" and they catch a case of the vapors.
Makes you wonder how we got where we are in the first place.

:lol:

That looks like a fun trip. Great pictures.
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Posted by ONIRIA on 24 Sep 2009, 12:38

Hi all

Grumbler:
Back in 1973 my old folks migrated to Australia. I was 7 years old back then. We lived in Brisbane for 4 years, and then returned to Spain. I have to say that even though the place isn’t exactly the same, to wach these pictures and to be able to actually talk to an aussie (god bless internet) makes me some kind of homesick.

I'll never forget Australia. Well my sister was born there.

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Posted by nybot on 24 Sep 2009, 18:39

It truly does look an amazing place. And a great place to unwind.

But Westie don't forget "Sons and Daughters". I think that were we first saw Misses Mangle.
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Posted by Adam on 25 Sep 2009, 16:37

efb wrote:
adamparsons wrote:My got that things slimy, scaling and ugly; no wonder the fish and your daughter look so scared :lol:


Anything outside of a tidy back "garden" and they catch a case of the vapors.
Makes you wonder how we got where we are in the first place.


I think you just totally missed my joke there dude... never mind, you'll get it eventually, I'll give you a bit longer we clearly didn't export our sharpest down there to the CSA.

Interesting side note- a case of the vapours was actually wind in Victorian England.
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Posted by efb on 26 Sep 2009, 01:30

Yes I got it...by now it's just become almost impossible for me to post without taking a shot at you one way or another.

Sue me.
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Posted by Paul on 26 Sep 2009, 08:15

Looks idyllic, like a Huckellberry Fin style holiday.


adamparsons wrote:Interesting side note- a case of the vapours was actually wind in Victorian England.

and it meant that women were always fainting and had a "case of the Vapors"
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-were-the-vapors.htm. (or they were just excusing themselves to go off a let a noisy one out :-) )
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Posted by Adam on 26 Sep 2009, 17:24

efb wrote:Yes I got it...by now it's just become almost impossible for me to post without taking a shot at you one way or another.

Sue me.


No it's O.K, It'c cruel to mock the afflicted. You gis a shout if your in need of a virtual hug or pat on the head though eh dude? :lol:
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Posted by efb on 26 Sep 2009, 18:19

Three things I never turned down when offered...

A chance to pet kittens.

Unicorn stickers.

And, hugs.
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Posted by Adam on 27 Sep 2009, 00:59

:lol:
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