Thanks Eddy,
It was a fun experience. All but two of the new additions were taken by me. I was trying to make sure that every continent has been covered, then to cover any countries which I felt had been overlooked.
The NZ image (I won't spoil the surprise by telling you what I put up) was sent to me by an RNV contributor, taken specifially to be republished.
The northern African one (again, I won't spoil the surprise) had an anonymous file name: I'm sure that Alistair sent it to me, so thank him when it flashes by you. It looks great as a full-screen random image.
I don't have an Antarctica photo. Shackleton's famous Endurance was not a paddler.
Along the way, I have seen again many of the famous names dear to this group, and have done some website checking on some of them.
I can't send anything of our Clyde-inspired Port Phillip Bay steamers, as all images are copyright to other bodies, and all had been scrapped before I was a photographer. They were part of my own upbringing: my father was a regular passenger in the 1920s and 1930s, and had many stories to tell. In that era, a young man would embark on a bay cruise to find a young lady, and hopefully be dancing on deck on the return journey.
On one cruise, he was hunting in tandem with his older brother, and both were chasing the same girl. After a bit of discussion, one looked at the other and said: 'Please let the girl know relation we are'. The other replied: 'Don't be silly dad'.
Both were on duty to dispose of the ashes of their uncle, who had worked for Port of Melbourne, and wanted his ashes thrown into the bay from an excursion paddlesteamer. [I posted this story when I was writing of the bay steamers in an earlier thread].
Since the new software can't display the vessel names, the opening random photo now becomes a major test of skill (or refresher course) for members.
Regards,
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor
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