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Another hot December down under.

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:49 am
by DJ Downunder
Note...Sorry I've had to delete some of my pics to make way for more...DJ

Not much of a great ride but I was out cruising today on a real stinker in Melbourne...and took some pics.

This caught my eye...I've been past it many times and not noticed it...looks a bit like the Battle of Britain vs Jason and the Argonauts.

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Café Racer is THE place to be on a sunny Sunday morning...
$10,000 bicycles hang on the bike rack out the front and $50,000 Ducati's line up along the street in front...
mid week and mid morning gets just a BMW and a scooter..and a few bicycles.

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Across the road from Café Racer is Point Ormond.

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The top of Point Ormond looking south.

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Now looking north toward the city.

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Next to Point Ormond is St Kilda marina..and boats stacked three high.

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Just up the road is another type of boat...the St Kilda surf boat..and the Palais theater across the road.

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The Palais thearter...ever wondered what happened to the Doobie Brothers.. :D ...I saw Chris Isaak here last year...it's a great venue.

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Next to the Palais is Luna Park...and this time of year it's going off..(school holidays)

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Not much of a roller coaster in US standards but it's all we've got.

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Across from Luna Park is another cool place to eat..Greasy Joe's.

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The swim wear shops were full of beautiful girls..no pics sorry...here's a little dog.. :D

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Now for St Kilda beach...on the weekend you'd be lucky to find a clear piece of sand to put your towel.

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This is the place to be in two days time on new years eve...this place will be going off big time...
they were setting up a stage on the beach right in front for the bands to play on...
there will be fire works going off and bikini girls every where..I won't know where to look.. :D

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We're expecting 38C on new years eve...( that's about 100F ).....that's hot..hot...HOT!!!

DJ

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:45 pm
by Boxerboy
Hot alright! It got to 39C today and tomorrow has been amended to 42C :shock: . That's just shy of 108F

Total Fire Ban across the state so maybe NO fireworks for us this year at all. I wonder what the fire brigade will have to say?

Melbourne, VIC, Aus

Saturday
19 - 42

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:52 pm
by socalrob
That snaky statue is pretty cool, as is the beach. I'm taking off for the beach myself tomorrow. Not 100 degrees, but its all good anyway.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:53 am
by KaneToad
Nice pics DJ!

Been a stinker here too, 37C with 90% humidity eew. Tommorow is supposed to be cooler at least, still got the humidity tho.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:29 am
by Boxerboy
Our humidity was 15%. Hot and dry.

I prefer 15 to 80 I think. At what % do they call it rain Kanetoad? :D

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:36 pm
by DJ Downunder
Just two hours sun baking and swimming and I feel burnt to a crisp.. :(

The stage is all ready to go on the beach outside the 'Stoke House' St Kilda.

Thank God for mesh jackets...phew!...and so glad I have no screen.. :D

DJ

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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:30 am
by Ed K
Hey DJ...Nice pics...great descriptions...thanks for posting.

Also, looks like you got that rear tire replaced!

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:43 pm
by DJ Downunder
Yes..new Perelli's...great tires.. :smt023

Here's how I escape the heat...a friend took this of me yesterday...I had to make myself fall in every now and then just to cool down.. :D

It's not very often we get to sail without a wetsuit...even in Summer.

DJ

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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:47 am
by Biff's R
What's wrong with 38C? :shock:

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:20 pm
by LesKoh
Great pics DJ. Gotta go show my girls these pics, especially the ones of Luna Park - they had a great great time there and that roller coaster was a good one to start them off with. :D

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:50 pm
by yjleesvrr
Oh, gloat, gloat, gloat!

Wait 'til June, DG!

Great pics though. Makes me pine for spring.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:45 am
by scottybooj
we had 38 degrees here most of the past week.

FAHRENHEIT. :shock:

as long as it's over freezing, right?!?!


nice pics DJ