LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[bg]

Tommorow (July 1) is Canada Day. Happy Canada Day! to our Canadian luna-tics; Steven D, Antony F, and Kiba. I should be Happy in Canada as well tomorrow, crossing the border by noon in a gear loaded canoe heading north. Moose

happy canada day.....how do you folks celebrate it???

[Kona2]

Moose and friends eye spy a new sign about noon tomorrow as the eagerly anticipated journey begins....


Season meters as of 60/365 = 10,519,210 m

Total meters on the day = 149,478 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

1.2 MM Will S

Full moon plus some for Will S with a 45,700 m posting
Half moon for David T with a posting of 22,000 m

And thanks to all the Looneys who rowed today:

David M 5,000 m
Jim 5,000 m
AJ 7,255 m
Peter G 11,000 m
Dan 12,111 m
Greg H 12,503 m
Steven L 14,429 m
Darryl 14,480 m
David T 22,000 m
Will S 45,700 m

Meanwhile, the Landy appears to be near Welford National Park...home of windswept sand dunes, yellow-footed rock wallabies and rammed earth homesteads...might be headed towards another Outback park....Diamantina National Park...a WWF reserve area....Baz and crew are not only Down Under....they're Outback somewhere...where's that Oz map that Minnie posted?!?

[just27]

....Baz and crew are not only Down Under....they're Outback somewhere... where's that Oz map that Minnie posted?!?

Et, voila ... hopefully they're not running into too many man-eating koala bears!

[bg]

....Baz and crew are not only Down Under....they're Outback somewhere... where's that Oz map that Minnie posted?!?

Et, voila ... hopefully they're not running into too many man-eating koala bears!

those koala bears eat people?????

[just27]

those koala bears eat people?????

Uh huh ... with a side of eucalyptus leaves for roughage.

[Kona2]

I dunno - looks like there is a lot of frontier left in Australia....not to mention the yellow-footed rock wallabies, bandicoots and bilby(s)..what an adventure! Although, I did notice in Baz's photo sets of the Defender Land Rover that there was a ladder that extended from the tent to the ground....that first wrong step might be a doozie...

Woohoo! Time to start a couple of ONE Million Meter Countdowns......Danno and Minnie are definitely within one million meter range in the next ten days!

[BAZzy]

Howdy fellow Luna-tics, finally got in range for internet connection!!

Had a great laugh at the Aussie Map!

Having a great time, and Tomo is in his element......

Anyway, in between fending off emus, kangaroos, and wrestling with giant Koalas (and the odd beer or two) I've managed to update a blog of our travels so far.

You can find it here.

http://www.exploroz.com/Members/33714/6 ... annah.aspx

We will be in Diamantina National Park in a couple of days; quite a remote region, just hoping it doesn't rain too much as it is forecast for the next 24 hours. Hence sitting it out in Longreach! Outback roads in Australia are not the place to be when it rains.....

Take care and row strong BBB

[Kona2]

Keep those logbooks up to date - a "randomly selected day" should occur any day now.....!Just 5K a day enrolls you in the unpredictable Summmmmr Sweeps!

June was a great rowing month for the 50 LunaTics onboard - we rowed 4,753,686 m !


Season meters as of 61/365 = 10,638,401 m

Total meters on the day = 119,191 m

Oars in space (participation) = 24 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

600K Safe journeys to you as you head to the shining big-sea-waters by the shores of Gitchee Gumee...whoa...had a Hiawatha moment there
Minnie is one rowing moonbound marathoning mouse! Another half marathon!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Dan with (140,674 m) to go!

Chris with (162,547 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew - galactic gauntlets all around!

Laurie 2,500 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Rich 5,000 m
AJ 5,314 m
Mitch 7,316 m
K2 9,787 m
Dan 10,331 m
Ted 12,000 m
Greg H 12,504 m - less than 2K to the 200K milestone!
Rodrigo 13,556 m
Darryl 14,651 m
Chris 21,232 m

Have a great rowing day - whenever and wherever you row!

