WordPress app v2

Just downloaded the updated app for the iPhone. It seems simpler to use and I can view comments. Would have been good last week in tassie.

Tassie

I’ve noticed that a few of my posts didn’t make it to the blog, I think because we were out of range most of the time.  Just an update to the last post, Jim was able to upgrade us to our cabin so it was awesome to have a decent sleep. We were also lucky weather-wise as it was very calm.

Last Day in Tassie

(delayed post)
We’ve had a great time in Tassie but we are looking forward to coming home. We are currently in line waiting to take the car onto the ship. This time we have been lucky as George’s cousin Jim is working tonight. He helps the captain sail the ship (not sure of his title). We came here earlier and he took us behind the scenes. We went to the engine room and even the bridge which is like the cockpit 10 stories high. He said waves have even reached that high. He had a few stories to tell including the time he had to get in the lifesaving dinghy to rescue someone that had jumped. There were 4 metre waves and they were in the middle of the Bass straight so he was never found.

….we are now on the ship having a beer and chips waiting for it to set sail. Because we only booked the recliner chairs Jim said he should be able to upgrade us to a cabin which would be awesome.

We spent the morning in launceston shopping and then went for a walk around Cataract Gorge which is gorgeous!! We then headed to devonport stopping at the zoo which was a little disappointing but we got to pat a devil and I patted a little monkey through the bars. Once George heard a copperhead had been spotted we were out of there in a flash!

 

Launceston

We drove up to Launceston today. It was freezing when we left Hobart and even only an hour away from launceston in oakford, where we stopped for a bite to eat, it was still cold. As soon as we got closer to launceston the sun was shining and it was very warm. We checked into our hotel and walked down to the waterfront where we enjoyed a beer in the sun. We explored the city a little more and have come back to the room for George to have a little lie down. She’s been a bit fluey so isn’t feeling 100%. We’ve been eating a lot of seafood and so have decided on Thai for dinner tonight.
The iPhone has been so helpful, not only for blogging, email and Internet but google maps is awesome for helping us find our way and finding places close by. Just type in for example ‘thai’ and it will pop up with all the Thai restaurants in the vicinity.
Tomorrow we are going to Cataract Gorge and the Tasmania zoo before heading back to devenport to the Ferry.

Last day in hobart

I just lost everything I wrote about our last day! Here I go again.

We drove to Port Arthur today. It’s such a beautiful, picturesque place. More like a holiday destination than a jail. Surely the convicts would have chilled out just by looking at the view between the bars on their cells. It would have been freezing in winter though.

On the drive back we stopped at the Blowhole in pirate’s bay. It wasn’t blowing very hard though. On the way there we passed through Doo Town.

“As you drive through Doo Town you will notice that the inhabitants have named their cottages, or shacks as they are known in Tasmania, with ‘Doo’ names. These interesting names include Thistledoo and Gunnadoo.

The town dates back to the 1930s when in 1935, Hobart architect Eric Round began a custom that continues today. He placed the name plate ‘Doo I’ at his Pirate’s Bay weekender shack. Charles Gibson (Doo-Me) and Bill Eldridge (Doo-Us) followed. The tradition caught on and today most of the town’s 1930s or so cottages have ‘Doo’ names.”

My favourite was ‘Wattle I Doo’.

Last night in hobart

We have just returned from the Drunken Admiral restaurant down on the wharf. We shared the seafood platter and practically rolled out of there. I forget to take a photo of it before it was just a pile of shells. It didn’t take us very long!

Curry in a hurry

View from Granny’s house. Enjoyed it whilst enjoying the curry.

Richmond

We drove the short distance to Richmond today. It’s amazing how different the landscape is just a short distance from the Hobart CBD. It’s such a cute little town with it’s cute little bridge the oldest in Australia. It’s also home to the oldest catholic church in Australia and one of the oldest jails.

We stopped off for little shopping in Hobart on the way to Granny’s for dinner and saw Bernie at the diamond shop.

Cup Day

It’s been a very long time since I have missed a Melbourne cup day, it’s a little weird not having or going to a BBQ. But I’m not complaining as I am enjoying our relaxing holiday. I woke at about 8am to the sound of very heavy rain. Whilst it’s not really what you want on a holiday there was something calming and cosy about it. I’m happy to curl up on the coach for a few hours and read I’m sure it will clear a bit as it’s still early. We were going to drive to Richmond which we still might do and maybe even go see another movie. Tonight we should be catching up with Bernie and Granny.

Monday drive part 2

We arrived at the beautiful and tranquil Coles Bay and further along Freycinet. Being the slow coaches we are we left it a bit late to get to crystal bay but we spent time enjoying the beach and rock pools at Coles Bay. I also tried the curried scallop pie which was lovely and fresh and some of the best pastry I’ve ever tasted (thanks for mentioning the scallop pie Jo. I probably wouldn’t have tried it otherwise).