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    • TravelerEndless Summer 22/23
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      12
      Day 84

      A Day in Hobart 🏙️

      November 23, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      🇩🇪 Heute haben wir die Stadt Hobart erkundigt. Gestartet sind wir im botanischen Garten🌹🌻🌳, der sich mit tollem Wetter von seiner besten Seite präsentierte☀️. Besonders gefallen hat uns der Abschnitt mit den Rosen gefallen: Es gab ein Meer aus Rosen samt eines "Rosentunnels". Das Auge und die Nase kamen auf ihre Kosten!🥰 Im Anschluss ging es ins Stadtzentrum, wo wir unter anderem das "Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery" besucht haben. Bei der Ausstellung ging es unter anderem um die auf der Welt verteilten Schätze und Artefakte der Aborigines, welche in den letzten Jahrhunderten aus dem Land "geschafft" wurden und nun wieder ihren Weg nach Australien/Tasmanien finden sollen. Den Abend haben wir in der Hafenregion verbracht, wo wir zusammen mit Eugsters ein feines Fish & Chips dinner genossen haben. Für Dennis gab es zum allerersten Mal Austern, welche hier in Tasmanien eine Spezialität sind🦪. Geschmeckt hat's ihm😋.

      🇮🇹 Oggi abbiamo esplorato la città di Hobart. Abbiamo iniziato dal giardino botanico🌹🌻🌳, che si è presentato dal suo lato migliore con un tempo splendido☀️. Ci è piaciuto soprattutto la sezione con le rose: c'era un mare di rose, compreso un vero e proprio "tunnel" di fiori. In seguito, ci siamo recati nel centro città, dove abbiamo visitato il Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery. Tra le altre cose, la mostra riguardava i tesori e i manufatti degli aborigeni sparsi per il mondo, che sono stati esportati dal paese negli ultimi secoli e che ora il governo vuole far tornare in Australia/Tasmania. La serata l'abbiamo trascorsa nella zona del porto, dove ci siamo gustati un'ottima cena a base di fish & chips insieme alla famiglia Eugster. Dennis ha assaggiato per la prima volta le ostriche, una specialità della Tasmania. Gli sono piaciute😋.      Read more

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    • Robert FyfeAn Antipodean Adventure
      112
      Day 12

      Life aboard the Noordam

      February 1, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Settling nicely into our cruise ship - Holland America’s Noordam. It has had a recent makeover and looks fresh and very comfortable with all new carpets and furnishings. We have a nice stateroom on the Upper Verandah Deck, with a large balcony. The bathroom even has a small bath as well as a shower, although I don’t know if I would get out of it once in! We have bathrobes and Elemis toiletries which is nice. Given the number of sea days, we decided to buy the Green House Spa Package, featuring hot mosaic-tiled beds, thalassotherapy pool, steam rooms and sauna - lovely to relax in with views of the ocean.

      The entertainment is not as varied as Royal Caribbean, and the emphasis is on more classical tastes, with musicians performing on the intimate Lincoln Center Stage or in BB Kings Blues Club. The Duelling Pianos are also very popular. There are a number of Coffee and Chat sessions with the personable Cruise Director Chris (beep!). He delivered a very interesting audio-visual presentation on the history and development of the Holland America Line, including its role during the war transporting troops. Interesting to note that the line’s first ship - the Rotterdam - was built in 1872 in Renfrew! All very different from our usual fare, but very enjoyable. The first full show in the World Stage Theatre featured the singers and dancers in a tribute to Billboard hits, and was of a very high standard.

      The food so far has been outstanding. We have a lovely table for two in the dining room (how anti-social!), but usually go to the Lido buffet for breakfast - great variety including excellent omelettes.

      Our Captain’s welcome toast was a poignant occasion as the the officers and representatives of all departments came on stage to pay tribute to Captain John Scott in this his final voyage after 45 years before disembarking in his home city of Auckland. The Captain delivered a heartfelt speech. He finished by saying that, as we will have noticed, the first day at sea had been quite rocky, and we can all claim to have sailed through a hurricane - defined as 64 knots, when we had experienced 64.5 knots.

      All in all a very relaxing and pleasant start to the cruise. Just arrived in Hobart, Tasmania. The ship has docked within walking distance of the town so we are looking forward to exploring it - hopefully no Devils! 👿      Read more

    • Sonia GelmanAustralia and NZ 2024
      1
      Day 57

      Hobart, Tasmania. AU

      February 28 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

      For some reason I overlooked this port. Nothing was planned.
      All ship tours were sold out. I found short one tour online to go to Mt. Wellington. Great, we can spent the rest of the day in the town.
      When we came to meet our tour, I asked if they have any afternoon options. They had a tour to historic Richmond Village and Bonorong sanctuary. Great, we will have one hour break between tour to grab some lunch.
      When we got on the bus, the tour guide/driver told us we can stay with him all day long. Some people were taking all day tour.

