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Day 50 – Hobart Tasmania
This morning we got up bright and early and started our day with a delicious cup of instant coffee. We then caught a plane to Hobart Tasmania. We landed in Tasmania around 1pm and picked up our rental car. Some ridiculously small, manual, European thing that makes us laugh. We feel like we should be in a comedy routine. We headed out to Wrest Point …
Why Winter?
... rate, more like a hiking pack than the travel packs you get from places like Kathmandu and the build is just fantastic. I would especially recommend it to women who have a very narrow build as it was the only pack in Hobart which fit my shoulders. The one bad thing I have to say is that it is a very large pack.
Well that is my two cents worth, I'll write again in about 16 days. I hope you'll join me on what is sure to be a fantastic trip.
Annie ...
The end is drawing near.
... I did. He said that I was optimistic, and that it wasn't necessarily the people, that it was me.
I'd have to say that was one of the best compliments that I've ever gotten. It feels good to know that if anything I will have an impact on people and that others enjoy my company as well. I think when I return to Marathon I'll be a better version of myself with the knowledge and experience that I now have.
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Taste of Tasi
... Western Explorer, a gravel road that cuts straight up the northwest coast from Corinna directly to Arthur River, instead of having to travel around throgh Warrata and then in and out on the same road. This road was in mint condition although the scenery was quite poor. The soils for the most part were very poor resulting in alot of scrubby country. The road also had some super steep spots and grades up to 15%, sometimes meant fairly ...
Things that are the same . . . In every country.
Mostly all that I have blogged about are things different from the USA and Australia, but after being settled here for awhile I thought I ought to make a little note of some of the things that I see/notice that are very much global.
One of the first thing I noticed is parents. It occurred to me as Matt (my housemate) tried to get on skype with his family back at home. ...