tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post1266948145836693438..comments2024-03-29T15:52:37.449+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: A different look at Mackay, Queensland.Margaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-43567625682497122672017-05-22T12:26:50.687+10:002017-05-22T12:26:50.687+10:00Thanks. Thanks. Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-80795552334502456072017-05-22T12:25:15.850+10:002017-05-22T12:25:15.850+10:00Thanks for the link, I have watched the video and ...Thanks for the link, I have watched the video and found it interesting :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-56315911819179377342017-05-22T12:20:03.531+10:002017-05-22T12:20:03.531+10:00It does look nice, always different no matter wher...It does look nice, always different no matter where you go.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-59728150173443094342017-05-22T12:19:24.976+10:002017-05-22T12:19:24.976+10:00I hadn't heard of horses racing on the beach o...I hadn't heard of horses racing on the beach other than for training.<br />Fun day.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-8338182258783902552017-04-25T03:25:07.300+10:002017-04-25T03:25:07.300+10:00Fantastic set of pictures, love the one of you and...Fantastic set of pictures, love the one of you and the one with the horses racing ... fabulous.<br />It all looks so warm and inviting.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-42140486532953048222017-04-23T21:35:39.610+10:002017-04-23T21:35:39.610+10:00Those careers of horse, by the coast, reminds me t...Those careers of horse, by the coast, reminds me to the that are celebrated, in Spain, in San LĂșcar de Barrrameda (Cadiz).<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZnTcQySY0<br /><br />KissesVENTANA DE FOTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825883958482067174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-3224950993821939922017-04-23T18:02:26.023+10:002017-04-23T18:02:26.023+10:00Beautiful scenery.Beautiful scenery.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-18941448849370536562017-04-23T14:09:12.034+10:002017-04-23T14:09:12.034+10:00wow!! beautiful pictures of beach.. and races on t...wow!! beautiful pictures of beach.. and races on the beach? never heard of it.. :)krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415543228464576537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-68695027880046256112017-04-23T13:36:12.192+10:002017-04-23T13:36:12.192+10:00Thanks.
Was pretty probably more so in reality on ...Thanks.<br />Was pretty probably more so in reality on that day.<br />I didn't know about the horse race until I saw it either.<br />Doing fine thank F...hope you are too.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-21618424400511692782017-04-23T13:35:02.687+10:002017-04-23T13:35:02.687+10:00It was, nice and flat plus a beautiful day.It was, nice and flat plus a beautiful day.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-38536914327235302362017-04-23T13:34:42.584+10:002017-04-23T13:34:42.584+10:00That's interesting about the horses Colin.That's interesting about the horses Colin.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-85536051878594406612017-04-23T12:45:55.767+10:002017-04-23T12:45:55.767+10:00Ooops - "horses are not the least bothered et...Ooops - "horses are not the least bothered etc etc. - last sentence!<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-49354713594578715712017-04-23T12:44:18.318+10:002017-04-23T12:44:18.318+10:00Like Lee - I only had a short experience of life i...Like Lee - I only had a short experience of life in Mackay.<br />I don't have "fond" memories either.<br /><br />In quite a few areas of Australia they have horse racing on beaches<br />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.<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-51071736745488186252017-04-23T12:35:20.810+10:002017-04-23T12:35:20.810+10:00No, unfortunately, not all of them are good memori...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. <br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-44659595546870400632017-04-23T12:30:11.803+10:002017-04-23T12:30:11.803+10:00it's such a pretty place or at least your phot...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 xxxyevishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146237718414705218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-82132996035570346312017-04-23T12:29:49.167+10:002017-04-23T12:29:49.167+10:00That looks like a lovely path to walk along.That looks like a lovely path to walk along.The Yum Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401523207811915718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-39581775059599727892017-04-23T11:39:47.876+10:002017-04-23T11:39:47.876+10:00Don't know of any other place in Australia tha...Don't know of any other place in Australia that has a horse race on the beach.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-23529393309527601492017-04-23T11:39:06.074+10:002017-04-23T11:39:06.074+10:00Lovely and warm there in winter for us.Lovely and warm there in winter for us.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-55116977503240616812017-04-23T11:38:17.671+10:002017-04-23T11:38:17.671+10:00Many horses are taken to the beach in Australia to...Many horses are taken to the beach in Australia to swim and run along the sand.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-2872801179344847692017-04-23T11:37:53.442+10:002017-04-23T11:37:53.442+10:00We saw from a distance and it certainly was differ...We saw from a distance and it certainly was different, then was able to watch on TV in the evening news.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-20265917396005052352017-04-23T11:37:20.203+10:002017-04-23T11:37:20.203+10:00I presume there would be as it is a big event.I presume there would be as it is a big event.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-52769404804446964142017-04-23T11:36:33.862+10:002017-04-23T11:36:33.862+10:00Oh my was wondering what Mackay looks like after t...Oh my was wondering what Mackay looks like after the cyclone, must be a proper mess.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-80770212636808799542017-04-23T11:35:34.914+10:002017-04-23T11:35:34.914+10:00I reckon Andrew, we all know what it's like fo...I reckon Andrew, we all know what it's like for we humans when we walk on the sand.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-78022706836050711112017-04-23T11:34:55.889+10:002017-04-23T11:34:55.889+10:00It looks like a sago palm as River has said.
I exp...It looks like a sago palm as River has said.<br />I expect only certain horses can gallop on the sand for the distance.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-7520824977328340232017-04-23T11:32:41.562+10:002017-04-23T11:32:41.562+10:00Was a good day, we didn't go to the races but ...Was a good day, we didn't go to the races but went day after to look and see.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.com