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...

Salamanca market was great, full of people, but a really nice market. Ended up buying lots of yummy food, and some fresh and organic veggies for my meals for the rest of the time I'm in Hobart. Also bought some Tasmanian wood spoons, which are nice and light souvenirs for the folks back home! Sassafraz and Huon pine are trees that are only in Tasmania, so I thought they'd make good gifts. They're really lovely woods as well - Huon pine is nice and light, whil...

Had a really nice last day in Launceston, and it's been really nice having a house to myself for a few days! Felt a teeny bit lonely after being with April, Simon and the doggies for a while and I also got completely paranoid about spiders and had to turn the lights on before I went in every room, just in case one scuttled out from a corner! After encountering that huntsman on the car the other day, I'm taking no chances! Marcus and I went for a stroll around ...