full circle Tassie

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Dec 29. More boats arrive. 'Mercury' shoot for tomorrow's edition. 13 degrees. Finally cleared in arvo. Kelp gull, black wings, white markings, red on tip of lower bill. Sun finally appeared.
Dec 30. Long day spruik. Many, many supporters. One lady got a flag for caravan. She'd sold the old rig and needed new sticker too. 'Mercury' article b/w. Salamanca market stallholders good.
Dec 31. Another day spruik wharf very successful. New Years Eve. Four different harrassments in twenty minutes. I retired to pub. Later multiple police. Walked near guy who'd harassed me earlier and he went off. Police ordered him to leave the area. Nice having police on my side for a change.
Jan 1. Scarlett robin, black with red breast, white wing bars. Female paler. Sorel markets at RSL. Hostile crowd selling old stuff. Old ideas. Later tree martins, unending aerobatics with backdrop of semicircular beach and rugged cliff faces stretching into the distance. Caught in Falls Festival traffic jam on return to Hobart. Another X spruik. Five Royal Brighton YC sailors got stickers. Monarchist complaints at 'Taste' fair brought warning from guard. She was pleasant but.
Jan 2. Hobart is a cloud lovers paradise. Cooked pasta breakfast on barby that you could park within thirty meters , sheltered form wind, had a table next to it you could see the 'on' light. Most barbies have none of these features. Got ride for King of Derwent. Perfect day for a yacht race.

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