[ARTS]: Random Photo Thread

[Shinshi]

PORT RIVER SHIPWRECKS

If this pic works (and if people are interested), I'll upload some photos of my kayaking expedition along the Port River, about an hour from my house. Not only does it contain numerous wrecks but is also a dolphin sanctuary. They are not scared of small boats and will swim directly under you. They are such beautiful creatures.
This is the remains of the Santiago. The Santiago was a 455-ton barque launched in 1856. It was built by Henry Balfour of Methil, Fife for the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson. It sailed mainly between Liverpool and Chile, but also to Australia. Its remnant hull which lies in a ship's graveyard in South Australia is considered to be 'the oldest intact iron hull sailing vessel in the world.

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Gassho.
Rob.

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Hi Rob,

Really cool stuff. My experience with wrecks is more of a diving destination - kind of crazy seeing it still above the water line. I am really envious of you being able to spend time with Dolphins.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Onka]

PORT RIVER SHIPWRECKS

If this pic works (and if people are interested), I'll upload some photos of my kayaking expedition along the Port River, about an hour from my house. Not only does it contain numerous wrecks but is also a dolphin sanctuary. They are not scared of small boats and will swim directly under you. They are such beautiful creatures.
This is the remains of the Santiago. The Santiago was a 455-ton barque launched in 1856. It was built by Henry Balfour of Methil, Fife for the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson. It sailed mainly between Liverpool and Chile, but also to Australia. Its remnant hull which lies in a ship's graveyard in South Australia is considered to be 'the oldest intact iron hull sailing vessel in the world.

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Gassho.
Rob.

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Sweet!
I remember sailboarding at Port Adelaide as part of some kind of 'take poor kids from Elizabeth out for the day' thing back in the early 80's. The only wrecks I've been close to were on Moreton Island here in Queensland. They too are partially above water and are a sanctuary area. I've snorkelled and done a bit of freediving on them. It's beautiful but there is a deep channel between the beach and the wrecks that often has very poor visability. To say I shit myself while swimming to the wrecks from shore is an understatement as Moreton Bay is home to many Tiger Sharks and Bull Sharks.
Keep the awesome pictures and history coming, I miss South Australia so much.
Gassho
Anna

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[Rob H]

Sweet!
I remember sailboarding at Port Adelaide as part of some kind of 'take poor kids from Elizabeth out for the day' thing back in the early 80's. The only wrecks I've been close to were on Moreton Island here in Queensland. They too are partially above water and are a sanctuary area. I've snorkelled and done a bit of freediving on them. It's beautiful but there is a deep channel between the beach and the wrecks that often has very poor visability. To say I shit myself while swimming to the wrecks from shore is an understatement as Moreton Bay is home to many Tiger Sharks and Bull Sharks.
Keep the awesome pictures and history coming, I miss South Australia so much.
Gassho
Anna

Sat today/Lent a hand

Hi Anna
I grew up in Elizabeth - Harvey Rd, Elizabeth Grove to be exact but only for my first 5 years of life. So a good 40 years ago lol.
I too, would be struggling to remain calm swimming to the Morton wrecks. I have a phobia about sharks. They are beautiful creatures but I prefer them from a distance!
I'm glad you enjoyed the pic. I'll continue to post more and provide a little info for the ones that I can.

Gassho.
Rob.

ST

[Rob H]

PORT RIVER SHIPWRECKS
Oregon Pine (Dorothy H Sterling) was a six-masted lumber schooner completed in 1920, which was built as a result of the shipbuilding efforts associated with World War I. She sailed in the West Coast lumber trade, bringing lumber from the Columbia River to Shanghai and Port Adelaide, Australia. It was completed in 1920, as part of a contract by the Emergency Fleet Commission "for 12 hulls of its own design, to be delivered without engines. There were no cancellations." Her name was to be Cotys, with a sister ship of Cossa, both six-masted schooners. Upon completion, the schooners were renamed Oregon Pine and Oregon Fir, and later in their careers, Dorothy H. Sterling and Helen B. Sterling, respectively. The schooners were chartered for offshore voyages from the Columbia River with lumber. The two ships were of identical specifications: 2,526 tons, 267 ft. long, with a capacity of 2,225,000 feet of lumber. In 1928, the Dorothy H Sterling carried lumber from Puget Sound to Port Adelaide, Australia. There she was "libelled for harbor dues and crew wages." The ship was broken up in Port Adelaide in 1930 and her remains were towed to the Garden Island Ships' graveyard near Port Adelaide on 6 June 1932 where they remain to the present time.
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Rob.

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[Kakunen]

Coming to Seisho-ji temple.

International Zen temple at Tokyo.

Very big temple at city side.







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[Kakunen]

At our 1st temple Sojiji.



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[Jishin]

Cool photo I took at San Antonio Zoo.

Gasho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

[Jishin]

Botanical garden San Antonio.

[Jishin]

Recent visit to botanical garden in San Antonio.

[Hoseki]

Random Photo Thread

Just a normal day at work.



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[Ryudo]

Just a normal day at work.

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Sorry Hoseki, the link does not work for me ....

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[Hoseki]

Sorry Hoseki, the link does not work for me ....

Gassho/SatToday

I think I got it now.

Thanks for letting me know.

Gassho

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[Jishin]

Fort Worth botanical garden.

[Hoseki]

Fort Worth botanical garden.

Those pictures are very beautiful. Any chance the Botanical Garden will let people live there?

[Jishin]

Those pictures are very beautiful. Any chance the Botanical Garden will let people live there?

I wish. The only non plant residents look like this: