Oyster Cove
Sunday, July 21, 2013 Left Hobart and headed South in rainy weather. We were not going far, in fact only a few hours to see a friend we made during our 2011 Antarctica expedition. Rod and his wonderful wife Jeannie…
Category Adventures
Hobart
Friday, July 19, 2013 A few nights ago we caught an add on tv advertising serviced studios at Zero Davey Boutique Apartments in Hobart for AUD129. And this is where we checked in last night: cute little studio with kitchinette, washing machine…
Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula
Thursday, July 18, 2013 Travelled South from Triabunna to Dunalley via a small forest back road. It was beautiful in the early morning mist and completely void of other people. This is a great way to start the morning. At…
Maria Island
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 We decided to stay 2 nights in Triabunna, to be able to enjoy a whole day on Maria Island. We had arranged the night before for our “free” ferry ride to the island. We were interested…
Freycinet NP / Coles Bay / Bicheno
Sunday July 14 to Monday July 15, 2013 From St Helens and the Bay of Fires we made our way to Coles Bay where Stephen had found a nice vacation rental for us to stay at for the next 2…
Bay of Fires
Sunday, July 14, 2013 First day of Australian rain today. We are still recovering from jet lag, so we were up early again. Did not burn the toast in the toaster but still managed to set off the smoke alarm…
Mt William National Park
Saturday, July 13, 2013 Headed into the North East of Tasmania and the Mt William National Park. First stop was the Low Head Lighthouse. It was a cold and foggy morning and it was good to see the light house…
Tamar Valley
Friday, July 12, 2013 Travelled up the western Tamar Valley, from Launceston to Greens Beach and then headed to George Town for the night. First stop was the Tamar Island Wetlands where we walked the fog covered boardwalks in search…
Launceston
Tuesday, July 10, 2013 We couldn’t have wished for a better weather start of our trip in Tasmania. We landed yesterday, picked up luggage and rental car, checked in to Hotel Charles Launceston, and promptly went for a walk to stretch the…
Arrival in Tasmania
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 After a 48 hour delay in San Francisco due to an “aircraft incident”, we have successfully made it to Australia. First stop was Sydney where we rushed to make our connection and failed. As a result,…
San Francisco
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Arrived back in San Francisco officially bringing Leg 1 of our trip to an end. It is good to back, even if it is only for 5 days. And the weather gods are being good to…
Leg 1: Europe and the White Sea
May – June, 2013 Leg 1 was a great start to the trip. Caroline started in London and then sailed to Hamburg, through the Kiel Canal to Flensburg, Aalborg, Skagen and Oslo. At Oslo a short flight took her to…
Churt, Farnham
Thursday, June 27, 2013 Travel day to see long time friend Dan, Lisa and James. Amazing drive from Heathrow through some beautiful countryside and tiny lanes to Churt. A little unfortunately it was raining most of the time. Dan and Lisa…
Gent – Gent – Ypres.
Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, 2013 Had a wonderful stay with Hilde, Yaron, Moos and Liran in Gent. Moos kindly gave up his room for us which was very nice of him. We talked, ate, drunk and just relaxed with…
Groningen
Had a wonderful stay with our friends Heleen and Mark in Groningen, Netherlands. Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Headed North to the coast enjoying a drive around the countryside. Lovely canals, tree lined roads, windmills, flat fields, bicycles and tiny hamlet…