Because We Can

Orange juice, Weetabix, pineapple, apricot, peach, plum and sautéed mushrooms made for an awesome breakfast.   Meanwhile across the table, Ms. Eat A Little, sure didn’t seem to be practicing what she preaches, though to her benefit she did at least have some sautéed mushrooms to go with that mass of gluttony.   In my never ending desire to fill in readers to all the ins and outs of travel in Australia, I leave no stone unturned to make sure no small detail is left out. Long term travel with a former Appalachian Hill Girl has its own challenges, take brushing your teeth for example. This morning as I picked up my RED handled toothbrush I noticed the bristles were wet. Unfortunately for you readers I must leave out parts of the ensuing discussion to ensure brevity in this post. I did enquire of my dear wife if she had brushed her teeth and received an affirmative. I asked if she used her brush and received an affirmative. I asked what color her brush was and receive...

Very long busy day including a night trip in search of wildlife in a National Park, plus no Internet, so we are a little behind in posting. A slightly different view out our window this morning. Have to love the clouds both below and above Mount Wellington with the colorful buildings of Hobart in the foreground. . A near perfect breakfast. Baked beans, mushrooms and ham. How far the mighty have fallen. Where we spent most of the day. The windows all around made it very easy to see any sights. And Troy and Gordon are the best guide and driver we have ever had. There’s likely more OAT tours in our future. Our first stop was at Bonorong Wildlife sanctuary, a wonderful place to experience the wildlife of Tasmania. It was our first time to get a look at wombats. The common wildlife of Tasmania is so different from what we are used to. What’s not to like about a wombat, including its name. The babies are very cuddly, the adults are as likely to attack you as not. Based o...

  The view from our window this morning. For a tour company that advertises 3 1/2 and 4 star hotels, this is not what we expected our view to be. Traveling on our own we stay in lower class hotels and have better views. Maybe I am still feeling the unpleasantness of our overcooked fish at our OAT included for dinner last night. Grouchy Bob. Breakfast was buffet style. It most definitely wasn’t up to the level we had at the Customs House. Definitely Grouchy Bob. We started off the morning with a city tour. Linda and I had trouble understanding why a guide with a soft voice would chose to stand by a noisy fountain to give a lengthy monologue on the history of the immediate area. Not trying being picky, just trying to give an honest review of the mornings events. Heading down to Port Arthur, the most notorious of all the convict sites. Troy filled us in on all we were seeing and often had us laughing at his bad jokes, while Gordon, who will be driving us around Tassie was also...