Monday. Our last full day here. Tony lent us his Subaru and we drove further round the coast south & west stopping at Cygnet for coffee & cake. Yum! Cygnet was a charming little place, the sun had decided to make an appearance and we sat outside at a very rustic table watching the hippy/bohemian people coming and going, a very friendly lot. We continued on and drove up the east side of the Huon river to - you guessed it - Huonville! Here we crossed the r...

Sunday. Teresa had an early class in Hobart. When she got back we all piled into Tony's car with Tony & Teresa's bikes stuck on top & went to Port Arthur about 90km away north of Hobart up the coast. This is where convicts were landed in the early 18 hundreds when Tasmania was known as Van Diemans Land. T&T had been round Port Arthur so often with visitors they left us to it & set off themselves on a 2 hour bike ride. We were more than pleased not...

Saturday. Woke early went in to Hobart with Tony who had a Sea float Plane flying lesson at 8 am. We strolled round the fabulous Salamanca Saturday market that sold all sorts. We bought a few small bits & pieces but on the whole found stuff rather expensive. We have found Tasmania to be expensive altogether. We met Tony at around 10.30am had coffee etc. then went to the small airport where he took us up in his little sea plane - this differs from a float pla...

Friday Tony & Teresa both working today so caught bus down to Hobart and as the Ferry was fully booked went by coach to the Mona Museum of Modern & Ancient art. Fantastic building privately owned so a really off the wall art and eclectic collection that defies description. Hobart is drawing interest in this place from all over the world. Australia's answer to the Getty museum. Came back on the Ferry and mooched around the tourist/arty shops til time to m...

Arrived mid day ish to temps of 10 degrees centigrade having left Brisbane in lower 30's! Tony & Teresa live by the shore looking towards Antartica. Lovely house and they made us very welcome. No wifi as signal is poor and they are waiting to get the new all singing all dancing Broadband that is shortly to come to Tasmania Peter went for a Bracing walk with Tony and his two lagotta dogs Max & Ella along the beach. I stayed and chatted to Teresa who was...