      The morning drive to Mt. Wellington took 30 min.

      The views from Mount Wellington are amazing. We were fortunate to have a lovely clear day and were able to wander around and see the views in all directions. The road up is narrow, steep, winding and 2 way traffic, including buses, so it's a bit hairy.

      We came back around noon and our next stop was The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. Beautifully manicured grounds, unfortunately we had only 40 min to walk around. We rushed to see beautiful Japanese gardens and rushed back to our bus.

      Fifteen minutes later we arrived to Richmond Village.

      The intact colonial-era town has more than 50 Georgian buildings, many operating as cafes, restaurants, galleries and accommodation. Richmond Bridge (1825) is the oldest bridge in Australia.
      We settle in one of this restaurants and has a great lunch. Unfortunately, that did not leave us time to explore the village.

      Back on the bus we went to the sanctuary. Lots of animals. The only probe it was an afternoon and quite warm and animals were resting and hiding from the sun. I had a chance to walk among kangaroos and feed them. Also we saw Tasmanian devil.

      Overall it was a good stop.

      We came back on the ship at 5:30PM, took a shower and were planning to go back on the shore (the ship was in port till 5:00AM next day), for dinner, but then we felt so tired and not very hungry and decided to have a light dinner on the ship and go to sleep. It was a good decision as around 6;30 there was a pouring rain and lightning.
      Tomorrow we have another port day.      Read more

    • TravelerOur time in Tassie
      2
      Day 2

      Its easy to get lost in Tassie.....

      March 6 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

      We had a great day today! A beautiful day dawned and after breakfast and showers etc we hit the road, but first coffee at the Grocer near here. And the coffee wasn't bad either.
      Our plan was to head inland to the two historical towns of Richmond and Oatlands.
      There are so many roads - many main arterials and lots of link roads known as junctions. We made the early mistake of getting onto Highway 1 heading in the opposite direction to where we should be heading - on a busy highway in a new car with traffic travelling at over 110 it was a bit confronting.
      But we managed to find a special U Turn spot (just for us??) and got going and with the help of Google got to Richmond.
      This was a very busy town with lots of tourists - the cafes were buzzing and tour groups everywhere. The town had lots of restored houses from the mid 1800's - mostly stone. And a manificent stone bridge that was built by convicts. We walked the main street and visited the bridge and walked along the river.
      We decided we would lunch at Oatlands so headed in, what we thought was the right direction, but soon realised our mistake, so turned back and found the correct turnoff.
      The route to Oatlands was some 60 or 70 kms of rural farmland with very few animals. We have realised that Tassie is suffering from a severe drought. Everywhere is dry yellowy grass.
      Oatlands was not what I expected - it was a quiet town, no tourists and few cafes. But the buildings were magificent - probably 100's of Georgian style buildings from 1800's. We had lunch at a simple looking cafe, that was quite busy - I had a crepe - with bacon and mushrooms, salad, tomatoes, coleslaw - the crepe was swimming in a sauce. The whole thing was large, but very tasty. Gran had a hamburger which was quite large with the same salad and coleslaw as me. It was 26/28 degrees in town with no wind. We walked the main street and visited a magnificent windmill used to grind grain - I took some photos and then we decided to see if we could navigate our way home - and we did with the help of Google going cross country as we got near to the outskirts of "our area". We thought we'd get a coffee and check out some of the other beaches.
      We went to a cool beach - Clifton Beach, a surfing beach and there were swimmers and a surf school for young people that was getting set up - we watched them all run to the far end of the beach and back. The squad had to be 25 or 30 teens and boy did they get some exercise. We watched them paddle a long board out to a buoy about 500 to 600 metres out and back then up the beach around a marker then swim the same distance and back then repeat the about sequence again.
      The evening was just lovely - calm and warm. Then we drove out to Opposum Bay. This too was a lovely bay but it was lined with beach houses right to the shoreline. We walk from one end to the other were the beach ran out to rocks and then turned back. Back to our house as the sun was just setting.
      Yeah I think we had a great day - tomorrow we plan the first of two days at Port Arthur.
      I will post the beach photos on a separate post.      Read more

