Our last several days in Tassie included quite a bit more travel. Not especially far, because Tassie is not that big. Just travel in the sense that after a day of wandering, we stopped at new places instead of returning…
Wandering Around the End of the World
Quite a powerful storm system went thru Tasmania. It was predicted, and we adjusted our hiking trip to Cradle Mountain accordingly. Good thing, too. We learned from some backpackers as we hiked that the Snow Line was expected at 1,300…
Tasmania – Far-and-Away-Fascinating
Thot for the Day (Click Here) We have a bit of a quandry as we make our way to Tasmania. We have been told many times that “2 weeks is plenty” for touring and experiencing. Thus, we organized our visit…
Melbourne Wind-up
We met friends/Stalkers Nancy and Sid shortly after they arrived at their hotel. Our mission was to help them stay awake until early evening on their first day here because crashing once and solidly helps mitigate jetlag’s effect on subsequent…
Speaking of Barby, and of Mumbling…
Norman’s friend Sarah ‘splained the Aussie Language for us. “All words are shortened as much as possible, then “Y” (or “ie”) is added to the end.“ SO, Barbeque==Barby. Breakfast==Breky. Laptop==Lappy. Tasmania==Tassie. Australian==Aussie. And my favorite: Sparky, which means “Electrician.” OK, …
Do You Believe in Coincidence?
In a previous post, I may have disclosed that we are being stalked down-under by friends from Magnolia Street in Chicago. Nancy and Syd “just happen” to be in Melbourne and then in Tasmania at the same cosmic moment(s) as…
Onwards and Downwards
We chose the inland route to travel to Melbourne, which brought us to a delightful little town recommended by both hosts…Beechworth. Not much here, really, other than everything one needs. A Brewery with excellent Pizza. A homemade Ice cream AND…
Almost not a Tourist…
As we continue our stay in Sydney, we are starting to do things that you might not get to if you had only the “usual” time available – it’s what’s great about “retired” travel vs. vacation travel. For example, we…
Sydney Charms
Our stay in Sydney commenced when friend Peter Campbell met us at the apartment he had arranged for us. We knew this was located at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Kirribilli from advance discussions with Peter. What we did…
New Zealand – Exit Stage Left
Well, the day the Wilsons have been looking forward to finally arrived! The Harrises Left!!! (The whooshing sound you may have heard and may have been reported on the local Cyclone-warning network was their Collective sigh of utter relief). The…