Tas & Melbs - Hobart & surrounds

Family trip to Tasmania & Melbourne in 2004 (I think). Can't remember which month we went, can't remember how many days we were there...ARGH! Thanks to the vast resources available on the Internet and some vague memories, I was able to piece together a reasonable picture of our trip. Here goes...

Arrival in Hobart, Tasmania.
Richmond bridge, a heritage arch bridge about 25km from Hobart.
Fruit picking at Sorell fruit farm. You pay a fee for an empty plastic container and you can pack as many berries as you can into that container.
Woo, look at the mountain of fruits!
Historic Port Arthur ruins, a National Heritage Site. Port Arthur used to be a prison until it was gutted by fires in the 1800s.
Boat cruise around Port Arthur.
Tahune forest walk, Geeveston.
View from above.
Final resting place of the Margate train (formerly known as the Tasman Ltd).
A scene out of Mission Impossible?
Mom & Dad.
Oatlands flour mill.

Original Millers cottage & granary with a doll exhibition. I don't recall seeing the doll exhibition though...
Goofing around on daisy-dotted grass.
Boats at the wharf.
Quick stop for drinks.
Mount Wellington. I love love love this photo! So cool :)
The pinnacle @ Mt Wellington.
View from Mt Wellington.
Our rented car.

Next up - Cradle mountain...

Darwin (12 to 15 March 2006)

Blogger's being a bitch of late. The interface was not user friendly and I've had difficulties loading photos. I'm sure it's a conspiracy with Microsoft to make online programs hostile towards Mac users..in the hope that loyalists like me will switch back to Windows. Fat hope to both! :P

I was viewing some photos of past trips and it was a struggle trying to recall the places that I went to and what I did on those trips. So I decided to embark on a little project to piece together some of my older trips to Darwin, Tassieland & Melbs, US, etc.

Day 1: Darwin city & Wharf

We arrived in Darwin early morning, picked up the rented car and went for a scrumptious breakfast of eggs, bacon, ham and the works. Thereafter, a stroll at the seaside...


Darwin wharf.
A visit to the Pearling Exhibition at the Wharf.
We stayed at the Darwin Backpackers Hostel.


Day 2: Kakadu National Park

"Kakadu National Park is a vast area with a huge array of habitats that include Savanna woodlands, monsoon forests, hills and ridges, stone country, floodplains and billabongs and tidal flats. Much of the area is not easily accessible but there are some wonderful walks amongst craggy escarpments, where Aboriginal rock paintings can be seen. The cultural art sites at Ubirr and Nourlangie are not to be missed. Mamukala Wetlands near the entrance to the park, has a large bird-hide where visitors can watch thousands of migratory birds and thirsty wildlife stop at the waterhole for a welcome rest The Bowali Visitors Centre and Warradjan Cultural Centre have displays for visitor information."

Adapted from http://www.travelmate.com.au/

Didn't remember seeing any of these animals while we were there.
Abundant water lilies.
The marshland where we were supposed to see migratory birds but of course, we were there in the wrong season, so none were spotted :(
Dad & Mom.
Gigantic termite mound.
See how tiny we look in comparison to the termite mound.
Wild spear grass that can grow up to 2m!

Mom hiding in the tall spear grass.

Day 3: Litchfield National Park

Bro took a crap in this shack.
Of rivers, streams and waterfalls.




Unattractive bathers.

The end

Completed...almost?

Why are we waiting???

Dwell

Am loving the furniture from Dwell, a UK furniture shop.

Saw something similar in Ikea but the Ikea version's made of cheap white plastic. Ugh!


Again, spotted something similar in Ikea but it wasn't as comfy as this one looks.



Pictures from http://dwell.co.uk