    • TravelerOur time in Tassie
      1
      113
      Day 3

      Port Arthur

      March 7 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Today we drove the 80km to Port Arthur - we are not staying there, but a pass gets you 2 days visit.
      When we awoke and checked on the weather forcast it was for highs of 17 or 18 so we dressed for a cooler day. But it was quite warm at Port Arthur and the sun was full on - so really it was a nice day weather wise.
      The drive was threw typical aussie outback, lots of gums everywhere - the road was pretty good - great surface, and quite winding in places.
      Got to Port Arthur at around 11:30 and there was quite a crowd then.
      We started in the tour centre and learned about the site, British prisoners in Oz and the wider world. We all got a card that represented an actual prisoner and learned about his/her life at Port Arthur, why they were there and their life at PA.
      Standing at looking at the world map and all the convict sites around the globe (every continent and island groups everywhere) - established by the British I realised that these prisons were not just about punishment - but really a way to provide labour and manpower to assist the Brits colonise their way around the world. So many of the crimes were petty - "off you go and build roads, bridges, dig mines in Australia".
      And there was a prison for children there too on a smaller island - mostly teenage, but as low as 9. And of course they were all there to "better themselves" and this included religion. The church (which was burned down a century ago - but the stone and brick walls were faithfully restored) held church for 1,100 people.
      The prison was only functioning for just over 40 years, and as the convict shipments slowed and eventually stopped it closed.
      And so it all fell into rack and ruin. Now a lot of the area has been restored to what we see now - not completely restored but you get the idea what it was like.
      The main penitentiary building was orginally a mill and probably a grain store - it was converted to the main prison. We walked through it and it is mostly a shell - we could see the small cells, one prisoner per cell - they were probably 1.5 metres by 1 metre - so it was solitued. Kitchen, ablutions etc
      We had a quick bite for lunch - cost $20 for 2 sandwiches. Then we did the harbour tour - last about 45 minutes - we saw where the childrens prison was and also an island known as the "Island of the Dead" where apparently 1,100 prisoners and prison staff were buried - a tiny island - the prison staff got headstones.
      Back on land we then explored areas were staff and families lived - the hospital, asylum, Post Office, and a range of normal town facilities.
      By then our legs were telling us that they'd had enough and it was time to head home.
      Bought some groceries for tonights dinner and that's the day.
      A normal evening here - saw Gavin in the garden, the rabbits we see most nights and morning, the assortment of birds and a few wallabies.
      Tomorrow we will probably head in the same direction - there is quite a lot to explore off the beaten track.
      I just remembered that some of you would be old enough to remeber the massacre of 1996 when 35 people were killed by a madman. Such a sad event and we saw the memorial garden.      Read more

    • TravelerOur time in Tassie
      3
      Day 5

      A new day

      March 9 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      We decided today to get out and do some stuff, even if it was just some quiet activity.
      We bought a takeaway coffee and drove to Seven Mile Beach to sit and enjoy. There was a large crowd on the beach and the sun was fierce, with an aftermoon promise of 35, the early birds trying to beat the heat.
      Then we drove over the Hobart bridge and went into the Botanical Gardens - it was lovely to just stroll and sit in the shade. We had lunch there and had a visit from a mother duck and 4 little ducklings.
      Then we came home and went to Roches Beach which is just down the road from our house - it was quite busy too, but extremely hot and decided that was enough exercise for the day.
      Tomorrow we get the campervan!      Read more

    • TravelerOur time in Tassie
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      Day 15

      Day 1 at Cradle Mountain

      March 19 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C

      Morning broke and it was very overcast, and we both felt like that too – I don’t know why but I seemed to have had a relapse and Gran is still fighting her bout of Covid.
      We took our time doing the morning chores and decided we would do what we could and see. We bought some chocolate bars for sustenance and waited for the bus. All parts of the Cradle Mountain in the National Park are controlled and very few vehicles are allowed in. Transport to and from tracks is by bus. It is a very efficient service with buses all the time going down to the Dove Lake (the end of the road) and back to the bus centre at the info offices.
      We had decided to start at a place called Ronny’s Creek and we’d walk to Dove Lake and if we felt ok, do a some of the Dove Lake trail (it goes around the lake parameter 2-3 hr walk).
      Our walk started out on a board walk that sat above marshy, and/or bushy open ground. This was Wombat territory, and this was something Robyn in particular wanted to see. The going was easy, and we could see the Wombat droppings everywhere and, on the boardwalk, too – but not a sighting – so disappointing. Then about half way along our trail the track changed to stones and rocks and began to climb - not what we had expected. The surroundings changed to gums and bush.
      The scenery was fantastic, and the cloud began to break up and we had some warm sunlight. Parts of the trail were similar to our climb up to the Wineglass Bay viewing platform. It was in this area that a number of trails joined and we saw lots of people young and old tramping like us.
      We got to Dove Lake and sat in the sun and had some more water and a chocolate bar. We had a good rest and decided that was enough for the day and lined up for the bus.
      Back at the Info centre we thought we grab a snack for lunch and some coffee – the coffee was okay but the toasted croissants we had were not great.
      Back to our van we rested up which included periods of sitting in the sun or on the bed. We agreed that we hadn’t done the walk that we intended, but that we had enjoyed our experience today – this is an amazing part of Tasmania, well the world really and we had a taste of it. Perhaps tomorrow we can try some other shorter trails if we feel up to it.
      I processed my photos and Gran read.
      The weather is packing up for the next 2 or 3 days – tomorrow is a new day and we see what it brings.      Read more

    • Traveler117 days toward the west
      1
      Day 70

      Positiver: pas facile aujourd'hui!

