Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

UPDATE: Merimbula's Magic Mountain, p. 9
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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby cfc » Wed May 18, 2011 6:14 pm

Chapter 7--The Ever-so-Melancholy Last Park of the Trip: Merimbula's Magic Mountain
The last park visited on a TPR trip is always a mixed bag for me: 1) It's great that I have yet one more day to hang out with some great people doing something we all enjoy, and 2) Well, it's nearly over.

:b Whee! :cry: Sniff.

There, I'm better now.

After a great Aussie BBQ at the Comfort Inn in Merimbula (and the best WiFi of the whole trip), and a laid-back evening exploring the town a bit (where Dan, Amy, and I saw some rather scary/amusing drunken behavior by some of the locals), we were off to ride the credit we had spent all day getting to--a Zyklon named Diamond Python at a little family park called Magic Mountain. Although you won't find anything on the order of Tatsu or Goliath here, this is a very pretty, nice, and eccentric little park.

As for the Zyklon, our ERT session was fun. But the real star attraction here is a very long, bizarrely themed alpine slide--and the park very nicely gave us two rides each on it.

After that, it was a long bus ride back to Sydney via Canberra (the capitol of Australia), but Robb kept everyone pretty entertained most of the way there. Hell, he even threw crap at people!

Here's a look at the last official day of TPR's Australian Trip 2011. Robb and Elissa, thank you again for all the work you did putting together this trip! Australia was amazing--as are the two of you!
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Here's the view from my hotel window. Merimbula was a nice little town, even though the major activity that evening consisted of two guys walking down the street, one of whom kept shouting, "I'm just tryin' to be a f----n' mate to you!"
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OK, I'd better not see any freakin' Care Bears around here.
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What you would look like in the vacuum of space without a space suit.
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Magic Mountain is a mix of the pretty, . . .
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. . . the creepy, . . .
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. . . and the bizarre.
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"Our quest is at an end! God be praised!"
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"So, you folks came from all over the place to ride a Zyklon? Don't you have county fairs in your country? Aw, what the hell? Climb aboard!"
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Someone should theme a Zyklon to Battlestar Galactica--that would rock!
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"OK, I'm gonna HD video the hell outta this thing!"
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"This will be the most amazing Zyklon footage ever!"
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"Yes, the world will sing songs about my triumph for years, nay, centuries to come!"
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"Hi, Chuck! I'm gonna finish my TR before you do!"
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To the best of my knowledge, this is the only Zyklon that leaps over a big snake.
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"3, 2, 1, BRAKE!"
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Everyone enjoyed jumping over the snake.
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Here's the park's real star.
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Let's see . . . an alpine slide named "Toboggan Run" with a caveman lifeguard. Yep, makes perfect sense to me.
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All lined up and ready to go!
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"Er, Ginny? Brake? BRAKE!! OH MY GOD! OH THE HUMANITY!"
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"A planet where apes evolved from zombie Ultimate Frisbee players?"
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"Do you fear death?"
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Enjoy your ride on the Dave Thomas Experience!
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"Mommy, the Dave Thomas Experience was really weird."
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After riding the Dave Thomas Experience, a dinosaur may chew your arm off--but this is an upcharge.
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Goodbye, Merimbula--your lamb steaks rule!
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It was quite a haul to Sydney.
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This is Canberra. OK, moving right along.
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I think this is a shot from an Australian Viagra commerical, but I'm not sure.
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"Oh, you want this?"
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"Yes, yes! I do indeed want it! Yes I do!"
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"There here it comes, bitch!" (This is how Robb was doling out the remaining park-related swag.)
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I think this picture sums up the Robb-and-Elissa dynamic perfectly.
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I'll leave you with this disturbing doll I found in the Sydney airport. They used to sell stuff like this at Mama Steve's House of Pancakes in Williamsburg as late as the mid-1980s. Thanks for reading!
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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby Ginny » Wed May 18, 2011 6:29 pm

Great job Chuck! Thanks for all the hard work of putting the trip report together, and also thanks for being my bus buddy for the trip.

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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby jray21 » Wed May 18, 2011 8:36 pm

Awesome report chuck, Thanks! I love the picture of Robb chucking the hell out of the toy!
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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby JimmyBo » Fri May 20, 2011 4:58 pm

Awesome stuff Chuck! Once again, your comments on your photos are freaking hilarious and always have me laughing. Even though I finished my report before you (muahahaha) I still think you were the better cameraman on this trip. The pictures you took awesome!

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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby cfc » Fri May 20, 2011 7:41 pm

^I'm looking forward to traveling with you and Cassie again, too--thanks! Great job on your TR, especially the names of the various embassies in Canberra.

Thanks to everyone for reading.
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Re: Photo TR: Chuck Goes Down Under with TPR

Postby milst1 » Sat May 21, 2011 3:57 am

Two words: Awe some. Thanks for the great report!
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