[just27]

Safe journeys to you as you head to the shining big-sea-waters by the shores of Gitchee Gumee...whoa...had a Hiawatha moment there.

Aargh, forsooth, Hiawatha ... I'm still on my first cup of coffee for the morning, and anticipate that I'll now have "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" spinning through my head all day long. (Happily, it's a great song.)

Love all the "ones" by the way.

[Kona2]

... anticipate that I'll now have "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" spinning through my head all day long. (Happily, it's a great song.)

Speaking of songs....Baz and The Landy caravan are making their way through Queensland and currently in Winton Shire....said to be the birthplace of "Waltzing Matilda," which seems to be an unofficial (I think) Australian national anthem.
I wondered about water supplies out there in the Outback - apparently the drilled for water supply has a temperature of 83 to 86 C, which translates into about 181 F - and must be circulated through radiant cooling and cooling ponds prior to introduction into a town's main water supply. No shortage of hot water there!

Welcome back, Jack! John Longmire has signed back on with the LunaTic crew for the 2011 Rowing Season!

Meanwhile, back in rowing space, where water is also scarce - a steady pace is being kept by many LunaTics! Gina is nearing her 300K milestone (mere meters away!) and Steven L just passed the 400K mark. Danno contemplates making his first million of the rowing season by his birthday....

Season meters as of 62/365 = 10,774,077 m

Total meters on the day = 135,676 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

400K Steven L

Jack signs in with a half moon plus and 29,328 m!
Minnie with another half marathon!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Dan with (129,451 m) to go!

Chris with (141,450 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew - we're continuing to move forward to the moon!


AJ 5,452 m
Steven L 7,226 m
David T 8,000 m
Peter G 9,500 m
Gina 10,020 m
Dan 11,223 m
Rodrigo 13,326 m
Jim 18,004 m
Chris 21,097 m
Jack 29,328 m

Woohoo! It's the weekend! And, here in the US, it's the Fourth of July weekend! Have a safe holiday weekend - and row some 4th of July meters!

[Toothdoc]

Danno contemplates making his first million of the rowing season by his birthday....
"Make it so Scotty"

danno

PS Welcome back Jack! No rhyme intended.

[Kona2]

Almost missed the Bazzy posting of a couple of days ago - June 30th posting - great travelogue with some good photos! What an adventure! Check it out!

Time for Tour de France!

If you're looking for something "new" to watch while rowing, this year's Tour de France might provide a new mix of action and drama as Lance Armstrong of Team Radio Shack and Alberto Contador of Team Astana battle it out....not to discount a host of other strong riders going after the yellow jersey! This year's race starts in Holland - I think in Rotterdam - so perhaps our Dutch team members Peter H and Lilia are getting an opportunity to be spectators!

Season meters as of 63/365 = 10,935,150 m

Total meters on the day = 161,073 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

200K Greg H

Red Giant for Will S as he posts 52,000 m...perhaps getting close to finishing this tour of duty in Iraq?
Minnie brings in a half marathon...then tacks a 2K on for good measure

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Dan with (113,189 m) to go!

Chris with (118,353 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters!

Karon 3,402 m
K2 7,892 m
Steven L 10,000 m
Jim 10,000 m
Jack 11,862 m
Greg H 12,501 m
Rodrigo 14,057 m
Dan 16,262 m
Chris 23,097 m
Will S 52,000 m

Woohoo! Eleven million team meters on the horizon for today! Row, row, row!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Congratulations, team, on achieving ELEVEN million team meters thus far in the 2011 Rowing Season!! Fabulous rowing by all!

[bg]

Woohoo! Congratulations, team, on achieving ELEVEN million team meters thus far in the 2011 Rowing Season!! Fabulous rowing by all!

wooo hooooo luna-tics...and happy 4th to those celebrating it....

[DUCKMARX]

Our LUNA-TICS Head Cheerleader and Bean Counter Extraordinaire, Kona2, has 22,794 m to go for her 7 MILLION LIFETIME METERS . . . she'll reach the 7,000,000 mark when her season meters are at 141,797.