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Published: March 11th 2015
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Another glorious day! Today we’d organised to catch up for coffee with Ken who lived in Hobart. Judy and Ken used to serve on the ACCE Board together several years ago and have maintained links through FaceBook.
Today was a public holiday so traffic was light and we had no problem parking although we did double check with a local to ensure that we didn’t need a parking voucher on a public holiday.
Luckily, we left Margate with plenty of time to spare because Judy’s IPad map led us in completely the wrong direction to the Rendezvous Café where we were to meet our friend. A friendly passerby steered us in a better direction. The café was located in a square behind the of 19-century sandstone buildings of Salamanca Place. The café was surprisingly busy so we grabbed a table as soon as we could and Ken arrived soon after. We covered all the normal topics, work, life and things to see around Hobart and Tasmania. Thanks for the tips, Ken!
The square where the café was located was full of yuppee little cafes and gift shops and we wandered around here after morning tea, easily managing to
avoid any purchases as we are determined not to come home with lots of little souvenirs that need dusting! And it seems too early to buy gifts as we won’t be home for several months.
Rags seems to have some of the nausea that Judy suffered with a couple of days ago, but even so he still managed to develop an appetite and after checking out several of the cafes nearby we ended up returning to the Rendezvous Cafe where we had seen samples of their menu being delivered to other patrons while we sipped our coffees. Two dishes from the breakfast menu lived up to our expectations. Yummo!
After this hearty repast, we explored the waterfront area further. The Sullivans Cove foreshore is Hobart’s dock area and here our first stop was a drool over some of the yachts for sale – the prices very reasonable compared to Perth! The cove consists of several piers and on one we found a building devoted to tourism. Here we chatted to a helpful woman about our impending trip to Port Arthur and came away with an informative map.
The waterfront is lined with historic
Bronze Seals
Stephen Walker's bronze sculptures capture Tasmania's connection to the sea, nature and Antarctica. buildings, artworks and tall sailing ships, some of which you will see in our photos. Judy was determined to see it all and as we kept walking we kept discovering something else – public art, historical plaques, aboriginal art, bamboo shops and so on. We also found the fish and chip shops but for obvious reasons will leave these for another time!
By the time we left here it was mid-afternoon and we decided that was enough for the day. Rags was still not feeling one hundred percent so we relaxed at Margate with Judy taking a turn at cooking the dinner – chicken and vegetable pasta bake. With enough left for an easy meal once we return from our two day sojourn in Port Arthur!
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