Auldington Launceston

... and now the gardens provide a wonderfully diverse recreational area.<br><br>Crossing the bridge, past the regrettably closed James Boag brewery, we rode into Inveresk. We think Inveresk might have been the old industrial area of the city, and it still has that slightly hard edged, practical feel to it. It turns out the Queen Victoria Museum is housed in the old railway workyards, pulled together with connecting pieces of modern architecture, resulting in something rather ...

... br>2005 Ninth Island Tamar &#8211; Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, unoaked, good acidity, ripe fruit (c.f. Chromy), good length<br><br>2004 Tamar &#8211; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc &#8211; cassis nose, cedar notes, rich , vibrant cassis on palette, smooth tannins &#8211; drinking well now<br><br>Janz<br><br>NV C******nay, Pinot Noir &#8211; 56%/55% - buttery C******nay nose, sweet, simple but acidity good &#8211 ...

... the ocean meets the Tamar River..nothing much there except beach, coast on both sides, lighthouse, a small town (small is big in tassie) and nobody around. Lucy and I went to Josef Chromy vineyard for lunch which was just lovely. Its set on a lake with hills all around and a nice terrace to sit outside...and a vintage bottle of sparkling wine always helps as well. And of course i have been chilling with my ...

... completely separate though and definitely enough space for one...it has a lounge, bedroom, wee kitchen and loo...don't feel cramped at all. I share the backyard with the house and it has a fabulous view of the city as i'm situated atop a hill. It's all very exciting to have my very own space, to have it how i want, and to be how i want. It didnt' come furnish so that was the catch but i was ...

I'm continuing my shopping and seeing amazing sights here. The pictures are from a boat trip around Bruny Island that was spectacular. I was traveling in a speed boat between the rocks in the picture. We ...

... pub. Took a photo. Stopped at the Bay of Fires and had a snooze in the sand dunes for quite a while. The sun was strong, but so was the wind. Took a photo. On to some waterfalls and lunch...photo. Then it go weird. Stopped at a place called "Pub in the Paddock" where you can buy special 'beer' at the bar and then serve it to the giant hogs on the side. The hogs are thrilled as are the tourists...I had a beer, a real one, and took a photo ...

... woofing im going to head down to the docks and see if i can get work on a fishing trawler, i may go mad from being with the same people for a month but i will be a very well paid crazy person, and if you cant go out to sea for a month when your backpacking, when can you? The past week has been so so, checked out the English pub which was as just as quiet as you'd expect a English pub in Australia to be. Work has ...

... they even came up and asked if we had been to a [Harvester] before, I felt right at home!). The next morning we flew to Melbourne (which I will do an update on in the coming days/weeks) with heavy hearts. We had a fantastic time in Tassie and were very sad to leave, but also very glad that we got to experience and see the sights of this fantastic State. We will have lots of happy Tassie memories to look back on for years to come! Love and Tasmanian Tigers Sharon x

... as closure) Al, however is a bigger tool and either forgot to charge, or the charger didn't fully charge his camera batteries (I think its the first option but he disagrees...) so we are left with only my camera for the trip, ah the good life.... The following entries are of our trip, I'll try not to babble on too much, and to let the pictures do most of the talking, and I'm sure some are very worthy of great captions or even the Garfieldesque bubble quotes above them..