BadNick

pretty sure it has to be San Pantaleo

Leto

Yes it is south. Looking back, I see he stated North, so I am wrong...

little_tippler

BadNick has it.

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Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
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Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

damn! I was hoping one of you guys would get it.


Where in the world am I? ...clue: an island

Leto

interesting. What made you think of San Pantaleo? I've never heard of it...

BadNick

Leto, I never heard of it either. But the "beauty" of the internetz is we can do a google on Sardinia and pull up any number of maps, then zoom in and follow little_tipper's navigation instructions....though I use "navigation" loosely in the current-use sense and not as in navigating at sea re: "naval"...though I do like a nice soft tummy and navel to play with now and then...anyway, then I checked a couple links to travel reports of some little coastal towns in that part of Sardinia and there is was...beautiful white beaches, dancing and music, a saint....say no more....well I'll say one more thing by pasting what I found:

at this site: http://www.goingtosardinia.com/desti...n_Pantaleo.htm

"For those looking for the perfect blend of white sandy beaches, lovely countryside and authentic Sardinian character the area around San Pantaleo provides the ideal solution. This village developed around the rural church dedicated to San Pantaleo; celebrations in honour of the Saint take place from the 27th to the 30th of July with a mixture of shows, dances and traditional music. The hamlet went almost unnoticed by tourists until the 1960s’, when the boom of the Emerald Coast and in particular the increasing popularity of the near Porto Cervo have led to the discovery of this quiet spot by tourists and international artists who have set their home here. San Pantaleo remains a quirky place popular with those tourists after a relaxing and authentic Sardinian holiday. Every Tuesday the village comes to life with the street market on the square, where you will find stalls with absolutely everything, from the most tasteful souvenirs to precious rarities.
To get there, from Olbia take national route SS 125 and after 7 kilometres turn right following the sign that says: PORTO CERVO –BAJA SARDINIA – SAN PANTALEO. Drive along the panoramic coastal road for 10 kilometres until you get to a fork in the road, then turn left for San Pantaleo. The village is only a few kilometres away from that point."

uncle phil

ok, an island...

northern hemisphere?

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little_tippler

good googling there BadNick!

I have a friend who's been there and told me about it. Then I googled it and found that little piece, and since I love art...I've been wanting to go to Sardinia for a while now too.

I hope that's a good enough explanation.

/threadjack

moving along...

an island...in the Aegean Sea?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

uncle_phil: not northern hemisphere
little_tippler: not Aegean Sea

uncle phil

western hemi?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

BadNick

unc: not western hemi

OK, so now let's focus on southern half of the eastern hemisphere

uncle phil

asian?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

little_tippler

African?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

not asia
not africa

uncle phil

austrailia?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

little_tippler

New Zealand?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

uncle_phil is on a roll, it is part of australia ...it's not new zealand.


A little clue: it's not part of mainland Australia so forget that big island

Leto

Tasmania? Hobart?

BadNick

nope, neither of those

I just have the name of the island in mind...not a city

Leto

Kangaroo Island

BadNick

nope, K'roo Is. is nice but not where I'm at.


For practical reasons, I can only give you guys one day to figure this out and then I'll have to tell you...but I know you can do it.

uncle phil

great sandy island?

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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

BadNick

u_p: not great sandy

ps: my previous post has a bit of a clue in it

little_tippler

Eden Island

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

nope, not Eden Island, either

I'm between and up the coast from Eden and Kangaroo.

little_tippler

If you mean literally between and up the coast a little, then it has to be Tabby Tabby Island.

Further up...maybe?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

l_t,
sorry I steered you wrong. I thought Kangaroo was on the west coast but now I see it's on the southern coast. Eden and Tabby Tabby are on the east coast.

I'm on the north coast....and it's a place that has some "significance" on the north coast.

little_tippler

I'm thinking it will take an australian to know then...

but my shot this time will be...Groote Eylandt?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

sorry, not Groote Eylandt...but I really like that name and wish I was there.

OK, I'll put my clues together and maybe it'll be a little help:

- an island of some "significance" on the north coast...so there is something special about it
- I was hoping you guys ...and gals... would get it before tomorrow

Leto

Dunk island, significant for its rain forest

BadNick

not Dunk I. either ...but that's closer. Keep going more north.

It looks like in about 20 minutes it will be tomorrow where I am.

BadNick

my latest edit: well here it is, Thursday, and you still don't have it figured out? How far north did you look?

Leto

Melville Island? did anybody say Melville yet?

BadNick

Leto,
nobody said Melville yet...and it ain't Melville. You're too far west.


If you guys are fed up with this one and want to move on, just say so.

Leto

ok. i give. what kind of significance are we looking for?

little_tippler

not fed up, want to get it!

It's a good way to learn some geography

Possession Island?

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

BadNick

Sorry, not Possession Island.

But damn, little tippler is persistent! go dude....ummm, l_p, you are a dude, aren't you?...or are you a dudess?...sorry I don't know...need nakid pic to determine.

Forgive me for "lecturing" however mild, but in addition to learning geography try to extract a clue when I say it's a clue...admittedly I'm not the greatest, most obvious clue giver but I don't want to make it too easy...I said it has significance and look north..."how far north did you look?" and I said I hope you can guess it before today is over...today is Thursday. If I get any more obvious, I'd have to send you airline tickets to this nice little island!

Go folks...give it a shot.

Leto

Croker Island appears to be the northernmost island in Australia. Is that it?

BadNick

Nope. According to info I found, Croker Island is not the northernmost TOWN in Australia. And checking a map closely makes the following info look correct.

According to wikipedia, though admittedly that's not hardcore authentic info, it says this about the place I am waiting for you guys to figure out...and it's oh so lonely here without you folks, though I'm enjoying the beautiful peace, quite, and tropical weather: "...XXXX is noteworthy for being the most northerly town in Australia..." And to back it up, I found this info about this place at Koala Net: "...and the most northerly town is XXXX..."

And wow, by now it's almost too late since it's already Friday the 13th...but it has more to do with yesterday.

little_tippler

Thursday Island then.

And I am a hot chick I'll have you know!

__________________
Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918