Archive for: December 2011

29/12/2011

Troop ship “viper” 1917

Filed under: River - 29 Dec 2011

Troop ship

Triple screw steamer "Viper" (1906, 1713grt) of G&J Burns, Glasgow. ID No: 1121331 Built for the Ardrossan-Belfast day service. Served as a troopship on the English Channel in WW1. (postcard) Scrapped 1949. I picked this postcard up at a sale. dated 14th December 1917 Reads Dear Wife Arrived Safely this …

18/12/2011

Dsc02289

Filed under: All - 18 Dec 2011

Dsc02289

Az utolsó napon hazafelé Oriliától északra a 11-es főút mentén meglátogattunk egy vadrezervátumot, majd továbbmentünk Gravenhurstbe a Muskoka-tó kikötőjébe, ahol azonban Észak-Amerika legrégebbi ma is működő gőzhajójából csupán ennyit láthattunk – épp kifutott a tóra és még a part mentén üldözve sem jutottam ennél közelebb… Egy hosszú szeptemberi hétvégét Sárika …

12/12/2011

Tss earnslaw

Filed under: River - 12 Dec 2011

Tss earnslaw

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and the only remaining passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere.

06/12/2011

I got what i wanted!

Filed under: All - 06 Dec 2011

I got what i wanted!

I know it’s corny, but I have wanted one of these steamers for a long time. I hate cleaning with chemicals and avoid it whenever possible. Hayden and I are ultra sensitive to perfumes, fragrances and harsh chemical smells so I was so excited to see that Kevin got me …