Day 15
Greeted us with rain, rain and more rain, I
mean we can’t complain really the weather down here has been pretty good,
overcast at times, a bit chilly but
still we have been able to see what we want to see. Today the plan was to hook
Bridget up, do a speedboat cruise around the Tasman peninsula and to head into
Hobart.
After a bit of a discussion we decided that
it was probably best to give the speed boat cruise a miss, as we felt
visibility would be low, so we packed up slowly and headed into Hobart. We arrived at the Caravan Park and set up, I
must take a picture of the van site, it is one of the most interesting sites I
have ever seen, but I am not complaining we have our own ensuite…….it’s sooooo
nice having our own shower and toilet.
After setting up we set off first stop the Cadbury factory….Hmmm not a
great idea when it’s lunch time and your hungry. We were given a good
explanation of the the process of chocolate making….. did you know that the
average Australian eats just over 11 kilo’s in a year. The country that eats
the most chocolate is?……Ireland. It’s a
shame that they no longer do the tour but we did get to enter the chocolate
shop, we did a little shopping (half a basket or so) then headed into their
café for the best hot chocolate I have ever had…..it was amazing it was a
triple chocolate hot chocolate.
Sorry no pictures…. my camera is not keen on the rain.
We then did a little retail therapy then
headed back to the van for a bit of a rest, which considering the pace we have
been setting was much needed.
Day 16
The rain has stopped….yipee. But sadly we
had to take Miss M (well I should say that dad took miss M) back to the airport
it was time for her to fly back home. We
spent our day at the Salamanca Markets, now Marc is not the keenest Market shopper
but he did pretty well as we wandered slowly through the markets, I really
enjoyed it and bought some really lovely pieces. Marc had fun at the Bruny island cheese shop
and we walked away with a lot of cheese….. and a new cheese board.
The
fresh fruit and vegetable stalls
The
fresh flowers
The
markets are huge this is only a small amount of the stalls
After lunch we bought the last few pieces
we wanted and headed back to the car this time bound for Richmond.
On the way to Richmond, we came across the
wicked chees company and you guessed it we bought more cheese…..we now have
lot’s and lot’s of cheese. Oh and I picked up some Huon Pine off cuts, that are
the perfect size for a mug coaster….they smell divine I love the smell, I just
need to make sure that Marc doesn’t use them as a fire starter.
Richmond is a really pretty little historic
town that reminded me a lot of Morpeth to be honest, I really liked it, but
then I have always loved Morpeth.
A
Richmond street
The
Richmond bridge
This gorgeous bridge was built in 1825 and
is the oldest known Australian arched sandstone bridge
So whilst I am typing this up Marc is doing
his favourite activity watching the footy
Anyway finally I am caught up
So I can kick back and relax, eat some
cheese or maybe some chocolate and force myself to try some more Tasmanian
wine.
Catch
you later
The Knights
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