Sunday, July 25, 2010

Brisbane

Here's the Brisbane Ferris wheel and a harbor ferry catamaran.
The second shot is from the Maritime Museum. The plaque on the boat says:
Some years ago a young Canadian adventurer set out from the east coast of Canada in his 2.7 metre aluminum boat named HAPPY. He sailed down to the Panama Canal, through it and into the Pacific Ocean. He crossed the Pacific to New Caledonia, where his boat was driven ashore. He rebuilt it as exhibited here and renamed it HAPPY II. He eventually reached the coast of Australia, and subsequently HAPPY II was handed over to the Queensland Maritime Museum. 

1 comment:

Lux Mentis said...

8' boat? The ocean?

I think a more accurate name might have been 'BUGHOUSE NUTS' rather than 'HAPPY'. Although if your a loon, then maybe the name makes sense.

Stones, to be sure.