Friday 26 March 2021

Penguin, Tasmania

This Sunday my husband and myself are having the Covid-19 Vaccine. Our Dr. sent us a text message to book which I did, only have to wait 4 days.
 
Penguin in Tasmania is another place we drove to not long after Valentines Day.  It's a small town where many people from mainland Australia have settled and are settling to live.  The foreshore is being redone with a new footpath, rocks put in place on the wall at the beach, a height of activity the morning we visited.



Penguin painting everywhere in the main street nearly and there is a penguin colony not too far away, they are Fairy Penguins.







44 comments:

  1. Don't recall having ever seen penguins in real life. I'm glad to see them mentioned in your post. The picture with the penguin and his Valentines heart is hard to forget.

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    1. The people of Penguin always dress the Penguin up in something for special occasions. I've never seen a penguin either that I can recall.

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  2. I love penguins but never seen one. I see that Chicken, Alaska made the sign, that would be quite a long journey.

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    1. Had you and your wife in mind when I took the photo of the sign. Would be a long way and not sure how the distance was done for the sign, it looks a bit short - may as the crow flies they did the distance.

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  3. Glad that you are getting the shot. Love the scenes from Penguin - a bird I am particularly fond of.

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    1. We are also pleased about getting the 'jab' and lucky to be getting it so early in the piece as well. The fairy penguins are beautiful according to the photos I've seen.

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  4. Penguin is absolutely delightful and I wish we had stayed there a couple of nights.

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  5. bonita y tranquila palaya. Me gusta las pinturas de los pingúinos a lo largo de la valla.

    Besos

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    1. The paintings are lovely and other places have them painted on too.

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  6. The Sign post.
    Chicken, Alaska ???? 1328 klms.
    Birdsville, Qld.........1803 klms.
    Seems this is incorrect.
    I am sure Alaska is far further north than the middle of Qld.
    Well in my geographical/atlas book it is.
    Colin

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    1. Maybe they did the mileage as the crow flies for I got much larger figures as well.

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    3. Rosie is correct. On closer examination of that signage, it is 13,281 kms.
      Certainly tested my fading eyesight.
      So good to note that some followers do look at all the bloggers details.
      Colin

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  7. Chicken, Alaska sounds like a great place to visit when we can (13,281 km) but it is a long way from here! I like signs like that, puts everything into perspective, and makes me realise how far away we are from the rest of the world.

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    1. I like them too and the direction they are facing intrigues me as well. Got about the same mileage as you did.

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    1. I've only seen photos of little penguins 'Fairy penguins' maybe one day I might get to see the real ones.

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  9. Penguins are very fine creatures--- I'm glad someone named a town after them!

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    1. It is good someone did as there is a Penguin Point in the area.

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  10. A beautiful place. I have not seen a real penguin before.

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  11. Anche i pinguini hanno la loro città, molto bella. Un articolo interessante, ciao e buona giornata, Angelo.

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  12. Great news that you are getting your shots. Miriam and I had ours last Sunday.,

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    1. It's an ok beach there it will look nice when it's all finished.

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  14. lovely photoes!I long for beautiful places like this

    i wish you all good with the covid vaccine!

    Greeings anita

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    1. Thanks Anita.
      I expect you don't get to the beach very often :)

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  15. Now this is a place we would surely enjoy since our blog title is because we do like them. I especially liked seeing all the penguin art, Margaret.

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  16. О, Маргарет, какие интересные места! И даже сказочных пингвинчиков увидела! Спасибо!

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  17. Un lloc magnífic per passar un cap de setmana. M'alegro molt del tema de la vacuna. Estic esperant el meu torn.
    Una abraçada.

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  18. A quiet place, nice, paradise, I love it.
    Happy spring.
    Best regards.

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  19. What a beautiful and interesting place. I especially loved the penguin statue.
    It's great that you already got the vaccine. Here vaccination is delayed, I do not know when I will be called to get the vaccine.
    Have a nice Sunday

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  20. Okay! Okay! Where are the penguins? Oh! There he is! :)

    Take good care, Margaret.

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  21. Pleased to read that you are able to get your vaccinations.
    Great photographs from Penguin.

    Take care.

    All the best Jan

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  22. Penguins are cute animals. I haven't seen them in wild life. Great pictures, colors are beautiful. Glad to read that get your vaccinations,we are still vaiting to our turn. Happy spring Dear friend.

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  23. Nice photos, and the penguins are so lovely. But I wonder the Police-box.... Are the police.man there standing inside.. :)
    Hugs

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  24. lovely name of this town :)

    i love seeing penguins in tv shows ,how nice that this town have in abundance so it is named after them :)
    gorgeous photos !

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