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Britain's Gift to Australia

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As the subject heading says Britain's Gift to Australia

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There now can you believe that? :?
No?

OK then ... go down the page a wee bit.






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The sail training ship STS 'Young Endeavour' was a gift to the people of Australia as a Bicentennial gift from Britain back in 1988. See! I wasn't telling fibs :roll: To find how Australia uses this lovely vessel See here

BTW that calm water in the first photo at Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast is where John Bone (Wee Bony) taught his wife (the wee wuman) to swim. And just a few hundred yards along is Mooloolaba's lovely family surf beach.
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Hi Hugh and Wee Bony.
Thank you for showing the sailing ship and I hope all
the young people enjoy sailing on her.
The other photos are lovely and it looks lovely and warm.
Best wishes. Ellen. :)
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Post by Catherine Belle »

Good post, Hughie :D
Interesting site re: STS 'Young Endeavour'. (Whit does 'STS' stand for, btw?)
Ah kin see now why Wee Boney's visitors, (think Wee Geordie et al):twisted: never leave.... that beach is gorgeous!
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pee ess - Lookin' good, Hughie!! :wink:
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Catherine Belle wrote:Good post, Hughie :D
Interesting site re: STS 'Young Endeavour'. (Whit does 'STS' stand for, btw?)
Ah kin see now why Wee Boney's visitors, (think Wee Geordie et al):twisted: never leave.... that beach is gorgeous!
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pee ess - Lookin' good, Hughie!! :wink:

S.T.S? - I'll have a wild stab in the dark at Sail Training Ship. :D
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Hi Hughie,

Love the pictures, so did the wee wummin. She's just told me we are going up there on Sunday for a picnic and a wee dook. The Spring weather is in now here and the temperature is now up to around thirty degrees. No doubt we will se you and the dame next year. I'll get Wee Geordie to organize a trip in the balloon.

Wee Boney
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Four years on and the sail training ship STS 'Young Endeavour' makes another visit to Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. These photos taken the other day on my morning beach walk - seems everyone here starts the day with a beach walk - my Ardrossan pal Bobby McCubbin and I did.

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Hi Hugh.
Those are lovely photos. Ellen.
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We love this holiday destination, but apparently there is danger in paradise.
Came across this stranded Yellow bellied sea snake this morning on my beach walk while listening to Radio 4.

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Great weather this year Hughie , it is a lovely spot, spent a week at Jans on the Gold Coast at the end of June
rained most of the time .....
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Who is that man in the first photo?
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Viv i do believe that is oor Hughie
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