Agapanthus and Roadkill and Convicts


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March 3rd 2011
Published: March 3rd 2011
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We are now ensconced in the south east corner of the state, with a bit of a theme involving our title. In the small towns (very attractive, too) the agapanthus is the preferred means of front fence decoration for many people. Sometimes white, sometimes purple, sometimes mixed. More prevalent on your typical country road, however, is the carcass of the small furry marsupial. For a state with ... Read Full Entry



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4th March 2011

Happy memories
HelloSharon and Chris. I am enjoying your trip, it brings back many happy memories of when Alan and then Judith were in Tasmania. Enjoy the rest of your travels, long may they continue.Bye love Lily.
4th March 2011

Wow!!
Wow Chris & Sharon - amazing to read of your recent travel experiences - especially having been on the air walk, up Mt Wellington, Port Arthur and the markets myself! You sure are missing our hot Sydney weather. Your photos are amazing. xV
7th March 2011

pictures
Cannot fault your photos, they really get you in! Keep enjoying and snapping.
7th March 2011

Jealous
Even though it sounds cold - I wish I was there. Kim and I did it in 1977 on our honeymoon and Hobart again in the early 90's. Enjoyed it - but you seem to have much more time to spend than we did. Keep up the blog - I am enjoying reading it - although I think you have toned your normal travel reports down - where is the swearing? the inuendo? the sarcasm? the ridicule? Come on Chris - lash out!
10th March 2011
Remarkable Cave

Terrific pics!
Hey Digger and Shaz! What a great set of pics. People have always told me that Tasmania is a good place to visit. I never quite got round to it, though. So, I am especially appreciative of these photos, because you have saved me the trip. Thanks! It's a bloody long way from Hollywood! Here's a really interesting American take on Tassie. It has come up in conversation here on no less than 3 separate occasions. That in itself is not remarkable, but, what is remarkable is that the 3 Americans who were asking about it, thought that Tasmania is a separate country from Australia! One guy had even BEEN there, and he was asking about any diplomatic relations Australia had with Tas, since we are such close neighbours. I don't know how true it is, but I HAVE heard that the Taswegians refer to people from the mainland as "Australians". I'll be interested to hear your feedback on that particular point. I was wondering if you might have dropped in for a quick visit with that very naughty boy, Martin. The air walk swing bridge looks scary - out of the comfort zone is right. Those bridges have a way of getting up a very pronounced harmonic motion which always makes me think that you could easily be flung off if you let go the handrails. Keep sending those pics in. That Nikon is a terrific camera, too... mind you, they're not much good if the operator doesn't have a clue about making up a picture. You guys do! Waiting for more snaps and news! Jack!
10th March 2011
Hobart - Sullivan's Cove

Great Shot
Feels like I was there just yesterday...
15th March 2011

Thanks Vicki, glad you are enjoying the photos. Looking forward to comparing Tasmania stories when we get together again.
15th March 2011

Hi Lily, glad you are enjoying our stories. Hopefully we will visit some more places that you have been to and that might bring back some happy memories. We are looking foward to going to the UK in June.
15th March 2011

We really enjoyed our informal dinner in Hobart - feels like we were just there yesterday too!
15th March 2011

Hey Jack So glad to hear you're reading our relatively mundane travel stories. We've just been to Inverloch in southern Victoria to a jazz festivel with Grant (he says hello) and his wife Jeanette. Interesting to see a set from Gil Askey, 86 year old motown guy who still plays (trumpet) and sings up a storm! Having heard about the general knowledge of the average American when it comes to international (or even national) geography, I can understand some the confusion about about an obscure island of about half a million people, even one that that looks like a female pudenda! I'm not sure about our diplomatic relations; it's just a bit hard to get over how courteous the Taswegians are. Very slow, courteous drivers. Slow but damn goo food food. Nice place. We dropped into Martie's memorial (or at least, everyone else's) at Port Arthur. Surprisingly little is made of it, when it's still a rather overestimated impact on our national psyche. We felt reallybrave crossing those bridges, but I don't think the Tacoma Narrows really comes into it. Just a bit of "wait till I let go before you take the photo". Our travels should take us to LA later in the year - really like to catch up then, in the meantime, thanks mate for the comments and the thoughts.
15th March 2011

Steve, this is a children-friendly blog, can't let my normal feelings out! Rest assured though, the cynical, sarcastic old bastard is still there, but without you and Kim to provide the material there's not much to work with! Seriously, Tasmania is a great place andI can see what the numerous people who recommended it to us were on about. We're really enjoying it!

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