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8 hours ago, Iain Emms said:
Cracking post indeed.
cheers
Iain
Thank you Iain!
23 hours ago, ken2410 said:Very nice, fantastic scenic shots.
Thanks a lot, Ken.
On 2/4/2024 at 4:26 PM, wain71 said:fantastic post here Gerold, nice mix of screenshots and pictures, looks a fantastic place.....I'm sure you must have had a great time there...many memories made...
Indeed a fantastic place, Wayne. The scenery in the sim was already great in FSX, good enough to prepare for the RL trip. In MSFS there is even more to enjoy!
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It is time to continue my trip report
Warning: Not much flight action in this post!
After arriving in Milford Sound we took a walk around the village. The first place for a simmer (and probably for many other visitors as well) is the famous airport.
Sure we spotted a number of planes going in and out - all within a few minutes.
The scenery has lots of details, I can´t show them all here, ...
... because we went along the peninsula a bit further to Roscos Kajaks.
And surely we enjoyed the views of Bowen Falls.
We took a boat to Sandfly Point, the end of the Milford Track - hard to spot in the RL photo, but there it is! - ...
... and walked until Giant Gates.
The last day in Milford we took a ride on this boat...
... getting close to Stirling Falls.
Finally we relaxed on THE bench at the mole, ...
... you may spot her in the center of this picture as well.
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.. there was no GPS and you had to navigate with maps & brain?
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Great picture, and keep us updated on his career, Graeme. Eventually he will end up as "airport", I mean "delay" manager one day!
And his knees have shown another proof why the 737 is outdated meanwhile...
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Happy Birthday Friedi - long time no read from you…
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I would „guess“ 787, if that easy guess was meant…
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On 1/22/2024 at 11:50 PM, andiflyit said:
Very nice and interesting set Gerold! For the future you should first have a look which scenery is available in MSFS
and than book your destination for vacation accordingly. 🙂
Good suggestion Andy. Booking via Orbxtours is the way.
Well, in my next business trip I will use at least 4 Orbx-sold airports, and pass an old classic on the road. I must take some pictures… -
Happy Birthday Jean Marc! Let me add I love your posted stories.
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On 1/20/2024 at 11:09 PM, gumbypickett said:
I will invite you Gerold my shout if you want
to post me a PM or email.👍
cheers
Gumby
No need to invite me, I will give you notice when I know the schedule that is prepared for my visit 😉!
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On 1/19/2024 at 7:54 AM, gumbypickett said:
Wow your lucky Gerold, my closest restaurant is the
L'ton casino about a 10 minute drive away, I'm sure your
familiar with that place. The Stillwater restaurant is over the
hill from us, about a 15 minute drive from where I live.
I haven't been there yet.👍
cheers
Gumby
The Stillwater restaurant is a place to go. I will be there in March, be it invited or on my own!
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Extreme for me was last Summer in the mediterranean area: 35-39°C and more than 90% RH. I have been in the tropics and India, and experienced the same, but here we were talking about Europe...
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I was reading this thread while sitting in an Italian restaurant - about 3 minutes walking distance from our home - that we visit every week since the pandemic (in that time we collected at least one Pizza/week from them). It is more an extended living room that a restaurant for us, and so we celebrated the Chef´s 60th birthday last year as well as the birth of his 11th grandchild last week. But the children need to grow up faster, as they are lacking personnel as well.
In addition there is a second Italian restaurant just 50 m away from the other which we also visit nearly once a week. They have the advantage of opening time on Sunday, giving us another option.
Good that the distances are so short, no need to wear gloves or a scarf these days.
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6 hours ago, wain71 said:
cheers for the explanation John, I'm always interested in local history and names etc...
I second this, John and Wayne.
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1 hour ago, wain71 said:
I hope the wait at the tunnel is 4 minutes and not 4 hours...
That is what I initially thought as well, but the seconds were moving in a pleasant way... 😉
Thanks for commenting, Wayne!
