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The SausageMan Song

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The fame of the SausageMan is spreading. Tonight a song was written and sung (well sort of) at the farewell dinner. Remember this was a photo tour, which impacts the wording. The sad state of lasagne in NZ deserves another post.

The tune was Elton John’s rocketman and the words are:

Dean packed my bags last night

Zero hour 6am
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss my Canon all the time
But the Sony is so light
It’s great now out of town
With waist band GPS in flight
And I think it’s gonna be a wee wee time
Til tilt shift gets me steady
And lasagne meals come ready
I’m not the man they think I am at home
Oh no 
I’m the sausage man….
Sausage man
Eating with my friends tonight 
Sausage man 
Eating with my friends tonight

 

The SausageMan sizzles

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During the New Zealand photo tour The Doc scored a new nickname, the SausageManTM.

While at Oamaru the Group was at The Last Post for dinner. The Doc was told people do not order Bangers and Mash for dinner. Luckily for The Doc, the Menu did not have Bangers and Mash but Sausages and Mash, which he ordered. After the meal the waitress referred to The Doc as The SausageMan. For the next 2 days there was jokes galore.

The SausageMan groupies are called weeners. A passionate night out is a sausage roll. There is even a SausageMan pose. See below where a weener (aka Phil) is doing the pose at Cornwell.

What do you call SausageMan when he travels in Germany? A frankfurter.

What is the SausageMan‘s dog called? A hot dog or perhaps a Dagwood dog.

When travelling in outer space he is a Pluto Pup.

There is even a sausage factory, which readers need to work out for themselves. It is no longer Simon says, but the SausageMan says…

The SausageMan has plenty of sauce and sizzle.

Phil the weener

Queenstown New Zealand

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The Doc has arrived safely in New Zealand, sometimes known as Middle Earth and home of Hobbits, Rangers, Elves, Dwarves and Orcs. The Doc arrived around 5pm New Zealand time and went out to buy some dinner and enjoy a gelato, as suggested by the taxi driver.

Tomorrow he needs to buy a local sim card for his mobile phone and perhaps enjoy a cruise on the SS Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu.

Across the road next to the lake are a group of teenagers enjoying a BBQ, the girls are holding their own against the boys kicking a soccer ball around.

The Doc staying at the Lakeside Motel overlooking a Lake Wakatipu. Here is the view out the window looking over the Lake and The Remarkables (which were used as the Rocky Mountains in the Movie Wolverine).

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New Zealand trip

coastal, Landscape

The Doc heads to New Zealand on Thursday. First up a 6 day landscape photography course around the South Island. Then he picks up a campervan for another 4 or so weeks. Back late October.

A picture from Dunedin, taken on the last trip.

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Massive Derby tides

Australia, coastal, Kimberley, Landscape, WA

The Township of Derby on the southern end of the Gibb River Road, in The Kimberley, is renowned for its massive tides, up to 11.5 metres or 38 feet.

While The Doc was there the tides were a more restrained 8 metres. So The Doc went down to the Derby Wharf right on low tide (1.3 metres) and back again in the afternoon at high tide (9.39 metres). The difference in pictures:

Milky Way Boab

Australia, AWC, Mornington, Mornington, nightime, Plant, trees, WA

The Doc was looking for an iconic night-time shot in the Kimberley. The Milky Way coming out of a boab fitted the bill. The Doc was talking to another photographer and he had the same idea on the same day – great minds think alike ;). The Doc was able to tell him where we could isolate the boab and get the Milky Way, on the track to Cadjeput Hole.

The photo came out rather nicely. Remember to click on the photo to see full size, the thumbnail is a poor imitation.

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Coastal Wetland – algal bloom

Australia, coastal, Flinders Island, mosses/lichens, other, Plant, Tas, Textures

Something a bite different a very rare type of algal bloom. Most algal blooms are just green, this one ranges from green through brown to white and many shades in between.

In this coastal wetland an area was not subject to normal tidal movement. However, during a king tide this area filled with water, an algal bloom resulted and as the water evaporated the sun would begin to dry out the bloom from green through brown to white. The white occurs after the bloom completely bleached by the sun.

This shot shows all 3 major colours, taken from above. Nature can create some amazing colours and textures even from a humble algal bloom. Click on photo to see full size.

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Newhaven Sanctuary, Central Australia

Australia, AWC, bark, desert, lakes, Landscape, landscape, Newhaven, NT, salt, sand, sand dunes, Textures

On the trip home from the Kimberley The Doc visited AWC’s Newhaven Sanctuary (jointly managed with Birdlife Australia). Newhaven is 350 kilometres north west of Alice Springs and borders the Great Sandy Desert. Report is here.

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