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Just got back from the welcoming dinner at Nong Nooch

Welcomed with elephants, amazing palms, Thai traditional dancing as we went into dinner.

During the evening about 50 entertainers and dancers captivated us for the evening. We are all amazed at the palms surrounding our accommodation and we have not even seen the gardens yet!!!h

part 1 http://youtu.be/K9wI8jgvAEg video of the bus trip, enjoy

regards

colin

coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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I spy Jim and Judy Glock to the right of Jeff :o

Jeff - where is your Miami Heat NBA Champions cap ? :unsure:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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look like one of those Dodgey mystery bus tours we have down here LOL

Troy

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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From bus 7 we saw one of the buses ran over a traffic cone on the way to Pattaya. The traffic and both buses had to be stopped by police escort while construction crews got under the bus to retrieve the cone. Was this video bus 6?

Frank

 

Zone 9b pine flatlands

humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

with yearly freezes

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Jeff needs a haircut....

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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thanks for sharing! More more. more.

I see Jeff & Andrea, Jim Glock, Jerry & Cindy, BS Man, La Hoagie, Bo & Kim up front, I even see Palmgrovers back of head and maybe Paul's bald melon up front. Jen and I are really missing out man! :indifferent:

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Stopping by to see Corypha lecomtei...

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...driving through the Nong Nooch 1 nursery...

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...Borassus flabellifer around the soccer field at Nong Nooch Garden.

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Cheers!

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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thanks for sharing! More more. more.

I see Jeff & Andrea, Jim Glock, Jerry & Cindy, BS Man, La Hoagie, Bo & Kim up front, I even see Palmgrovers back of head and maybe Paul's bald melon up front. Jen and I are really missing out man! :indifferent:

Hi Matt and Jen

We all missed you being here, maybe next time

regards

colin

coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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Nice 'stache Jack! :floor:

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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thanks for sharing! More more. more.

I see Jeff & Andrea, Jim Glock, Jerry & Cindy, BS Man, La Hoagie, Bo & Kim up front, I even see Palmgrovers back of head and maybe Paul's bald melon up front. Jen and I are really missing out man! :indifferent:

more palms, less bombs!

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Even "I", Mr. never takes pics took some 600 pictures... stand by

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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part 2

dancing on the ceiling

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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More from the bus

Andrea Searle, all smiles

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Carlo chatting to the Raf

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Happy Cindy

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Annika and Rafael eyes

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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Ohhh boy!!! It's already begun.........

Just arrived home today in the afternoon, ( tuesday). What a hell of a great time! So many pictures, soo many palms and soooo many stories! It was especially nice to finally meet some of the palm talkers there.

Oh.....and bus #2 rocked!!!

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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What a bus ride! We decided to 'decorate' the back of the bus...Bus #2 was definitely THE bus!

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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ahem.. I was the luckiest man in the bus at that moment... :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Fun video Colin! Nice to see what I missed when I was snoozing!

Hi Annika

now that you mentioned sleeping ....

how angelic you looked :) :)

how did you sleep through the singing and dancing?

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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Did anyone capture Lindsey Sayer's apparent shoulder dislocation manuever?

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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I didn't get video, but here is a photo...

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Why did they call this the Yul Brynner Bus?

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Fun video Colin! Nice to see what I missed when I was snoozing!

Hi Annika

now that you mentioned sleeping ....

how angelic you looked :) :)

how did you sleep through the singing and dancing?

Colin-

too funny :winkie:

Well I was sort of in & out of snoozing. I remember I heard the dancing hooplah. In half slumber I thought that the IPS crew might have been planning a "performance" of some sort for when we arrived at Nong Nooch and that our bus had been tasked with the dancing aspect. So I thought you guys were rehearsing & I figured I would just figure it all out when I woke up. :innocent:

Annika

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Bu-bu-bu Buss Number Twooooo!!

BS singin' was epic

The dancin' was grand

Hats off to the Searles'

sans music t'would have been bland....

I hear THEORY! :greenthumb:

btw, nice cover story Annika :rolleyes:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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No.2 bus was something special, I was glad to be on it and not under it. Seriously though it was most cool to be able to speak with folks finally, face to face, people I've only ever communicated with via palmtalk. We crossed the oceans and forged friendships that already existed by written word only I suppose, but now that we have met, I never want to see any of you again... No, no, I mean, I want to see you all again sometime down the track. I was my usual shy self of course, lucky others brought me out of my shell, my life as a tortoise is now over.

I moved around to different seats, once I was down the back seat with Rafael and Carlo discussing forming an IPS musical group, Carlo suggested the name be SPI. He was sacked immediately but eventually he will be allowed to stay on as the drummer. I spent time towards the front of the bus with dudes like Bob and Paul and Jes and Elvis Presley, thanks King for coming along for the ride, Viva Las Pattaya baby.. It was great to meet the Californians, the Floridians, the Hawaiians, the Presbyterians, who have I left out ?

Here was our bus guide Sam, giving another talk on all things Thai. Funny guy, I liked him.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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No.2 bus was something special, I was glad to be on it and not under it. Seriously though it was most cool to be able to speak with folks finally, face to face, people I've only ever communicated with via palmtalk. We crossed the oceans and forged friendships that already existed by written word only I suppose, but now that we have met, I never want to see any of you again... No, no, I mean, I want to see you all again sometime down the track. I was my usual shy self of course, lucky others brought me out of my shell, my life as a tortoise is now over.

I moved around to different seats, once I was down the back seat with Rafael and Carlo discussing forming an IPS musical group, Carlo suggested the name be SPI. He was sacked immediately but eventually he will be allowed to stay on as the drummer. I spent time towards the front of the bus with dudes like Bob and Paul and Jes and Elvis Presley, thanks King for coming along for the ride, Viva Las Pattaya baby.. It was great to meet the Californians, the Floridians, the Hawaiians, the Presbyterians, who have I left out ?

Here was our bus guide Sam, giving another talk on all things Thai. Funny guy, I liked him.

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It was kind of magic to meet everybody from palmtalk.

We had lots of fun, chating, laughing, smiling, singing and sleeping :asleep: inside this amazing bus!

I hope the IPS musical group idea is to make real!

Wal, you should be the impeller :rolleyes:

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I didn't get video, but here is a photo...

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Lindsey says "Ouch... My shoulder! There may not be a repeat in Miami"

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

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Here's a little music for you...

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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And some more original compilations...

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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BS - Love me Tender

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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That was fun singing.. because the audience was gentle on us.. I think I need to learn some more lyrics completely. :blink:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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the PalmTalk party bus people are the best!

Dan on the Big Island of Hawai'i / Dani en la Isla Grande de Hawai

Events Photographer roving paparazzi "konadanni"

Master Gardener, University of Hawai’i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

LinkedIn & email: konadanni@gmail.com / Facebook & Twitter & Google Plus: DanTom BigIsland

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