Somerset on the Pier Hobart

... some more TV and chill out on our last night seeing as we had to get up early for the check out time of 10am! <br><br>Our last day in Sydney and we were up bright and early for check out. We made some breakfast and used the rest of the food we had to make up sandwiches for at the airport! We got the train back to the airport and arrived earlier than we had expected with intentions to do the blog but with lack of internet access it wasn't possible. We checked in ...

... br><br>2004 Muse Brut Rosé &#8211; 50% C******nay, 45% Pinot Noir, 5% Sauvignon Blanc. Very yeasty again. Tangy, good acidity, remarkably long finish with raspberry fruit.<br><br>2008 Muse Pinot Gris &#8211; Good fresh pears on the nose. Crisp, good acidity, more pears on palette &#8211; easy drinker. <br><br>2008 Muse Riesling &#8211; Fresh apples on the nose. Good crisp palette with more apples, sweet fruit with long and dry ...

... down to an overhang atop the cliff face, which plunged down into the crashing waves, white spray and foam below, into the massive chasm overwise known as the gap. next, just a short walk along the boardwalk, or alternatively over the rocks, was the natural bridge. again, another bolted down cage, glued to the rocks, formed a viewing platform for tourists to look down on an actual rock bridge, formed over however thousands or millions of years by the sea eroding at the softer ...

... meal) and had a quiet night in the neighborhood. We arose Sunday to a beautiful day in Sydney, our last in Australia. It was sadly, our last day with Brad and Esther. I love these guys. Mary loves these guys. We had spent so much time together in SE Asia and now in Australia, that I got accustomed to their company on a semi-regular basis. However, once we were airborne to South America, there was no accidental way we would meet up (a la in SE Asia) nor a pre-arranged ...

... only had one day, but we managed to see almost everything. Some of the poor convicts were kept in 2.2x1.3 cells and were delt harsh penalties and the soldiers didn't have it very good either. It's a shame a lot of the buildings were affected by fire, but to cap it off, Port Arthur's surrounding's are beautiful. On the drive back from Port Arthur we had time to visit The Devil's Kitchen and The Tasman Arch, which are sandstone cliff areas carved and created by the ocean ...

... as to do that I would have to stand in front of it at head height and what if I missed? Afterwards I came to a conclusion either Raid doesn't really work or this was one hell of a big spider. I emptied three quarters of a can on him and he was still going and fast as well! The battle started off on the side of the cabinet where upon he immediately dropped down onto the basin and quickly onto the floor. I then chased him into the shower cubicle beside ...

Up the East Coast from Sidney Australia is huge. Absolutely humungous. Only has 16 million inhabitants, mainly concentrated in the capital cities around the coast. The inland is hardly settled at all, all barren and red like on TV and mostly populated by poor aboriginals with a simple lifestyle that you will hardly find on the coast and only in city subburbs. The aboriginals are by some deemed to be the oldest civilisation ion the face of the Earth and have a very secretive ...

... about walks. Apparently Bruny visitors are not big hikers. When we asked about walking, the woman immediately told us that the shortest (20 mins) walks were. A man that I spoke to (tour guide for a small group) warned that we wouldn't want to spend too much time walking around (last we miss the cafés and craft shops, I guess. These figured prominently in the self-drive tour of the island). We made the mistake of ordering eat-in ...