The Jolly Roger by maggiemae

The Jolly Roger

One of the entertainment we have is watching other campers set up or around 4pm come in in their dozens! We probably are the entertainment for others too!

Sometimes we have fruit and muesli for breakfast and sometimes we have hot porridge! Depends on the temperature!
This day we explored the neighbouring territory which did have some rough and muddy tracks but we ended up at the Camp again and here was this little rowboat looking rather sad.

Three good things;
1. Plenty of power but no cell coverage to make any calls necessary.
2. The sound of the waves carried us through the night.
3. I made date scones in my little oven - OK but the texture was more like cake than scones!
Love the vibrant colours in this shot. The method of communication between guide and driver is often a source of wonder as well as suppressed mirth. 8-) Fav
February 15th, 2017  
@tonydebont Thanks for the fav, Tony! Often its more grumbling than laughing!
February 15th, 2017  
@maggiemae Ha Ha. I was thinking of the audience.
February 15th, 2017  
Love the vivid colours.
February 15th, 2017  
Wonderful, vibrant colors and great composition
February 16th, 2017  
This looks like a wonderful painting.
February 16th, 2017  
This was an immediate fav. This is beautiful!---as beautiful as a painting for sure.
February 16th, 2017  
Such a wonderful subject and process so beautifully with all that vibrant colors. Both of your breakfasts sound delicious and your number three sounds remarkable
February 16th, 2017  
Love your title! And it pops nicely among the greenery.
February 16th, 2017  
I love how this looks like an Impressionist painting. Great colors and it tells a story. fav
February 16th, 2017  
Like the painterly effect.
February 16th, 2017  
@olivetreeann Thanks Ann! I did use a mixture of arty type processing in this!
February 16th, 2017  
Nice processing.
February 16th, 2017  
It should be sad and dejected. It's out of it's element -- water Lovely shot, color and composition.
February 16th, 2017  
A charming little boat, love the colours & general air of shabbiness. You are both having a great time exploring!
February 16th, 2017  
@happypat I don't think we will get back home for some time, Pat! Life with your luxury snail pad on your back is so good. We meet different people, see wonderful scenery and take tons of photographs!
February 16th, 2017  
@taffy thanks Taffy - don't know if its obvious but thats the name of this rowboat! Now who had the real Jolly Roger?
February 16th, 2017  
Sounds like a fun trip around the South Island. Camping grounds are a great source of entertainment as people set up. We once watched a group unload their tent for the weekend, only to find they had left the poles behind, necessitating a rather long drive back home to retrieve them.
February 16th, 2017  
And I once put in a long tent peg to secure the tent in high winds and rain. the next morning it all seemed extra wet in one corner - further investigation found that I had driven the peg right through an alkethene? water pipe!
February 16th, 2017  
he hee sounds like fun people watching!
February 16th, 2017  
Fun, great shot and processing.
February 16th, 2017  
It looks so lonely, we have them around Saltburn and Marske but they fill them with soil and plant them up with bedding plants for summer!
February 16th, 2017  
Such a sad little rowing boat, waiting for someone to take it out.
February 16th, 2017  
@dide You must have a very strong thumper, Diane! Surprised you didn't wake up in a flood!
February 16th, 2017  
It looks like a frame from a dream sequence
February 16th, 2017  
Very nice shot
February 16th, 2017  
It's a beautiful setting for the lonely little boat.
February 17th, 2017  
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