Fair warning, yanks on the way to Oz

[dwyman]

G'day mates. Just a little note warning you that about 15 of us are coming to visit in April. We'll be staying in Coonabarabran for about a week and then heading back down to Sydney for several days of sightseeing.

We'll be getting together with Tony Buckley and a few other Aussies for some observing in Coona.

Don Wyman

[Starkler]

Welcome to the land of Oz :gday:

Hope you have a great time and get to explore the wonders of our southern skies from a nice dark place. :)

[dwyman]

I'm sure we will. Our host, Tony, has been extremely helpful in setting things up. We'll have a number of large dobs up to 25" to use.

:face:

Don W

[Striker]

Welcome Don and the 14 others.......

"Warning"

Beware of the Killer Koala's and the Boxing Kangaroo's....very bloody dangerous......you will start with 15 members but this numbers will drop quickly.....if you have shark mesh wet suits...bring them.....lol

With a host named Tony...you cant go wrong...must be a top bloke....hehehe

[dwyman]

I' ve been told to buy snake and spider repellent as soon as I get off the plane.

:scared3:

Don

[ving]

THERE ARE NO ROOS HOPPING DOWN THE MAIN STREET OF SYDNEY!

welcome ab(r)oad

[westsky]

Hi Don, bought a couple of SS2K motors from you a few years back ,
Might see if we can arrange to meet up on your trip over.
regards
David.

[dwyman]

Hi David. That was through Gary Beal, I think. Did it work out for you? It would be great to meet up if our itinerary works out. We basically will have 4 days in and around Sydney when we come down from the Warrumbungles.

Don

[Starkler]

Foreign travellers guide to Australia (http://www.jumbles.com/douglas_adams.htm)

:D

[[1ponders]]

"Bloody brilliant" (translation:- very good :P ) Geoff

[silvinator]

Hello don! Hope you enjoy your stay here in ozland. I think you'll find the skies are breathtaking - southern skies rule!!! :D

By the way Don, Ken means the ones that go on your feet of course. :D

[ving]

some quick translations of Oz colloquialisms:

"anyone thirsty?" = let go to the pub so you can buy me a drink

"we are outta milk for the coffee" = hop in the car and get some milk... and get me some beer while you are at it!

"god I'm thirsty!" = get me some beer

"lets go to th pub, it your shout first" = I wont be paying tonight

"gawd I'm tired, lets head back to camp" = ... not till you buy me a few more beers and listen to my lousy Aussie anecdotes

:P

[RAJAH235]

A warm welcome to *Don's Party*. Hope your stay turns out great.
Hey guys, you forgot to warn him/them about the dreaded DROP BEARS!!!! :eek:

[dwyman]

Wow what wonderful greetings all. I can actually understand many of them. I ordered an Aussie/English CD so I can translate all the different invites to have a beer. Being from Wisconsin and of thick German (and English) ancestry I should make the transition with little difficulty.

By the way, I've already been warned to watch out for this Ving character, but anyone who can come up with that many ways to say "let's have another round" can't be all bad.

Doug Adam's description of Oz is hilarious, thanks.

Here's the Aussie/English CD:

http://www.aussieenglishcd.com/multimedia_samples.php

Clear Skies to you,
Don W

[iceman]

Hi Don!

You'll love coonabarabran, from all reports it's the holy grail of dark skies in the southern hemisphere (probably the whole globe!)

Are you bringing any scopes yourself, or just using the ones on location?

When you come back to the Sydney way, we'll have to hook up and have an impromptu observing night!

[dwyman]

Bringing along a TV 102i w/binoviewer and possibly a TV76 too for wide field views. I'll also bring my Coronado Solarmax 60 filter so I can see what the sun looks like upside down.

I hope to meet some of the Aussie 'net friends I've made over the years from the Sydney area, including you. I'll email or call down there.

Don

[Dave47tuc]

:welcome: Don
Seen you on many other groups(Yahoo)

Enjoy your trip down under and watch out for the best night skies you will ever see:whistle: :astron:

Good luck with the weather.

:cheers:

[dwyman]

Hi Dave. I'm recognizing a lot of people in this place. Great friendly bunch.

Don

[ving]

"recognising" now i am intrigued! :confuse3:

[rumples riot]

Strewth, thought wehad owlselves a drongo ere'. Seems we underestimated the yank.

Welcome to our fair country Don, hope you enjoy your stay and spend lots of money here. Our economy needs all the US dollars it can get a hold of.