Port Arthur - Two Hikes

Hiked two trails today: Crescent Bay to Mount Brown and Remarkable Cave. Climbing Mount Brown was the steepest hike of our trip. What made it more interesting is that it was blowing 25-35 mph which actually made it a little dangerous. Even though it was steep, the rock was solid and footing was better than expected in both directions.

Afterward, we noticed a Tasman golf club and stopped in for a drink. The bartender, Martin Strange, is the president of the course and opened the bar for us. He has 8 children ("no messing around on that" was his comment to our surprise at the number) and 14 grandchildren with another on the way as we spoke. He mentioned that after he retired his wife purchased a pear farm to 'keep him busy', but he was happy to report he was close to selling the pear farm & will finally be fully retired. One gentleman sitting with us was a proprietor of a local cafe; another was from Minnesota, but for the past 30 years has been a happy Australian. All 3 gentlemen were just beautifully comfortable to sit and talk with. J9 was happy to find a nice vest to remember the occasion and then we were off to dinner.Weiterlesen