Hobart

Trip Start Jan 12, 2006
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Trip End Nov 13, 2006


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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

I decided to come over to Taz so that I can detox. The last couple of weeks in Jacksons have been quite heavy on the aul liver. My brain feels like there is a fat man sitting on my cerebelum as a result of all the goon that has been consumed. So, six of us (Liam, Gary, Dean, Rob, Pete & I) hopped on the ferry and headed for Taz. The ferry journey was quite intolerable and the sleeping area was shit. The crossing can be quite rough so there was people spewing, coughing, snoring etc; and could not get any sleep. It was a bit like an infirmiry. Next time, I am bringing my sleeping bag and roll mat and sleeping up stairs on deck 10.

Anyway, we met a Tassie guy on at the bar on the ferry called Ashley and he took us out on his dad's yacht. We sailed all around Hobart bay, it was great. The yacht really lists from side to side in the wind. At one stage we were at a 45 degree angle as I was fighting the wheel trying to straighten up Bruny Island
Bruny Island
 . Great fun. We stayed in the Pickled Frog Backpackers mainly because of the cool name. It was a good friendly hostel and they even had an organ which was fun.

We took a trip down to Port Arthur and did the prison ghost tour which was a bit cack but I knew that as I did this in Fremantle prison too, much better ghost tour there. We stopped off at the Taz Devil park on the way and sneaked in the back. It is $20 in and is really not worth it. There is a one way turnstyle gate at the back that if you are slim you can squeeze through no problem. So got to see some Taz Devils, ugly fuckers!

We spent 3 nights in Hobart.
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my_668
my_668 on Apr 26, 2006 at 12:14PM

Hi!
It sounds like your still having fun, wish I could be there... /My!

angieness
angieness on Apr 26, 2006 at 01:31PM

G' day!
Thanks for the nice chat and now i understand the story with sailing trip and the 45 degree angle... angie

tonyflynn
tonyflynn on Apr 26, 2006 at 09:33PM

Taz
Hi Dave
Good to hear ur havin a fuckin deadly time! Haven't looked at this pod in about a month and now i'm reading it as i'm trying to study.....it's not helping! I stayed in the pickledfrog too, thought it was a cool hostel (It's been one of my passwords ever since I left the place!)
Had the last 2 weeks off college, got 3 more to go and then the exams. Not sure what to do for the summer....I need a new job!

Talk to you soon,
Tony....

onga78
onga78 on Apr 29, 2006 at 11:04PM

It's me!!!!
hello Dave, i have finally sign up so i can reply straight away.I wish i was with u so much!!!!! My God u have travelled so much!everytime i receive an e-mail from u my australian jorney comes back in my mind and it's always part of my present,instead of becoming pmore and more part of the past.
I think of u and wish u all the best.
spek to u soon.
erika

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