Hi there everyone, I hope that you well today, out and about enjoying your #WednesdayWalk to join us and share your walks as a virtual tour in this great community created by the talented @tattoodjay.
If you would like to join us, then just click this ink here to find out how! https://peakd.com/c/hive-155530/created and in the meant time, I'd like to introduce you to a few new friends that I met on my day tour of Geelong, a lovely little city on the on the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula a couple of weeks ago.
It was the first day out of lockdown and after being inside for 3 months and only venturing out to buy the essentials and for the occasional walk, it was so good to get out and see a place that I have not seen for about 10 years and it was even better to make a whole bunch of new friends along the way too!
So first off, I'd like to introduce you to Timothy, Mabel, William, Sarah and Henry, as they stood at the bottom of the footpath to welcome me to the area.
I stood with them for a while as we chatted about the wet weather, gazing out to the sea.
Sarah and Henry asked me to stay for lunch, but unfortunately I had to go as I had only just arrived and had such little time left to explore.
Mabel asked me if I wanted to play with her dolly too, but I apologised to her, explaining that I didn't have a lot of time and would come back again to see her one day.
Sarah looked very dismayed as I asked Timothy for directions
but Timothy was very understanding as he nodded the way forward along the foreshore walk
To where I came across Herbert reading the local newspaper
I didn't want to intrude as Herbert looked very focused on the articles in the newspaper
Hearing his muffled grunts, I was very curious to see what Herbert was reading so glanced over his shoulder at the historic Geelong Advertiser
And saw some very interesting articles in there.
Briefly taking his eyes away from the paper, Herbert then took a moment to quickly point me in the direction of the pier,
where Captain O'Malley and Rear Admiral Percival stood, observing the incoming ships
After a polite nod from the Captain and some small chit chat from the Admiral
Rear Admiral Percival, glanced at the time and pointed me in the direction of the food stalls attached to some of the fishing trawlers
where I met Molly, Scully and Pirate Pete standing around, having a chat about the latest fresh seafood haul as Molly waited for more customers to come to her stall.
After I checked out the menu and had a chat to them, I left to wander around and take more photos, when I came across these lifeguards
I think that these guys must have had a big night, because the guy in front is still wiped out and the other guys is still off his face too!
As I kept wandering, I spotted the Volunteer Rifle Band playing the Polka at the Steamboat Gardens.
After they finished playing the Geelong Polka, I wandered towards the beach, where I spotted these lifeguards protecting the beach volleyball players
I thought this one was rather handsome so snuck in another photo of him and he smiled shyly at me!
I said goodbye and kept wandering though the beautiful park until I came across this sad clown and stopped to make him laugh and cheer him up a bit.
He confided in me that he had fallen in love with the enchanting Isabella many years before
But her heart had been stolen from him by Samuel
But his older sister Miss Primrose Smith forbade Samuel to carry on the affair
But despite this, Samuel and Isabella bore a child, now grown into a manchild by the name of Jonathon
Who was being wooed to play football by local coach Francis
but Jonathon wanted to be his own man and had always dreamed of joining the circus
To be just like his older friend Pierre here, who he had been pestering to teach him the ropes
As it was Pierre's job to stand around and promote the exciting events of the day
but Pierre had his eye on other sights
And other things on his mind
And that was to become a lifeguard- a hero like these guys
So he could win the heart of the Yacht clubs bayside beauty, Winsome Redman
As Winsome was a very popular and handsome woman thought Pierre
but unfortunately, Winsome only had eyes for Fireman Fred, as he stood there, large, pumping hose in his hand
Always at the ready for any fire, large or small
And Winsome was happy to look out at that view all day long!
However Fred was long ago married to Mavis
Who seemed to be more in love with her Gin & Tonics than him these days
And life in their little town went round and round, sobbed the sad clown.
Now that was my story about these colourful characters, but if you click on this link, you will learn the truth from them instead https://www.tourismgeelongbellarine.com.au/watch-bollards-come-life-activate-geelong-bollards/
and using Augmented reality is such a great way to entertain people of all ages and teach them about the history of the area and some of the local characters.
