Where is Pommystuart?

[pommystuart]

Correct on both accounts Caro.
We have GeoMagnetic (for ships compasses) , but are still missing one observatory which provides information ships may need to know.

[pommystuart]

Where we are now in a rural town which has a veeerrry large painting (one of a concept to erect 7 in the world)
The painting is predominantly in a different colour to the colour of this rural town.

(The missing observatory was the seismic one, also on Tower Hill, Charters Towers.)

On the outward journey (going North) it stopped raining (for us) at the Tropic of Capricorn.
On the return journey is started raining as we again passed the tropic of Capricorn.

[Randi]

Emerald, with the Big Easel?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Easel

[pommystuart]

Hi Randi.
You were quick off the mark and correct.

[Randi]

Just lucky

[Randi]

... well this City claimes to be home to the world’s most dangerous ratite.

Too late for this one
Ancient ‘demon ducks’ may have been undone by their slow growth
Australia once had horse-sized mihirung birds, but the lineage vanished about 40,000 years ago

[pommystuart]

Hi Randi.
I was thinking more about the Cassowary being a ratite.

[pommystuart]

Hi all.

Sorry, I have not been taking any photos at the last two stop. We have been their before so just used them as rest days. I did pan gold at Charters towers and found a small nugget (worth about AU$30)

We are camping at a Gun Club and last night I had my second only go with a 12 guage. Only hit 1 out of 10 clay pigeons.
This town was the site for Australias first oil and gas discoveries. Now, most of that goes overseas and we pay a fortune to use it locally.

I need a WIFI connection to upload from my phone, Mobile data will not work.

[Morgan]

Hope your shoulder is OK after the shooting party. With the price of gold these days, I hope your nugget is big enough to make a nice little keepsake.
Bon Voyage
Morgan

[pommystuart]

Thanks Morgan.
The gun had suprisingly little recoil and I was told they were full load cartridges.

[jil]

This town was the site for Australias first oil and gas discoveries. Now, most of that goes overseas and we pay a fortune to use it locally.

Roma

[pommystuart]

Hi Jil.
Correct.
Not a lot to photograph here.
Roma is just a big rural town which supports the rural, gas and oil business's, Google will tell you more.
Had our first heavy downpour last night since we left on the 28th June. 1330hrs to 0300hrs was 51.4mm.

Next stop tomorrow, has the name of a flag flown by ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the Genoese fleet.
Who can tell me how many Football clubs (and their names) have this flag as part of their club badge

[Randi]

The flag of Genoa is a St. George's Cross, a red cross on a white field.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa#Flag

St George, Queensland ?

[pommystuart]

The St George flag was flown by the English ships.
It is now part of the Union Jack.

Can anybody tell me what you see when you look at this link about my trip..
As I own the link my privileges are different to to viewers.
Can somebody see if you can become a follower of trip.
https://www.polarsteps.com/StuartFrankl ... inter-2012
To access the trip you click on the opening picture.

[Randi]

I get the messages:
Stuart has no public trips
and
Follow Stuart
Please sign up or sign in to Polarsteps
to follow Stuart. Tip: download our app to receive
live updates for this trip!

Sorry, but I don't want to sign up

[pommystuart]

Thanks Randi.
I was not sure what people could see.

I have made it public (from followers)

Would you please check if has made any difference

Thanks

[Randi]

That seems to be working!

I see:

• Now traveling
  Queensland winter 2022
  "Winter holiday away from the cold wet south."
• Tamworth with a picture of a sunset (sunrise?) and a bunch more pictures.
• A map with your journey plotted

[pommystuart]

Thanks. Looks like you do not need to download the app.
If you click on the main picture then you should be able to see the journed stop by stop.

Still missing the answers to this part of the quiz.

Who can tell me how many Football clubs (and their names) have this flag as part of their club badge.

[Morgan]

I have not yet figured out cutting and pasting ... I wanted to do a screen shot for you. but I was able to see your map (You look like you are nearly home again) and I can see photos that match up with designations great program.
Safe journey
Morgan

[pommystuart]

Thanks Morgan.
I only found out about that App when I was at Mission Beach.
Still some pics to add from my camera, but not many.
I use Snipping Tool (on a PC) to take screen shots, then send it up to Imgur and post the link from there.

One thing I did find about the app it is best to take one pic within the app to get a location, then take the rest with your phone or camera as normal and add them to the app.
If you take all your pics through the app then you do not have a copy of the pics on your phone. You can download them from Polarsteps but they do not have the origional pic details. Still a good app and if you have the money they create a travel book of the journey.

Yes we will be home in less than 2 weeks.