One coffee too far... And it needn't have been! An iron fist in an iron glove smashing my face with gusto is the effect of this coffee. No journey to this one. Just too strong, too dark, and in the end... Burnt caramel (rather than plain burnt) Nope, no thanks. Nice smell though. AF

Unfortunately, a poor night's sleep was had by the both of us. As although this bnb is a very nice house, with a gorgeous guest bathroom for our exclusive use, the bed has strange cotton sheets on it. It's amazing what a difference terrible sheets make... :(We make cheese sarnies for later, and jump into Kiki. First stop is takeaway coffee and refuelling (for the car). We then take the long, meandering road to the Narawntapu National Park - a place where ...

A takeaway cup, we expected very little from this greasy spoon in a shopping mall complex. Sweet, chocolatey and smooth, this was served at a lovely temperature. The beans had a distinct flavour (just the one), but it was quite a strong aftertaste - water required. A pleasant surprise. Grinder: MazzerMachine: Nueva SimonelliBeans: Bruno RossiAF/AB :)

A charming cafe in an old rectory (we assume - it looked like it) close to the ferry at Devonport. The coffee was fine... Far too much foam made it a cappuccino rather than a flat white, and left the actual coffee a bit thin. The flavour wasn't much to write home about either. Bonus points for the large bottle of chilled tap water which was brought to our table, friendly service, playing Beatles, and a tasty raspberry and white choc muffin. AB

Following on from the fires we read about on the way to MONA, an unprecedented statewide total fire ban has been declared for the next 4 days (until the end of the Australia Day long weekend). According to the Mercury (Tassie's paper), some burnt out areas in northern Tasmania are "a sea of blackened trees and smoking logs fire service officers believe may smoulder and smoke until April." April!! That's more than 2 months away, and apparently that's n...