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Post by Hand-E-Food on May 21, 2008 0:06:37 GMT
Good bye everyone for a week. Tonight, I am packing. Tomorrow, I leave at 5:30am for the airport, and by this time tomorrow I'll be in tropical Queensland. It's the end of a long month and this holiday couldn't be more well timed. I'll see you all next week!  |
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 21, 2008 0:09:08 GMT
Take care, HEF! Hope you have a great time  |
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Post by Gray Lensman on May 21, 2008 0:19:09 GMT
Take care and have a good trip, HEF. |
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Post by peterh on May 21, 2008 0:38:22 GMT
Sounds great. Have a nice triip HEF, see you in a week |
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Post by Gay Titan on May 21, 2008 0:57:29 GMT
Eat, drink and be merry !!!
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Post by LaFille on May 21, 2008 2:58:55 GMT
I hope you have a great time; see you back soon and well! |
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Post by Hand-E-Food on May 21, 2008 6:33:01 GMT
Thanks everybody! See you next week!
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Post by Ubereil on May 21, 2008 8:14:39 GMT
Oh noes! Now I have to mod the RPG-forum on my own!  Have a nice trip HEF.  Übereil |
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Post by Alrik on May 21, 2008 8:32:23 GMT
Have some fun ! |
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Post by peterh on May 21, 2008 11:12:46 GMT
Oh noes! Now I have to mod the RPG-forum on my own! Have a nice trip HEF. Übereil You can do it Ubereil - I have utmost confidence in your abilities!! *ducks behind the bar and waits for ube to completely destroy the RPG forum* |
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Post by Galadriel on May 21, 2008 12:28:38 GMT
Say hi to my SL mum in Queensland for me HeF ;D
Have a nice trip and come home safely! 
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Post by Hand-E-Food on May 30, 2008 1:24:53 GMT
Back again! Wow! That was the best holiday I've ever been on. Cable skiing: It's like water skiing, but instead of a boat, your handle is connected to a cable above the lake which pulls you around. You need a lot of upper body strength! The cable does 90° corners without slowing down and it's a b**** to hold on. I can still remember taking one corner, and my arms were getting away from me. My first thought was "That's it, I'm falling in" and I just let it happen. Severl seconds later I though "I should let go now." It's hard to let go when you've been holding on to dear life for so long. We paid for an hour, but could only handle 20 minutes of it. My arms are still aching and I can almost raise them vertically now. Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail: We took a train to Kuranda which is at the top of a mountain. There were spectacular views on the way up. Kuranda itself is a tourist trap with all sorts of tacky arts and crafts stores. We returned on the skyrail, a cable car that rides above the tree tops. There were beautiful views of the heart of the forest. Mossman Gorge: A beautiful walk in a dense rain forest. I've never seen any place as green as this. Following some of the tree roots, they ran for hundreds of meters along the ground. One thing that surprised us was a lack of wild life. Aside from some birds, we saw almost no animals. Snorkling: I'm a poor swimmer and not at all fond of water, and that probably didn't help my opinion of this activity. I was too busy trying to keep breathing that I kind of missed the view below. SCUBA diving: This was amazing! I loved it so much I bought a second session on the spot. There is so much to see down there and the sensation of floating is amazing. At first, the concept of tipping myself upside down freaked me out, but quickly became natural. I have a nice photo of me and the groper fish. I saw some giant fish, as big as myself, swim away and hide inside a coral cave. Tortoises and rays swam about. I even held a sea cucumber! Poor Michelle missed out. She did not handle the rough boat ride from the land to the reef well at all. She went snorkling for a while, but threw up again as soon as she climbed back on the boat. It was a very windy day, unfortunately. Coffee Works: Sample 21 flavours of local and international coffee and 12 flavours of chocolate! I drink black coffee normally, but I did not feel well after leaving this place... The chocolate was great and we brought some of the best stuff back with us. Parnonella Park: An urban rain forest that was bought by a pastry chef who transformed it, with his own hands, into a beautiful maze of paths and designs. We only arrived in time for the night tour and are regretting that we couldn't see it during the day. As for photos, I'm probably only going to upload them to Facebook. I may be able to link to them, but I'm doubtful. I'll see what I can do to get some here. But if you want to try out tropical Australia, I highly recommend it. There is so much to experience. |
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Post by LaFille on May 30, 2008 2:32:11 GMT
Wow, thank you for all the links.... ! The Paronella park's ad is awesome and especially gives the taste to be there... That and the coral reefs; it seems to be wonders. It looks like a very nice area, there.  ...And last but not least, welcome back! |
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 30, 2008 5:56:04 GMT
Welcome back, HEF! Sounds like you had a great time |
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Post by Ubereil on May 30, 2008 8:17:30 GMT
Welcome back, HEF! Sounds like you had a great time What gave you that impression Elliot? ;D And finally you're back! I don't know if I could have handeled another day alone with the RPG section. That place is dangerous...  Übereil |
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Post by LaFille on Jun 3, 2008 20:26:32 GMT
There be dragons.  |
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Post by Ubereil on Jun 3, 2008 20:53:42 GMT
Yeah, I wasn't told about those when I was proposed the job! Allso, what's up with them hordes of hot chicks Elliot promised would be there? I haven't seen anything I'd call a hot chik anywhere near that place!  Übereil |
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Post by LaFille on Jun 5, 2008 0:27:06 GMT
He must have referred to the new female chocobos that he's about to try to breed down there.  |
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 5, 2008 0:37:25 GMT
I don't know what Ube is complaining about! ALL the young chocobos are chicks! ;D What more could he possibly want? ;D
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Post by Galadriel on Jun 7, 2008 15:33:26 GMT
Welcome back HeF, your post looks like the add of a travelling agency! Looks like you had a blast over there, any chance you're still allowed to come back there? ;D
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