A surprise parcel that was waiting for me when I got back was this birthday gift from Ms A.Nony.Mouse!
Posted in Falcon, Western Australia..... so it's one of you lot over there.... thank you... I love you..... and I love all that money you sent me!!!
and for you lot over there in the West .. Anthea is keen on coordinating a gathering of you... won't that be such fun... I wish I could pop over there and meet you all..... contact Anthea if you live over there in the West.... it will be such fun....
Hubz and I did lots of touristy things - many based around the interesting history of Tasmania..... here are some snapshots.... (well...looooaaadds of them)
Spirit of Tasmania
Melbourne at Sunset
near Gravelly Beach - Tamar Valley
Batman Bridge - Tamar Valley
Beaconsfield (made famous when two miners were stuck underground for 2 weeks.. )
Seahorse Farm at Beauty Point
Grindewald Swiss Village
George Town - reputed to be the oldest town in Tasmania
a replica of the Norfolk in George Town
Lighthouse at Low Head
wonderful war memorial of tree chain saw carvings at Ledgerwood
(these type of carvings were in a number of places and we were lucky enough to meet the artist)
tin Mine video show at the Tin Centre in Derby
I loved this old building in Derby
off street art at Evandale
Evandale is such a pretty English village style town
Clarendon house
the red bridge and more wooden carvings at Campbell Town
Tasselation Rocks near Bicheno
Dog walk at Eaglehawk Neck - towards Port Arthur
this is a narrow stretch of land and aggresive dogs were tied to warn if there were convicts trying to escape
the memorial at Port Arthur - a massacre in 1996 where 35 people lost their lives
Port Arthur.... where convicts were kept for some years
Richmond Bridge (the oldest bridge still in use in Australia - built by convicts)
oldest church still in use... also built by convicts - Richmond
old Hobart town - a miniature replica - Richmond
the park - Hobart
of course we did the brewery tour..... Hobart
... and up Mount Wellington - Hobart
the Salmon Ponds - near New Norfolk (these are actually albino trout)
The Wall near Derwent Bridge (no pictures allowed so provided a link HERE) - amazing work of art
Some BayWatch moves - Turners Beach
I hope I got them all correct!
Righto, Gotto Go.... sorry if this is exhausting and boring... I suppose I want a record for ourselves as well as show off some of the loveliness Australia has to offer...
welcome back home my friend,thankyou for sharing your wonderful pics,love the baywatch chick running along the beach.xx
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. Tassie touring is never boring. Loved seeing some places that we visited too. You did such a lot. How fantastic! Love the Bay watch moves! Hugs x
ReplyDeleteI can see why you went to Tasmania, it is such a beautiful place. Really enjoyed seeing your photos and enjoying your trip experience.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Not boring at all! I loved joining you on your travels. Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post. Beautiful pictures, beautiful places... looks like you had a lovely time and nice weather.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Oh your pic's brought back so many great memories for me. THANKS :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful pics there Fiona, what a lovely holiday you've had in such a wonderful part of our Wide Brown Land... I'd love to visit Tas some day...
ReplyDeleteRe the anonymous birthday mail... I live near Falcon WA... & I did post something to QLD recently... do you recall our emails in which you joked about not liking $100 notes??...
We missed you welcome bacl...awesome photos
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous photos Fiona! I adore the seahorses. I had a friend who got rid or her tv and got a tank of seahorses to watch instead!
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like you had a great time, Fiona! I'd love to visit AUS some day. And go to Anthea's meet-up. ;) And anonymous gifts are the BEST! Hope you're having a great weekend! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pics......Tasmania has a short but interesting history!
ReplyDeletelove your holiday pics,
ReplyDeletewere you running towards or away from David Hassellhoff along that beach?
Love the pics. Never tiresome. Perhaps some day I will get to see some if your lively Australia.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Tassie tour
ReplyDeleteLove Tassy Great photos
Hello Fiona,
ReplyDeleteOh so many memories, I think you went to the exact same places we went to. Tassie is such a beautiful place. Spend that money wisely.
Happy days.
Bev.
Such a beautiful State Fiona - we did miss you while you were away
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos - lovely of you to share them.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a beautiful, inspiring trip. Thank you for sharing the photos, it's nice to see different parts of the world, so much to see and do xx
ReplyDeleteLove your photos ....
ReplyDeleteNice gift from Anthea........
Wonderful photos Fiona , Tasmania is a beautiful historic place , I really enjoyed seeing all of your photos , anymore to share ? Hugs Sheila
ReplyDeleteNot at all boring.......beautiful!!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Fiona. Tassie is such a lovely place to visit. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
ReplyDeleteNot boring at all - lovely to see all the places that I could go if I ever got there!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a fabulous time. Quite a few of those places are familiar to me, but now I want to go back and find some of the others we haven't visited.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us your photographs Fiona - lovely to see. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful time. Tasmania is an amazing state - so much to see in such a little space. Love it.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos.
Oh wow, it looks a fabulous place
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