      March 14, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Ce matin, lever à l'aube pour partir en excursion. Comme d'habitude, on se rend au théâtre, on prend notre ticket et on attend.

      Pas longtemps car une annonce nous informe que nous ne pouvons pas débarquer par précaution. Il faut dire qu'il y a des cas avérés à Hobart et sur la plupart des autres futures escales d'ailleurs.

      Donc nous avons quand même débarqué pour aller à l'immigration (!!!!!!!!!) pour remonter ensuite immédiatement, équipés de nos masques. On espère que les infectés ne sont pas les employés de l'immigration!

      Donc, même en étant optimiste, je dirai simplement: c'est la merde!

      Tout à l'heure, une AG aura lieu au théâtre. Peut être en apprendrons nous plus à ce moment là. On rentre? on fait des ronds dans l'eau? On va à chacune de nos escales et on reste sur le bateau? On fait tout péter?!

      Je reprends l'écriture tout à l'heure, c'est à dire la ligne d'en dessous pour vous!

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      Comment ai-je dit? ah oui, c'est la merde!
      En effet, notre croisière autour du monde s'arrête ici, sur les quais d'Hobart. Nous n'aurons plus aucune escale d'ici la France.

      Nous ne savons pas par où, ni combien de temps ce retour va durer. La seule chose qui est connue, c'est le fait que nous passerons à Sydney et à Singapour uniquement pour une escale technique.

      Depuis aujourd'hui, plus personne ne monte sur le bateau, ni les passagers qui avaient coupé depuis Auckland par exemple, ni les musiciens qui devaient embarquer, ni du personnel, … Certaines personnes décident de quitter le bord pour prendre l'avion. Ils ne savent même pas si ils pourront atterrir quelque part en Europe. Et dans ce cas également, on ne remonte plus sur le bateau.
      Heureusement, et c'est la raison pour laquelle ils sont aussi rigoureux, il n'y a aucun cas à bord et il faut que ça dure.

      Adieu donc la Nlle Calédonie, l'Australie, l'Indonésie, Bali, Colombo et toutes les autres. Nous aurons une très maigre consolation: nous pourrons avoir une photo devant l'opéra de Sydney, on sera accosté devant..! Sympa non?

      Nous n'en savons pas plus pour l'instant. Sans doute demain ou après demain aurons nous les infos sur le voyage de retour. Mais, quoi qu'il en soit, nous appréhendons beaucoup ce trajet d'au moins un mois, sans arrêt et sans projet. Déjà, l'atmosphère est un peu électrique...

      A part ça, cette nuit nous avons vécu notre tempête des 40ème rugissants: des vents de plus de 120 km/h et une mer démontée. Et aussi surprenant que celà puisse paraître, le bateau de bougeait pas tant que ça. En revanche nous ressentions comme d'énormes turbulances en avion, des chocs, des vibrations, du bruit... Mais pas de quoi s'affoler.

      Aujourd'hui, ce n'est vraiment plus le sujet. Je n'en sais pas plus. J'espère avoir plus d'infos demain.      Read more

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    • Abenteuer Down Under
      112
      Day 75

      Merry Christmas 🎄💜

      December 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Frohe Weihnachten aus Tasmanien 🎄
      Ausgiebiges Frühstück, kurzer Sprung ins kalte Wasser, Michel aus Lönneberga und mit einem Glas Wein und leckerem Essen auf Weihnachten anstoßen. So in etwa sah unser Tag heute aus 😇. Den Abend lassen wir jetzt mit "Kevin allein zu Haus" und Mousse Au Chocolate ausklingen💜Read more

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    • TravelerPetra+Hacky auf Attila's Tour
      211111
      Day 76

      Mount Field Nationalpark

      March 21 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Zum Abschluss in Tasmanien gab es nochmal schönes, aber "frisches" Wetter. Also los zu den Russel Falls im Mt. Field NP. 60 km von Hobart ist das Klima wieder total anders und wir sind im Regenwald. Mittlerweile sind wir die Riesenfarne ja gewöhnt, aber die Baumriesen sind schon beeindruckend, vor allem, wenn sie umgestürzt sind. Wenn man dann noch leise genug ist, sieht man auch etwas von der Tierwelt.
      Danach noch kurz zu einem Lookout auf die Tasman Bridge, die einige Teile von Hobart verbindet und dann haben wir das Kapitel Tasmanien mit einem weinenden und einem lachenden Auge beendet. Bye Tassie.      Read more

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