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9 hours ago, John Heaton said:
Earlier suggestions are that I would be very pleased to see a new GC airport at last in MSFS
Yes I am - but I cannot afford the price shown in Central at over $ 1085.92 - out of my
old age pension - but probably the 92cents - if it is worth that
Now it is clear why this place has "Gold" in its name. You should have assumed that with your local knowledge 🤣
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Looks like a good morning, indeed!
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4 hours ago, mikee said:
It's been more than 5 months that the issue has been reported to the developer and still No Update
Looks like a long holiday of the developer.
And this reminds me of the unresponded issues with other landmark products (Auckland, Cape Town) as well.
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On 1/14/2024 at 1:32 PM, BradB said:
Fascinating post Gerald , the one way tunnel reminds me of the rail/car tunnel out to Whittier Alaska .
Thank you John. Good to learn there are fantastic places like these on the Northen hemisphere as well.
On 1/14/2024 at 5:58 PM, carlosqr said:Very nice trip Gerold 😆
Thank you Carlos. I can´t keep on with your virtual travels, but I try in real... 😉
On 1/14/2024 at 11:36 PM, timmo32 said:Awesome too see these trips back up and running enjoyed them alot!
Thanks Timmo. I would not be surprised if you have been in that area already.
20 hours ago, jean marc said:great tour in Southern NZ !
I believed Tasmania (were I've been in RL 20 years ago) was more in the south that NZS/Mossburn and it was false ! Nice to have in mind that point 🙂 but I win against you with my travel in Ushuaia which is more in the South 😄 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 Gerold
Merci Jean Marc. Hard to beat Usuhaia, at least not when you keep the polar region undisturbed 😎!
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14 hours ago, HybridNZ said:
Thanks.. please do but quickly as we're finishing up development shortly
I have sent you a PM, just to not fill this thread up too much. Hope this has reached you?
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Fantastic news, HybridNZ. And I can say the scenery already is excellent.
May I use the chance to make a remark: The Mountain View chalets in Milford Sound lodge have the wrong orientation (terraces must face the river). The Riverside chalets are correct. I can send you pictures once I am back at my computer, on Wednesday.
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Happy Birthday from Germany, Ken!
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18 minutes ago, John Burgess said:
I have a South African friend who tells me we brits invented concentration camps.
Long time ago but appreciate the point.
All the best,
John
As a German I have to say we Europeans sit in the same glasshouse.
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I forgot to add the driven / flown map:
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I have to second / third Ken as well: What an outstanding idea and fun this exam is! But oh so difficult... Let me try.
MATHEMATICS: which formulas do not add up to three?
That is easy for me: I took my bike and within half an hour I was at the mentioned Racecourse. Nothing happened there (maybe due to the snowy weather), so this did not add up to 3.BIOLOGY: which creatures have four legs?
Easy as well. See the picture I took in Kruger park 16 months ago:
PHYSICS: answer the following foundational physics questions.
1. Can electrostatic electricity zap you if you rub a wool duck?
I would guess: Yes.
2. How many atoms are not enough to fill a hungry Welshman?
To fill a hungry Welshman I assume you need a pie of about 750 gramm (don´t know which crazy non-metric units they use in Wales currently). Saying most of this is Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen we use an average molar weight of the pie of 14. This makes 53 moles of the mentined atoms. As you know, a mole is 6 *10exp23 atoms.
3. Will wave optics ever reach the top ten?
Not as long as the Stones keep on releasing records.CHEMISTRY: which of the following are used in chemistry experiments?
2. Beakers, test tubes, and Bunsen burners.
Take the proof from this 1970 science magazin:LANGUAGE: which of the following are not parts of speech.
This answer may be offending to some, so I skip the question.HISTORY: which of the following is actually true?
2, to my knowledge. The genocide done by the british was completed about 150 years ago, the last survivors being Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith. Have to say so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truganini-
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Our New Zealand tour, part 2
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Thank you Graeme. You know what we are talking about in these pictures...
Thanks Gumby. Definetively worth a trip, and just a "short" one this is from your island!