There are many amazing places in the world. Some may have been to such places that they would like to shear a story about, or just come across something that fits the title.
To start it of, here is an amazing boat lift in Scotland:
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Has anybody here visited this place?:
No , but I have lobster (Mammaâs in Hawaii) from there and itâs the best! So freaking sweet! I actually went back the next day and had it again. Evidently only sold in Japan and Mommaâs. Trust me I looked.
I donât expect anybody on this forum has been there?:
Been above directly above it 
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Still short nearly 11 km. from the deepest spot.
Some have been there:
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My working shoes filled with two single-stackers each are there.
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Neumayer Channel, Antarctic, on the way to Palmer Station (Peninsula). Part of what I do for a living now! (former offshore drilling mariner).
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Itâs not exactly like âH*ll freeze overâ, but snow in the worldâs dryest desert is not far from the same.
Here from Norwegian broadcaster NRK today:
Photo: AFP
Source: Verdens tørreste ørken dekket av snø â Siste nytt â NRK
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Abel Tasman named the bay where he anchored as Murderous Bay a name it retained until gold was discovered there in 1836 when it was renamed Golden Bay, a name it has retained today. The Maori without any provocation, rammed a small rowing boat and killed the four occupants. Captain Cook arriving some 140 years later had the latitude of the bay and was forewarned of the violence of the inhabitants.
The Maori names are correct but there was no name for New Zealand as a whole and the name Aotearoa appeared inn1836 and is a construct as Maori had no idea on the shape of the islands.
Whaling continued out of Tory Strait in the north of the South Island and from Whangaparapara, Great Barrier (Aotea) Island in the North Island until the early 1950âs.
New Zealands Stewart Island seems cool but I really never had a desire to visit there. But since seeing them out the window & later on the chart, Iâve always been curious about New Zealandâs Solander Islands which are west of Stewart. To be so close to New Zealandâs South Island, I was surprised how little the Solander Islands have been explored. Mostly only inhabited by those who were shipwrecked over the centuries.
From the wiki article linked below:
âThe islands are geographically forbidding and weather conditions often confound the approach of ships, dissuading attempts at permanent habitation. Australian sealers briefly made use of the islands during the early 19th century, likely living on small flats between the islandâs cliffs and its shoreline for stints of a few months. Castaways would occasionally end up on the islands, and in 1813, a passing ship bound for Stewart Island found five men in need of rescue. The men â four Europeans and one Australian Aboriginal â were marooned there between 1808 and 1813, representing the longest continuous period of habitation on the islands.â
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Solander was a Swedish botanist who was a member of Joseph Bankâs scientific party on Captain Cookâs first voyage. He was a student under Linnaeus and was being groomed to take over from him but preferred live in London. He applied the Linnaeus system of classification to the newly discovered Flora of the new world.
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This doesnât have anything to do with interesting places but Solander sailed on Cooks Endeavor which was in the news last month.
Is this real, or is it another AI joke?
The ship was built in Great Britain in 1911 and arrived in Australia shortly thereafter. For many years, it transported goods and was used to supply Allied troops in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, it was used in the coal trade until it was decommissioned in 1972 and brought to the bay for scrap.
But it was never dismantled. Instead, nature slowly took over. Today, dense vegetation grows from the rusting hull of the former cargo ship. Metal has been transformed into a âfloating forest,â a place of tranquility, beauty, and symbolism. The SS Ayrfield is now not only a piece of industrial history, but also a fascinating example of how nature can transform even abandoned places into green oases.
In addition to the Ayrfield, other old ships lie there â remnants of times gone by â but none are as impressively covered in greenery as this one. Today, the floating forest is considered a symbol of hope, rebirth, and the power of nature â captivating nature lovers, photographers, and travelers from all over the world.
Source: Facebook
A few years ago our air force parachuted a small bulldozer to the islanders to repair access to the landing place.
Back in the day ships running Panama New Zealand used to pick up and drop of mail. The stamps and franking were collectors items.
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Amazing fact, not just about one specific place:
Anybody here who have driven the whole of Hw 1?
PS> Or sailed all around Australia?