A Day Out

Trip Start Sep 22, 2008
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Trip End Feb 01, 2009


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Flag of Australia  , Tasmania,
Sunday, January 18, 2009

Our final drive in Tassie was the scenic route between Launceston and Devonport. Deloraine is a very pretty little township, not unlike Berry or Berrima in NSW. It's full of all things "Arty Farty". Of course, we had to stop at the "Cherry Shed" near Latrobe to buy what we rate as Australia's best cherries. They're huge and black and incredibly sweet and very good value at around $5 per kg. You can take any produce you like back to the mainland; however, they're extremely fussy about what comes in to Tasmania.

We planned a shopping day in Devonport for our final day in Tassie, only to find that most of the shops are closed on Sundays! We did find a bargain pair of school shoes for Loz and some school supplies.

Seeing the movie "Australia" brought about a fitting end to our official 'Round the Block" experience. We had just enough time to have dinner and queue for the ship that evening.

Our cruise back into Port Melbourne on The Spirit of Tasmania 11 was smooth and pleasant. We all slept so much better on the return leg with our own pillows!
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