Australia - the flattest continent on earth? .....

by **Kitkat** Thu 23 Jul 2015, 19:20

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Australia - the flattest continent on earth? .....

Post by Kitkat Thu 23 Jul 2015, 19:20

Australia is the flattest continent on Earth. So pretty dull right?

Wrong!

Take a tour here to see just how wrong that is:

19 Places That Actually Exist In Australia
http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/australia-is-flat-and-boring?utm_term=.gcRGgxaE8#.ffYMlBNNY

by **Jamboree** Fri 24 Jul 2015, 03:06

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Post by Jamboree Fri 24 Jul 2015, 03:06

Kitkat wrote:

19 Places That Actually Exist In Australia
http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/australia-is-flat-and-boring?utm_term=.gcRGgxaE8#.ffYMlBNNY

Fabulous!

by **lar-lar** Wed 29 Jul 2015, 21:41

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Post by lar-lar Wed 29 Jul 2015, 21:41

Here was my 'swimming' pool as a kid. Smile

by **Jamboree** Thu 30 Jul 2015, 05:58

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Post by Jamboree Thu 30 Jul 2015, 05:58

lar-lar wrote:Here was my 'swimming' pool as a kid.

Wow! That's some swimming pool. :thumb:

Lucky kid! Smile

by **Kitkat** Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:03

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Post by Kitkat Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:03

Lovely memories, lar-lar sunny

As you can see from the map (Newtownmountkennedy was my home place) we had no end of choices of beaches ...
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Australia - the flattest continent on earth? ..... 4571816008

This was my nearest one (15 mins away by bicycle) - Kilcoole Beach: Australia - the flattest continent on earth? ..... 2242473025_2f48002598

5 or 10 mins along the coast and you'd come to this one in a place called Greystones:
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Australia - the flattest continent on earth? ..... Greystones-south-beach1

and here was another one - a bit further away in the other direction (my favourite - but we had to have a car to get there - and a bit too well known and loved by the tourists)
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Australia - the flattest continent on earth? ..... Brittas-bay1

Never saw any of this there in my day though ... Shocked

Just as well really ........ surprised

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(One of the reasons why I never learnt to swim wary

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by **lar-lar** Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:15

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Post by lar-lar Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:15

ah, I see Newcastle..been there a few times Very Happy

I went to Ennisiskillen for the first time last year. There's still so many places I want to visit in Ireland, the west coast especially. Ireland is in my blood and heart .. missing it again.

by **Kitkat** Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:43

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Post by Kitkat Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:43

lar-lar wrote:ah, I see Newcastle..been there a few times I went to Ennisiskillen for the first time last year. There's still so many places I want to visit in Ireland, the west coast especially. Ireland is in my blood and heart .. missing it again.

There is a Newcastle a bit further up the country - I think that's the one you might be talking about:
(quite lovely (and unique) around there too - my Dad's part of the world)
http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/United-Kingdom/County-Down/Newcastle-n-Ireland/map.aspx

All that "my Newcastle" has to offer apart from its stony beach - is the Mental Hospital there (for mostly not too bad cases - many of the inmates are there voluntarily).
You say you've been to Newcastle a few times, lar-lar .... I suppose it is possible that it could be the Wicklow Newcastle you're talking about. giggle

http://www.psychiatrictraining.ie/index.php/newcastle-hospital

I miss my Wicklow terribly

by **lar-lar** Fri 31 Jul 2015, 23:29

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Post by lar-lar Fri 31 Jul 2015, 23:29

No, it was in the link you provided - Newcastle near kilkeel. Been kilkeel many times too and enjoyed seeing the seals in the harbour. I don't think I've been to Wicklow.

Here's some of my Ireland pics (mainly Rostrevor)

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