While our time in Tasmania was too short, we did jam in some fun. I found the Bruny Island trip fun and we had some other adventures.

Greg rented a road bike for a day and explored Hobart & area. Jack & I went to MONA – museum of old & new art and had a blast! Very eclectic- very hands on. Pictures to follow in next post.

We celebrated the Victoria Pub last night of business with its local clients- yes, we stumbled in for a beer and joined the celebration. The mounted buffalo was interesting in Taz.

We celebrated Jack’s excellent semester with a chef’s choice dinner at an excellent restaurant.

We found a fun Malaysian restaurant for dinner one night.

The most fun was Salamanca market area which had the best music, pubs, and casual dining. ….we wish we had found it a night earlier!

Saturday Salamanca market was a fun mix of good & crafts.

Did we mention the wildlife?

Beautiful seals

We are on the boat and we are rocking and rolling- the seas are active. Thank goodness for red gear – we would be soaked!

First we see towering granite cliffs.

Then we see water spouts in the rocks

Archways

And in the distance- other boats Todd I g I. The waves…,

How bout some photos…

Hobart is the capital of Tasmania and site of our next adventure!

Hobart was the departure point for the first Antarctic expeditions.

We are excited to explore this unique country and Bruny Island is our first adventure. We are catching a bus which takes us from Hobart to the Ferry & eventually the boat dock. Bruny Island is home to amazing oysters, merino sheep, and excellent whiskey! But we are headed to a boat ride in the Southern Ocean. ….there are white caps in the bay / yahoo! We don our red weather jackets, swallow our ginger/sea sickness tablets and are ready for adventure. Did I mention that we all donned every layer of clothing that we packed – yes! Adventure awaits…..next text..,,,

Koalas – saw our first koalas on this road.

And we saw the rock formations- called 12 apostles – tho some are missing – fell into surf – seriously!