tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post1984024112136013925..comments2024-03-05T20:02:31.580+11:00Comments on TRENTHAM TALES: On the Gold Coast for a bit of Work and some R&R.Leon Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-77937351343783669062011-07-04T14:32:45.708+10:002011-07-04T14:32:45.708+10:00There's a wiggly road from Melbourne to Antarc...There's a wiggly road from Melbourne to Antarctica?wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-86781173800891496262011-07-03T22:31:01.512+10:002011-07-03T22:31:01.512+10:00Walt,
I just checked and its 1670 kms actually and...Walt,<br />I just checked and its 1670 kms actually and about 19 hours by car but if you take the wiggly road (all along the coast) its probably 2000 kms.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-86352968283328760132011-07-03T22:05:08.135+10:002011-07-03T22:05:08.135+10:00If you were that far south of Melbourne, wouldn...If you were that far south of Melbourne, wouldn't you be approaching Antarctica? Just checking...wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-21529884644910613492011-07-03T21:57:40.290+10:002011-07-03T21:57:40.290+10:00LLM - yes but we are about 2000 kms south of Melbo...LLM - yes but we are about 2000 kms south of Melbourne here on the Gold Coast so while I'm in T-shirts, the locals are rugged up in jackets and scarves.<br />Its easy to see who the southerners are.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-48329724982195274132011-07-03T21:25:43.653+10:002011-07-03T21:25:43.653+10:00The weather looks like the sort of winter weather ...The weather looks like the sort of winter weather I would enjoy.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-87152726127458852492011-07-03T18:40:11.619+10:002011-07-03T18:40:11.619+10:00Diane - Yes in the middle of the night and I'm...Diane - Yes in the middle of the night and I'm suffering from sleep depredation on the first night.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-15118746026944466982011-07-03T18:38:58.173+10:002011-07-03T18:38:58.173+10:00Craig - we agree on the Gold Coast thing but famil...Craig - we agree on the Gold Coast thing but family and friends make it more welcoming for me.<br />Talking of friends, while being shown around a housing complex I was greeted by chance by an old cycling friend that I had not seen in 25 years. Small world, huh?Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-53189457516145753382011-07-03T18:36:11.378+10:002011-07-03T18:36:11.378+10:00Walt - Yes I see they peddle thru Montrichard from...Walt - Yes I see they peddle thru Montrichard from Le Man on the way to Chateauroux. Like you, I enjoy the sights from the helicopter and sometimes over places we have been.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-77010941029405785902011-07-03T18:24:25.890+10:002011-07-03T18:24:25.890+10:00Sure you enjoyed watching Cadel Evans in such a gr...Sure you enjoyed watching Cadel Evans in such a great finish. They do not pass very close to us this year, so we will be watching on TV as well, but not thank goodness in the middle of the night!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-60165014676999122612011-07-03T16:57:35.653+10:002011-07-03T16:57:35.653+10:00IT sounds like an interesting time on the Gold Coa...IT sounds like an interesting time on the Gold Coast and the meal (and atmosphere) sound great.<br />I've only been to the Gold Coast once and I must admit that I didn't really care for it - too much like Miami and south Florida. But the sunshine coast was another story - I love it!<br />I'm watching the TDF too. We were living in Cognac and went to see it in person for the Cognac-Angouleme stage a couple of years ago... great fun.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-18867171032952730362011-07-03T15:11:06.518+10:002011-07-03T15:11:06.518+10:00Tumblegum Tavern sounds like something right out o...Tumblegum Tavern sounds like something right out of Tolkein! I'll have two pints and bowlful of Longbottom Leaf!<br /><br />I watched Stage 1 with great delight. But I was more interested in the fantastic aerials than the race. Lots of amazing towns and châteaux to be seen. There did seem to be a lot of tipping over going on for a first stage... Next Friday they peddle by us, so we may go see.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.com