AustraliaHobart Airport42°50’15” S 147°30’22” E
26 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
It's by some miracle that now, 18 months after this thing kicked off, is the first time we've needed to wear a mask. It's therefore still a novelty for us and Richard bought these quite beaky examplesLeggi altro
AustraliaDeckchair Cinema12°28’1” S 130°50’31” E
27 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We met Matt for drinks last night, making it into bed at about 2.30 after fully appreciating how much we'd underestimated the pace of the night-life here.
Spent the morning getting our bearings byLeggi altro
AustraliaPoinciana Park12°27’46” S 130°50’23” E 27 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
At the Waterfront area we got the news that Darwin was heading into a snap 48 hour lockdown starting at 1pm, which was in 90 minutes.
Cue running around to prepare for that, frustrated yet resignedLeggi altro
AustraliaLameroo Beach12°27’47” S 130°50’19” E
27 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Tasmania has just closed the border to the Northern Territory HAHAHAHA.
There's not a case in Darwin yet but we are classified as a high risk area and Tasmania is not accepting arrivals.
We canLeggi altro
AustraliaPoinciana Park12°27’46” S 130°50’23” E 28 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
You are allowed to head out for an hour of exercise within 5km of your residence - these are some sights from our walk this morning, plus one mural (last photo) from yesterday - isn't it great!
AustraliaPoinciana Park12°27’46” S 130°50’23” E
28 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Well that could have gone better.....we've applied for an exemption to be able to return to Tasmania as planned. Now just to wait and see what happens and see if we're approved. Books andLeggi altro
AustraliaDarwin Waterfront Lagoon12°28’5” S 130°50’47” E
29 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The inevitable happened at the hostel, the outdoor section required masks and was only accessible for eating, the pool closed, and everyone got confined to their rooms. That removed the last benefitLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreGood call good call, looks v comfy. And yay for approval to return, at least! :( x
AustraliaGeorge Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens12°26’45” S 130°50’11” E
30 giugno 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
On Wednesday we took a big walk to the Darwin Botanical Gardens as our daily exercise, it was really lovely and verdant. You'll see Rich and I doing some expert pointing throughout.
AustraliaFort Hill12°28’9” S 130°50’46” E
2 luglio 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The first apartment was only for one night to allow a guest extra time to get out of the one we booked. The ultimate landing point is a fair bit smaller but still nice, and still at the waterfrontLeggi altro
AustraliaDarwin Waterfront Lagoon12°28’4” S 130°50’48” E
2 luglio 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Lockdown lifted at 1pm YAY.
There are still some restrictions for the next week, including masks when you can't social distance, sitting down at pubs, and no big events which means Mindl Markets andLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreStylish! Have fun - F ☺️
ViaggiatoreAnd still wearing them 😫