Country Comfort Coach House Launceston

... seen more water in one morning that what we probably have in the whole of Victoria!<br><br>We were the first visitors to the raspberry farm and the proprietor was just hanging the 'open' sign as we drove in. They placed us by the open fire which was bliss; the outside air was still a tiny bit nippy. We quickly warmed up and had to back off a bit though. I was seduced by the promise of local deep fried mushrooms and cream cheese, paired with a raspberry and chilli sauce. It came ...

... walnut and honeycomb baklava with Webster walnuts and vanilla bean pannacotta<br><br>- Moores Hill 'CGR&#8217; Late Harvest Riesling<br><br>This was quite an Asian fusion of a menu &#8211; the first course was sweet and piquant &#8211; silky texture with the sweetness drawn our by the Pinot Gris. The second course was a revelation &#8211; I&#8217;ve never seen tartar done with Asian spices before and the lime and pear salsa was just ...

After breakfast in Bicheno we headed for the nature centre. There we saw some wedge tailed-eagles and fed kangaroos. They were greedy things and you had to make sure they didn't try to nibble your fingers. There was one that was about 6 foot tall, and quite scary-looking, and there were a few females with very cute joeys in their pouches. As soon as we came with the food they all immediately hopped over, sniffing it out. After this we went to ...

... wer laesst sich gerne stoeren bei der schoensten nebensache der welt!! wir rundeten den tag ab mit einem langen strandspaziergang an der "friendly beach", einem kilometer langen weissen sandstrand mit duenen und vielen wasservoegeln. morgen verlassen wir bicheno und fahren weiter nach port arthur. p.s. meldung an arnold: wir haben heute einen schweizer getroffen, der dein bruder haette sein koennen. er sah dir verblueffend aehnlich!

... sound of huge lorries driving past all the time. Also, this was the first place where we actually had to wait to get a shower in the morning! On our only full day in the city, we visited the museum (on 2 different sites) and had a look around the town. In hindsight, we should have spent our time on the outskirts of Launceston and gone to see the gorge and gardens which I've since been told are amazing.

... There were a whopping 3 people besides me outside, and still the same. Shuttle driver shows up, gets some ice cream and takes me, his lone passenger, to the hostel. He's cracks a joke and I laugh. He keeps eating his ice cream. Hostel is fine, clean. I'm feeling a little forlorn. I'd reserved a double - all that was available, which is fine. I take a quick nap, read, hit the grocery store, check email on their ****** computers ...

... a few wombats, wallabies, and Tasmanian devils and you have a good idea of what Tasmania is like. Travel is in the journey Our plane was scheduled to leave Melbourne on Saturday morning at 8:25, putting us in a small town called Launceston at about 9:25. We got to the airport in time to hear the first announcement about a 3-hour flight delay. Trying to keep in mind that the adventure lays in the journey ...

Our last day in Tasmania was quite busy. We drove from Saint Helens to see St Columba Falls, which is 90 m high, and quite pretty while on the way to Mount William National Park. I was so excited to go here because in the brochures of the park, they show a guy on a beach taking a picture of a wombat which is the exact picture I wanted, except it would either be me or Bryan with the wombat. It was just us ...

... beach & turquoise sea nestling in amongst mountains . It was about an hour and a half climb to get to the bay but well worth it for the sunning views half way & the gorgeous beach when there. My photos are not quite The weather had made a great recovery by this point with no rain at all & even some sun (still a bit chilly but that's what the hat, scarf & gloves are for!) so i was back on track & enjoying every minute. I also visited the Bay of Fires - another lovely ...

... a guide, but really it means not being a numpty and staying on the path. Easy. In the car park there was a really tame wallaby with a joey in her pouch, the only one I've seen so far and all cute and tiny and pink, so young he didn't even have any fur. The mum let us stroke her and even turned her head to lick our hands, bless! The trees here were great, gum trees with really interesting bark and wrinkly bits - well, great if you like trees, like I do. Next it ...