Captain Cook Memorial Jet

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One of Canberra's many lovable follies is the Captain Cook Water Jet, located close to the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Lake Burley Griffin. This photo was taken from the tourist-oriented Regatta Point peninnsula. The water goes up to 147 metres, and it's on from 11:00am to 2:00pm every day – much to the annoyance of pedestrians on the bridge, if the wind is blowing towards them.



Yep, I certainly was pregnant when this photo was taken!

You can see Parliament House (that'd be the one with the flag on top) and the classical Greek-style National Library through the spray. The white building on the left is Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre (which is a lot more fun than the name makes it sound – I used to work there, and loved it).

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