Unfortunately for me, I was so busy ding my Wednesday Walk and dodging the constant rain, that I didn't have time to try out the app, but I know I certainly will next time I get there.
So here's a peak at what to expect when you get a chance to come and use the AR app one day yourselves with this Video by Visit Geelong and The Bellarine
I hope that you enjoyed my little version of their lives- as told to me by the sad clown...and I hope that this #makemesmile @elizacheng too..but I hope that you enjoy checking out the real story of the Bollards created by now deceased local artist Jan Mitchell, her assistant John Starr, https://intown.com.au/locals/geelong/attractions/bollards.htm first sculpted and shaped by carver and prop maker Pieter Roos, with the current tech being created by Marc-O-Matic https://www.marcomatic.com/ and Virtualex https://virtualex.com.au/
To learn exactly how they were made, the ideas and stories behind each bollard, check out this link here too. https://seegeelong.com.au/geelong-bollards/
Thank you so much for reading my post , I really hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to your comments and thoughts.
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Those are so cool, a pity you could not have lunch with Sarah and Henry
they are all so well done but i think my favorite is Herbert reading the newspaper, but that said there is something special about he pipe band also
Are these there all the time or for an event?
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
Yeah they are very cool and apparently they have been there for about 20yrs...
but it was only fairly recently that the AR stories were created for them to entertain and educate the tourists and the locals.
Unfortunately I was not able to get the AR working and was dodging the constant and heavy rain, so I did not get the real story- which is a real shame, but atleast I know it's there for next time. (Which is also why I had to take a bit of creative license and write my own...)
Yeah I loved the detail with Herbert and his newspaper, but the pipe band were my favourites. Oh and I loved Pierre promoting the events too!
According to the very little actual details on the net that I could find out about them and the AR experience, there's quite a few bollards that I missed out on too, so I'll be making sure I find them next time too!
WOW they are in good condition for having been there so long
I look forward to a future post when you tell us about the AR stories, but you did super well with your own it was such fun to read
Yeah they are considering, because really there were only a couple that had any really noticeable deterioration on them and considering they were all literally only meters away from the water too.
And they were the lifeguards- which is not that different from their real counterparts- off their faces...lol...
Glad that you enjoyed the story cause I actually feel really bad that I wasn't able to get the real one...but next time eh.
You really should not feel bad you told us the stories you felt on seeing them which makes it very special
Yes but I feel bad for not knowing more because of all the artists involved...you know what I mean...
YEah I know what you mean, but as you said maybe you will learn more on your next visit there
Awesome thanks so much @ewkaw and @qurator for the curation!
So glad that you all liked my walk and so glad that you wanted to share it with the rest of the world too!
My pleasure :)
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Love it, you have brought your walk to life with humour and a love of these wooden object d'art, thanks for sharing thanks for entertaining x
Thanks! So glad that you enjoyed it.
It's amazing what you find out when you stop for a minute to talk to the sad clown...🤣
lol @chocolatescorpi I love clowns too.
Well considering I'm a bit of an evil clow...oops I meant clown too, then thats a good thing that you like them! 😁😁😁😁
Here you go, judge for yourself....https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@chociscorpipro/xaousbgl
colourful!!! and less raise a glass to your 60th milestone
"pennywise" being my fav!!
Thanks @grindle and I'll just stay at 50 for the moment thanks! 🤣
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What a wonderful walk! Like in a movie. Thank you! An original idea.🍀
It was a wonderful walk and I'm so glad that you were able to share it with me too @merilin077
It was a bit like an epic love story full of drama, intrigue and a whole lot of skeletons in their closets too eh! 🤣
so creative. Its creators love life
Yes it certainly was a colourful and creative walk aswell as a creative post too!
So glad that you liked it!
I can't wait to go there again and have a go at the AR app aspect to give you guys the real stories.