tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post3685165603201350791..comments2023-06-01T19:15:48.300+10:00Comments on The Occasional Adventures of Betty: The View from the Other SideSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299889655130518417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-5177441162536130032013-01-03T07:34:54.141+11:002013-01-03T07:34:54.141+11:00@Trobairitz - Coromandel sounds scarily crowded, d...@Trobairitz - Coromandel sounds scarily crowded, doesn't it? I'm glad Mallacoota isn't as bad as that. <br /><br />Canberra was actually pretty good over the holiday break, I must admit - lots of people down the coast, ha ha (some in Mallacoota, no doubt!) leaving Canberra with great traffic!<br /><br />Someone told me the other day that the locals shop up big in town before the holidaymakers arrive, so they can hand the town over to tourists for a few weeks, and not have to brave the traffic. Very sensible. I'll know better next year! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299889655130518417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-85227718100119077472013-01-03T05:27:09.525+11:002013-01-03T05:27:09.525+11:00I've lived in a tourist town before where the ...I've lived in a tourist town before where the population climbs from 26,000 to 40,000 in the summer. .It is a revelation isn't it? <br /><br />Doesn't sound as bad as Coromandel though... <br /><br />I like the college town we are in now as it empties during the summer months.<br /><br />All you can do is muddle through and chuckle because you get to live there year round.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-62812151131975355332013-01-02T17:22:52.532+11:002013-01-02T17:22:52.532+11:00@Geoff p holy dooley, where do you FIT 40,000 peop...@Geoff p holy dooley, where do you FIT 40,000 people? It must be pretty cosy at Celtic Festival time. The population here generally goes from 900 to 5000, and that's quite full enough!<br /><br />@Tara - yeah, I suspect Merimbula is probably even worse! I took the bike to Eden the other day, and it was mental there. I guess that's the story up and down the coast at this time every year...<br /><br />@Nev - yeah, Goulburn was a bit like that - and I imagine Mallacoota, with its 'First Families' could be a bit like that too. However, there's a shift in the population here - people coming and staying (like me and hundreds of others), or growing up here then going - that seems quite fluid. A lady in the gift shop, though, told me today she'd been here 40 years and is only just considered 'a local', so YMMV!<br /><br />@Kev - can't imagine 3 MILLION ppl coming through a place like Blackpool. England's SO cforwded!!! My aunt/uncle and their family go to Southwold every summer, and it's a similar thing - all of a sudden there's no parking, and the sleepy seaside town fills up with overcooked out-of-towners!<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299889655130518417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-54128846319152751062013-01-02T13:59:14.038+11:002013-01-02T13:59:14.038+11:00Reminds me of Blackpool. I was there mainly during...Reminds me of Blackpool. I was there mainly during the winter, but my mates warned me not to be around in summer because 3 million people descend on the place in the space of a month. The locals were great. But I really wouldn't want to be there during the invasion.Kevin Gleesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-77243624925056166182013-01-02T12:41:36.822+11:002013-01-02T12:41:36.822+11:00I was watching some subtitled documentary the othe...I was watching some subtitled documentary the other day about a European seaside town where you're not offically considered a local until your family has lived there for 7 generations or more.Nevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-7660750257692424992013-01-02T12:24:20.832+11:002013-01-02T12:24:20.832+11:00This is the reason why when we are down the coast ...This is the reason why when we are down the coast I'll be avoiding Merimbula in December and January!<br /><br />I do love that you used the word "selfie" you hipster ;)Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621400586658992064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4712432366544046987.post-84984074906340317672013-01-02T12:13:21.873+11:002013-01-02T12:13:21.873+11:00Hi Sue and happy New Year!
Must say that I laughe...Hi Sue and happy New Year!<br /><br />Must say that I laughed my head off when I saw this post because you could have removed the word Malacoota and substituted it with Coromandel where I live - it's EXACTLY the same!<br /><br />In fact, today is our annual Celtic Fair and the population grows from 1600 to 40,000! No way will I be going out on the bike until at least Sunday!<br /><br />Hope you're really settling in well. I have no doubt you've made the right decision and good for you!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.com