Cornwall Boutique Hotel And S Launceston

The boat docks at 6am and announcements had warned us we'd be woken at 5.30am so it was an early start! I opened the curtains to see Devonport sparkling back at us in the pre-dawn light. Our cabin was on the starboard side of the ferry and facing away from the dock so our view was almost pretty - I'd been warned Devonport wasn't known for many redeeming features but it clearly retained a lot of that colonial architecture I expect to see so much of in Tasmania.<br><br>Erin had ...

... all day long. Luckily the Sommelier, recently arrived from Sydney, was happy to oblige. Then it was on to the second night of gastronomy with a visit to the other famous local &#8211; The Stillwater River Café. This establishment is set in an old mill by the river and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a café/wine bar as well as a well-appointed restaurant. It has won countless awards (and rightly so). The tasting menu was a must ...

... by the time we got to the melbourne museum it was closed!! we took a road trip to phillip island the day after and visited an animal place where we feed sooooooo many kangeroos and saw the very spaced out kualas! it was such good fun! and after this we got to enjoy our first aussie bbq at vikis uncles friends house which was incredible... we had had soooo much amazing food in australia so far having awsome homecooked meals everynight ...

... stunden. wir sahen unglaublich viele wallabies und viele echsen mit wunderschoenen mustern und manchmal mit hoernchen auf dem kopf (sieht sehr witztig aus). abends haben wir hier in bicheno wieder unseren strandspaziergang gemacht bei einem herrlichen sonnenuntergang, der den ganzen himmel brandrot faerbte. ganz in der naehe gibt es auch ein "blowhole", wo das wasser in riesigen fontaenen herausspritzt. heute morgen sind wir ...

Our next stop in Tasmania was Launceston. On the drive there, we stopped off in Sheffield, the town of murals, so-called, funnily enough, because the locals had taken to painting huge pictures and landscapes on the walls of buildings in order to make the place more appealing to tourists. We also diverted to Mole Creek to visit the Trowunna Wildlife Park. For about 6GBP, we got to see kangaroos ...

... treatment of the Native Americans is very similar to their treatment of the Aboriginal people of Australia. I'm learning a lot-- making me think, you know... Ok, so after a wonderful and insightful few days in Melbourne, I'm off to Tasmania for what I feel like from the beginning, will not be long enough. I arrive in this little airport in Launceston - little. No jetway. Only stairs to the tarmac and through the door. There's ...

UPDATE - We've decided to try another system for photo posting that is much quicker, please click on this link to go our photos page. Another Anniversary Weekend Thank you to all who sent anniversary wishes over the past weekend. Adam I were in Tasmania celebrating the two-year mark! Tassie is even further south of Melbourne. It's hard to get much more south on the planet without actually ending up in ...

... wait a ferw days and then your inundated with choices, so yesterday we packed in the apple picking job in favour for a much better paid less ladder involved grape picking job whihc i should be starting tomorrow, by the beach, an Australian ive become friends with through the apple orchard, family owns a beach house where we'll be working so it may even be possible to camp out there instead of the drive each day ...

We decided to spend our final night in Tassie's other major city, Launceston. We drove up the coast, and inland a bit. The sky was clear finally, so it was a beautiful day to hang out at the blowhole and beaches. Ring of fires bay has the second best beach in the world. We concur, it's goregeous. Sand is fine, beach is long & clean, water is crystal clear and would be awsome to boogie board in. The Forests here are also beautiful with ...

... cafe. I'm trying not to cry. Anyway, moving on. Our time in Sydney seemed very short and I'm looking forward to being back there for a bit longer when I get back from Tasmania. So here I am in Tasmania, Launceston to be precise. It's lovely! Walked the Cascade Gorge this morning and catching up on some of the stuff that I didn't quite get done in Sydney. Off for a wilderness camping trip next - so if I survive - I should have lots of tales to tell on the next update.