Quest At Rosevears Vinyard

... and great fun. Thay also have the Original Coles Store; apparently owned and run by the father of G J Coles who founded the Coles stores. This notice board outside the store caught our eye; not the usual missing cats or dogs out here in the Tasmanian countryside. What a lot of touristy things we have been doing. We are now ready to get back into the wilderness again; the rivers and forests of the wild west await us.

... dat heb ik even onderzocht. Het restaurantje, Mt Elephant Pancakes, zat midden in het bos en de eigenares woonde ernaast. Hier een dessert pancake genomen (pannenkoek met banaan en chocolade saus), want de gewone vond ik wat raar.. ze deden me denken aan burritos gezien de inhoud. Deze pannenkoek was werkelijk super, er zat een bol bananenijs en cream bij.... ik weet wat ik thuis een keer ga voorschotelen in ieder ...

... not carrying chains up but then again all the ranger stations on the way up were unmanned so we just went up anyway!!!! Todd put the car in 4WD and took it extremely slow and in 1st gear all the way. The roads were icy and covered in snow, the ranger was right but that wasn't the problem, it was the idiots flying up towards us that seemed more dangerous than the roads!! It is sign posted all the way up that those coming down the hill have right of way and ...

... snowfall overnight so hopefully those rocks will be well and truly padded prepared for our crash landings!! We haven't had any mobile coverage for some time now but trust that all is well with you all back home. We are very doubtful that we will have any on the mountain but be rest assured we will call as soon as we have some coverage - it's killing us!!! Love to you all Kristy, Todd and Taz

... which we will be calling home for the next 2 nights!! We even upgraded our unit when we got here for the spa suite and that is exactly what Todd is preparing now. It's taken about an hour to fill up the spa (and work out the climate controls) but I am sure it will all be worth the wait. We got some free port on arrival so that will be coming to the spa for a night cap along with that really nice whiskey we bought in Hobart! Anyway, with that said it's good ...

... lo sabia :P. Anecdotas?unas cuantas, pero la mejor es la lucha 'ser humano' vs 'urraca' en la que la urraca nos machaco con un 5-0. Me explico, haciendo un trekking de unas 4 horas nos paramos en un laguito a comer en el que nos acompanyaban unas urraquitas... todo iba bien hasta que la/las (primero era 1, luego 2) urraca/s se empenyaron en comer nuestra comida... su ataque consistia en esperar el despiste y volar hacia nosotros para hacerse con el ...

... celebrate! Thanks for text, it was the first one I saw this morning. Thanks to Dad and Adam, for their lovely texts. Dad, you must have been up at about midnight! Thanks, I'll give you a call tonight! Adam - I miss you very much and am so happy to have had the time I had with you in Melbourne. If you do ever venture to the UK, be sure to call. Thanks to my lovely and generous Irish Godmother Helen who sent me ...

... e n'est pas très loin : ça brule à quelque km de nous. en sortant du bled, on traverse des paysages dévastés : tout a brûlé, certaines maisons ont été sauvées, pas toutes. Les arbres ou ce qu'il en reste fûment encore. et pusi au croisement, voila qu'un car de policemen bloque la route... "desolée mesdemoiselles, toutes les routes pour aller à Freycinet ou à Hobbart sont coupées, on fait face à un front de feu de 100 km sur toute la côte est... bah comment on fait? pour ...

... Some good morning views down the Tamar valley from our tent site cut high into the hill. We explored the town and went in search of a pub playing the first Sydney Swans pre-season cup game. The Commercial had a big screen in the beer garden and a lunch that was very average - also appropriate to describe the Swans performance. We were close to the Boag's Brewery and its "Centre for Beer ...

... got us a few good rides. After we finished the trek we hitched to Hobart and then down to Bruny island which is just off the coast and mostly national park. We were lucky to meet another couple on the island from Canada to had bought a 4WD camper van and we did a lot of touring around with them. We hiked and camped and explored the cliffs along the coast. At dusk one evening we were lucky to come upon some feeding white wallabies - which ...