I have a blogging friend in Mackay. It is nice to see a little more of her world. Thank you. She tells me that the clean-up after Destructive Debbie continues...
I doubt ( very much) if the beaches of Mackay will see the likes of Winx or Chautauqua in action! Beach exercising for horses is excellent for their leg muscles.
That strange looking palm in photo #3 I have one growing in the front of my new abode. Apparently the bulb in the centre only flowers every so many years and is quite spectacular but has a short living time. Maybe I will get to see one flower one of these years????????????? I have forgotten what the palm is called. Cheers Colin
Mackay sounds wonderful place to enjoy . is this you in photo ,looking amazing my friend! your capturing tells lot about place but horses pic is really outstanding
My late brother lived there from around 1964 to 1997. As children we'd visit annually after Christmas/New Year - our uncle and his family lived there for a while. For a couple of years when I was a toddler, before we moved back to Gympie where we were raised, we lived at Slade Point. And then when my brother married a Mackay girl and they started their family, our Mum and Nana left Gympie and moved up to Slade Point again, to be closer to the growing little family.
Briefly,in early 1998, I managed a motel on Nebo Road in Mackay...that was a nightmare experience! I wrote about it once on my blog. And, of course, Mackay was my major mainland port of call when I was looking after the then small resort on Newry Island. Newry is north of Mackay, north-east off the coast from the township of Seaforth.
You keep bringing back all these memories to me, Margaret! lol
Hope they are good memories Lee :) First time we went to Mackay we didn't care for the city much, second time was more favorable and 3rd time we didn't mind it at all.
No, unfortunately, not all of them are good memories, Margaret. I intend writing about some of those experiences very soon, in my blog. I started thinking about them again after reading this post of yours.
Like Lee - I only had a short experience of life in Mackay. I don't have "fond" memories either.
In quite a few areas of Australia they have horse racing on beaches plus training of racing thoroughbreds is also conducted with trips to our many beaches. You even fly over horses being exercised in the water at Botany Bay as you fly into Sydney's airport. The planes are not the least bothered by the sounds or sights of the planes. Colin
it's such a pretty place or at least your photos make it such. :) i love the photos of the races at the beach. i had no idea. :) hope you are well M xxx
Thanks. Was pretty probably more so in reality on that day. I didn't know about the horse race until I saw it either. Doing fine thank F...hope you are too.
ha! Races on the beach. Cool. Never have seen that in Florida.
ReplyDeleteDon't know of any other place in Australia that has a horse race on the beach.
DeleteUn pequeño paraiso, Margaret! Nos acercamos al verano.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
Lovely and warm there in winter for us.
DeleteHorses on the beach. It looks nice.
ReplyDeleteMany horses are taken to the beach in Australia to swim and run along the sand.
DeleteThe horse race looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteWe saw from a distance and it certainly was different, then was able to watch on TV in the evening news.
DeleteAre there official betting offices?
ReplyDeleteI presume there would be as it is a big event.
DeleteI have a blogging friend in Mackay. It is nice to see a little more of her world. Thank you. She tells me that the clean-up after Destructive Debbie continues...
ReplyDeleteOh my was wondering what Mackay looks like after the cyclone, must be a proper mess.
DeleteRunning on sand must be a bit different for the horses.
ReplyDeleteI reckon Andrew, we all know what it's like for we humans when we walk on the sand.
DeleteI doubt ( very much) if the beaches of Mackay will see the likes of Winx or Chautauqua in action!
ReplyDeleteBeach exercising for horses is excellent for their leg muscles.
That strange looking palm in photo #3 I have one growing in the front of my
new abode. Apparently the bulb in the centre only flowers every so many years and is quite spectacular but has a short living time. Maybe I will get to see one flower one of these years?????????????
I have forgotten what the palm is called.
Cheers
Colin
I'm fairly sure that is a sago palm.
DeleteIt looks like a sago palm as River has said.
DeleteI expect only certain horses can gallop on the sand for the distance.
What a day you surely had. Thanks for sharing it with these great pictures
ReplyDeleteWas a good day, we didn't go to the races but went day after to look and see.
DeleteWhat amazing photos heard of the races on the beach but never seen them
ReplyDeleteEvery year I believe races are held on the beach.
DeleteIt all looks so clean and bright, like they just finished washing everything before you got out your camera.
ReplyDeleteI guess it does River, never looked at it all that way.
DeleteMackay sounds wonderful place to enjoy .
ReplyDeleteis this you in photo ,looking amazing my friend!
your capturing tells lot about place but horses pic is really outstanding
Yes that's me in the photo. Thank you.
DeleteWow I've never seen a horse race on the beach before!
ReplyDeleteNeither had I Sharon.
DeleteMackay is a town I've not ever liked very much.
ReplyDeleteMy late brother lived there from around 1964 to 1997. As children we'd visit annually after Christmas/New Year - our uncle and his family lived there for a while. For a couple of years when I was a toddler, before we moved back to Gympie where we were raised, we lived at Slade Point. And then when my brother married a Mackay girl and they started their family, our Mum and Nana left Gympie and moved up to Slade Point again, to be closer to the growing little family.
Briefly,in early 1998, I managed a motel on Nebo Road in Mackay...that was a nightmare experience! I wrote about it once on my blog. And, of course, Mackay was my major mainland port of call when I was looking after the then small resort on Newry Island. Newry is north of Mackay, north-east off the coast from the township of Seaforth.
You keep bringing back all these memories to me, Margaret! lol
Hope they are good memories Lee :)
DeleteFirst time we went to Mackay we didn't care for the city much, second time was more favorable and 3rd time we didn't mind it at all.
No, unfortunately, not all of them are good memories, Margaret. I intend writing about some of those experiences very soon, in my blog. I started thinking about them again after reading this post of yours.
DeleteLike Lee - I only had a short experience of life in Mackay.
DeleteI don't have "fond" memories either.
In quite a few areas of Australia they have horse racing on beaches
plus training of racing thoroughbreds is also conducted with trips to our many beaches. You even fly over horses being exercised in the water at Botany Bay as you fly into Sydney's airport. The planes are not the least bothered by the sounds or sights of the planes.
Colin
Ooops - "horses are not the least bothered etc etc. - last sentence!
DeleteColin
That's interesting about the horses Colin.
DeleteThat looks like a lovely path to walk along.
ReplyDeleteIt was, nice and flat plus a beautiful day.
Deleteit's such a pretty place or at least your photos make it such. :) i love the photos of the races at the beach. i had no idea. :) hope you are well M xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteWas pretty probably more so in reality on that day.
I didn't know about the horse race until I saw it either.
Doing fine thank F...hope you are too.
wow!! beautiful pictures of beach.. and races on the beach? never heard of it.. :)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of horses racing on the beach other than for training.
DeleteFun day.
Beautiful scenery.
ReplyDeleteIt does look nice, always different no matter where you go.
DeleteThose careers of horse, by the coast, reminds me to the that are celebrated, in Spain, in San Lúcar de Barrrameda (Cadiz).
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZnTcQySY0
Kisses
Thanks for the link, I have watched the video and found it interesting :)
DeleteFantastic set of pictures, love the one of you and the one with the horses racing ... fabulous.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so warm and inviting.
All the best Jan
Thanks.
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