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Beaches, Prisons and Hobart!
... born, they were taken from them as soon as the they were weaned. In Ross, they lived in a ‘nursery’ in the same ‘factory’ (prison) but their mothers were not allowed to see them. Mainly, in Australia, the babies died.
So back to the North. We have to leave early on Wednesday morning for our flight to Sydney, so we thought it might be a good idea to time our journey from Launceston to Bridport. “Let’s take ...
Day 55 - The Sun Does Shine In Tassie
... the Boags & Son Brewery and beer lovers tap room and chose to stay at The Clarion next door. This is one of the nicest Clarions ever. It is an historical site that was built by an ex-convict (are you seeing a pattern here?) in 1855. Jonathon Griffiths was convicted of larceny at the age of 15 and was transported to Tas to carry out his seven year sentence. He completed his sentence in 1795 and became a successful boat builder. In 1822 he moved ...
The curse of a writer
... reception, hands over the $20 key deposit for the metal door opener, then pipes again when he realises I haven't got my bags. "They're packed and outside my room," I reply, "I couldn't bring it all down in one go." I fetch my bags, then sit downstairs, and can actually feel the guys eyes on me, before he shuts up reception (an occurrence, might I add, which happens a bit too often in a hostel full of people requiring anything from directions around town to ...
"Jan! We've got a Glaswegian!!!"
... was just the morning.
Since it was a long weekend here in Australia, the RMOs let me sneak of slightly early that afternoon to enjoy Tasmania and get myself settled a bit more. After meeting up with Tom and Hannah it was clear that from our shared tiredness that jet-lag was still taking its toll on us. So we decided to check out the local cinema for something to keep us occupied for a few hours.
The cinema in Launceston is quite ...
Like so many horror movies rolled into one...
... really good show, it turns out I had fallen asleep pretty much straight away. I discovered this when I awoke to Hannah basically playing my face like a drum to keep me up. So after surviving the last 5 minutes of the show, I dragged myself to my bed, which I had been longing for all day.
I set my alarm, worried that I wouldn't be able to get up for my 8:30 start in the hospital on Thursday morning.
And woke up at 5AM.
Jet lag is a ...
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