Friday 27th March 2009 Really didn't do much of any note yesterday as was raaaather tired. Just mooched about Margaret's flat really, after getting up at about 11:30am! Didn't think I'd sleep that long but I guess after I'd faffed about going to bed, it must have been about 2am. Anyways, I obviously needed the sleep. Today, I had a wander about in Central Sydney and had my first real life sighting of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge! I was so e...

Had a really nice day today, really long day, but really nice. Got my case packed and ended up weighing only 24.1 kilos - whooopeeeee! Did send a package back home of clothes and a few souvenirs and bits and bobs (poor bob, I've been sending him home lots over the last 3 months - ho ho ho) and that only weighed 1.7 kilos so I knew my case would weigh a bit less. Also left behind a jumper, some shoe stretch stuff I'd bought in NZ (don't think it worked), and ju...

Had a lovely forest walk today, really really nice. The Huon Valley is about an hour and a half away from Hobart, and we stopped off at the Big Tree Lookout on the way there. If you can guess by the name, it was a little nook where you could go and look at....drum roll....a big tree!!! It's a big swamp gum tree that is actually dying off but is the sole survivor of three fires that happend over the past century. It's about 87 metres tall but is apparently shr...

Had a really lovely day out today, even though didn't see any dolphins!! Got picked up nice and early and had a nice cheerful and enthusiastic guide called Lynn. Stopped off in Eaglehawk Neck Creek for a bit of morning tea - nice home made scones, jam, and cream - mmmmmmmmm. The scones were freshly baked and still warm from the oven when we got there!! Then we went up to Eaglehawk Creek Neck harbour so that we could board our boat for the cruise. We were giv...

Had a nice lie in today, aaahhhh, was so nice! Obviously really needed some proper rest and to not have to get up at sparrows first cough to get somewhere! As much as I look forward to day trips and so on, it is nice just to wake up when you want to rather than when you have to! Got a lift into the town centre today, and spent a long while in the Visitor Centre with a vaguely helpful lady, trying to book some tours for the next three days. She seemed very nic...