Got to Melbourne after a long trip through Mt Beauty, Hotham, Bairnsdale, Boolara then Dandenong.
We called in to see Auntie Margaret and saw first hand the devastation of the Boolara fires.
We then went to stay with Angus and Jenny at Narrawarren for the night. Wednesday morning we drove along the new Eastlink Freeway to Blackburn. Dad was not home so we went up to the local coffee shop to see if he was up there. I left a message on his phone and next minute he arrived, Dad was just in the supermarket getting some breakfast things. We had a coffee then went home to Dad’s for the afternoon. We then went up to David and Annie’s place for dinner. Dad brought Muriel for dinner. David showed us his pictures of the Northern Territory and his movie of Abbie. We had a great dinner and then we went home to do the final pack of the car ready for the early morning start on Thursday.
We woke up around 5:30 to get to Web dock by 7:00, there was hardly any traffic so we were pretty early, around 6:30.
We eventually boarded the Spirit of Tasmania and found a good spot inside one of the lounges. We then spent the next 12 hours on the boat. I did a fair bit of time studying, reading some of the many readings that I need to get through.
We arrived at our unit in Launceston at 10:30pm. It was a very tiring wait to get through quarantine at the ferry port in Davenport.
A quick dinner then off to bed,. Good Friday we woke up around 7:30, then found a little grocery store that sold everything, so we got some aluminum foil for the hot cross buns.
Once breaky was over we went for a drive up the east side of the Tamar to George Town and Low Head. We also called in at lagoon bay, Bell bay – the big Rio Tinto wharf and factory. On the way home we called in to get some Tassie apples and then picked our own strawberries at a little farm on the side of the road. Finally got back to our unit and Alex cooked dinner.
We called in to see Auntie Margaret and saw first hand the devastation of the Boolara fires.
We then went to stay with Angus and Jenny at Narrawarren for the night. Wednesday morning we drove along the new Eastlink Freeway to Blackburn. Dad was not home so we went up to the local coffee shop to see if he was up there. I left a message on his phone and next minute he arrived, Dad was just in the supermarket getting some breakfast things. We had a coffee then went home to Dad’s for the afternoon. We then went up to David and Annie’s place for dinner. Dad brought Muriel for dinner. David showed us his pictures of the Northern Territory and his movie of Abbie. We had a great dinner and then we went home to do the final pack of the car ready for the early morning start on Thursday.
We woke up around 5:30 to get to Web dock by 7:00, there was hardly any traffic so we were pretty early, around 6:30.
We eventually boarded the Spirit of Tasmania and found a good spot inside one of the lounges. We then spent the next 12 hours on the boat. I did a fair bit of time studying, reading some of the many readings that I need to get through.
We arrived at our unit in Launceston at 10:30pm. It was a very tiring wait to get through quarantine at the ferry port in Davenport.
A quick dinner then off to bed,. Good Friday we woke up around 7:30, then found a little grocery store that sold everything, so we got some aluminum foil for the hot cross buns.
Once breaky was over we went for a drive up the east side of the Tamar to George Town and Low Head. We also called in at lagoon bay, Bell bay – the big Rio Tinto wharf and factory. On the way home we called in to get some Tassie apples and then picked our own strawberries at a little farm on the side of the road. Finally got back to our unit and Alex cooked dinner.
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