Posted on 30th July 2010 by capella in Uncategorized
Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island history, Lord Howe island images, museum
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Lord Howe Island Public School 1963
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Lord Howe fishermen
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Queen of Sheba… on Lord Howe!
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Adapted waterskiing, Lord Howe Island
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Beached Catalina flying plane, Lord Howe Island
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Kentia palms line the way, Lord Howe Island
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Dressup parties, Lord Howe Island
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Who’s who on Lord Howe
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Model with Lord Howe twin peaks in background
From Libby Grant, Capella Lodge Manager
Visiting the LHI Tip or ‘Recycle Centre’ is a favorite outing for Mark, General Manager at Capella. Not only is it the tip designed to minimize waste being sent off the island, it is also a favorite hangout for any ‘collectors’, Mark being one (you could call him a hoarder!). One person’s junk is definitely the next person’s treasure. Mark’s favourite comment is ‘you never know when you may need it”, ‘it’ being the latest piece of junk that he has collected from the ‘Revolve’ section of the tip.
His favourites are a 40mm shell case from New Guinea that happened to be owned by our neighbour’s father who served in New Guinea during the WW2, and dozens of old reel-to-reel movies depicting fashion parades on the island in the 30’s. Yes, on LHI you can even find out who originally owned the junk!
Mark’s latest find has been a good one. A few weeks ago he found some old slides which Daniel (one of our illustrious staff at Capella) had made in to digital prints. We have given a copy of the disk to local Jack Shick who has in turn shown some of the senior residents who are now excitedly working out who’s who.
Some of the photos date back to the 1930s and others are from the 1960s. In the attached photos you will see photos of the Catalina Flying Boats (one actually beached), photos of the many fancy dress parties the islanders held and of course some obligatory photos of old swim suits.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as we did.
Ps We will probably donate the photos to the Lord Howe Island Museum for their displays.
Posted on 20th July 2010 by capella in Uncategorized
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Mt Gower waterfall
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Twin mountains – mists and waterfalls
Winter is a great time on Lord Howe. Not only do we huddle around the open fires at Capella every night enjoying good food and wine and of course great company, nature also throws spectacular weather into the mix. Over the last week we have had lovely sunny days when a BBQ at Ned’s Beach is a must, nights when the kentia palms rattled around like mad things during 50 knot winds and we have also woken up to the incredible sight of waterfalls cascading off both Mt Gower and Mt Lidgbird.
The mountains seem to create their own weather on Lord Howe. Sometimes they seem to attract cloud and rainfall,but mostly we sit in the lounge and watch the clouds moving over their peaks and then rushing away.
Posted on 20th July 2010 by capella in General | Lord Howe Experiences
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Heavy cloud over Lord Howe’s lagoon
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Rainbow ends near Capella!
It was a beautiful day to be on Lord Howe Island today. We were recorded as the hottest place in New South Wales, reaching a very balmy 19.8 degrees Celsius. Being July, you would expect to be bundled up in your winter woolies, snuggling up by the open fire! Our average low is approximately14 degrees over winter, so we won’t be looking out for a snow-capped Mount Gower any time soon.
Lord Howe is fortunate to have its very own Bureau of Meteorology, which has been around for over 100 years. The Met (as it is known to islanders) not only provides much needed climatological data for aircraft using the island’s airstrip, and for sea-faring islanders, it also provides data that can be used all over the globe.
Our meteorologist collects data daily from weather balloons outfitted with a thermometer, hygrometer, and barometer. A radar can track the balloon for two hours, and the Met can then collect all the information relevant to the daily forecast.
Tourists and islanders alike enjoy watching the balloon being released, and the local meteorologist is always happy to have a chat about the process. Bus tours that operate around the island will stop in at the Met, and you can learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the weather!
Posted on 13th July 2010 by capella in Uncategorized
activities on Lord Howe, cool season, Harpers Bazaar, Lord Howe, thiongs to do on Lord Howe
Lord Howe's gentle season
The Gods have been kind to all this winter on Lord Howe. For the last few weeks we have had no wind, mild days and nights just cool enough to enjoy sitting around the fire with a glass of red wine! There’s plenty to do by day: Capella guests, Denis and Kate from Ireland went for a SCUBA dive in the lagoon yesterday with the local Pro Dive proprietor, Taz. With water temperatures at 20 degrees centigrade they didn’t even find the water cold… maybe it’s because they’re from Ireland?! Today they are climbing Mt Gower with local Jack Shick. It’ll be straight into the plunge pool with an ale followed by the hot tub when they get back later this afternoon.
Mark and I have been taking our guests to see the Providence Petrels land around the base of Mt Lidgbird. They are a spectacular sight as they come in from fishing in the open ocean in their thousands to nest on and around the island’s twin mountain peaks. So , it’s all happening at Capella Lodge and Lord Howe Island. We also welcomed the crew from Harpers Bazaar this month for a shoot. Look out in the October edition for a Lord Howe Island exposé…!
Posted on 1st July 2010 by capella in Lord Howe Experiences
Capella Lodge, Golf, Lord Howe
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A challenge on the Lord Howe Golf Course
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A view to the water trap!
Originally developed from a market garden in 1979, the Lord Howe Island golf course has been developed and expanded into one of the most picturesque courses in Australia.
It’s a short walk ‘along the way’ for our guests at Capella.
From beneath the shadows of Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird, the course meanders through the lushly vegetated kentia palm forest out onto gently undulating fairways along the ocean foreshore, and provides golfers with many a challenge. The 8th hole is particularly challenging with a big water trap (the ocean) situated on the western side. Another danger to golfers is the little cocker spaniel who lives next to the 9th tee – he steals golf balls and the greens keepers’ tools!
An average of 3 hours (18 holes) allows ample time to complete the course. All Island guests are welcome to play golf at any time.
A good old fashioned honesty system, rarely seen elsewhere today is used to pay for green fees and club hire. Balls are available from the lolly-pop machine for $1.00 per ball. Both left and right handed clubs are available for hire. There is no booking or waiting for a tee off time here.
Club day for members is every Sunday played over 18 holes with Island guests most welcome to participate. The Chicken Run is held on Friday afternoon, it is played over 9 or 12 holes for stable-ford points with the outright winner taking home a ‘chook.’ Several of our staff members are club members and enjoy the occasional ‘bash.’
