Thursday 16 November
Hobart
8am when we finally woke after our later than usual night. We watched crappy morning tv and enjoyed a cuppa before thinking about rolling out of bed just before 9am. I cleaned up, had a shower and then we sat down to breakfast.
I made myself comfy on the day bed by the window, where I could watch the fog blanket Mount Wellington and the rai come and go. I took the time to write out the blog for yesterday, revisiting the surprise we had managed to pull off. I was glad for the slow start and be able to take stock of the fact we were now in Tasmania.
Once we had heard from the others, we were a little clearer as to the direction of the day and could plans into action. Unfortunately Chell was unwell and was off to a doctor. We grabbed all we needed and made our way, in the light drizzle, to the others’ apartment.
After spending some time sitting on the porch chatting, we retreated inside where it was warm and dry. Chell arrived home shortly after opting to spend the day inside. With that, the four of us figured it was time to brave the weather and head out for a walk.
Katie lead the way, wanting to visit the University of Tasmania. Google maps set, we followed the blue line through the streets of a posher area. Every now and then we had to duck under the brolly for protection from heavier rain, but for the most part it was just a fine mist.
The walk to the uni was about 3km and once there we located the uni shop with some help. Katie did what she needed to do and then we made our way towards the water, so that we could take in the view. It was another one of those walks where we were transported back in time. All the buildings have such great character and invoke the question “what stories could they tell?”
We followed the waterside path until we eventually made it to Salamanca glad we would get a reprieve from the cool conditions and we could feed our growling bellies. I was surprised to see it was already 2pm.
We settled in to one of the pubs, ordering drinks and food and sitting in a booth surrounded by convict carved stone blocks. The meal came out promptly and was very filling and delicious. Once finished, Katie and I left the boys to check out some of the shops within Salamanca. We eventually made our way back to their apartment via the park, so we could check out the headstone wall.
We found the boys sitting on the verandah and Chell watching movies inside. I made myself comfy on the couch chatting to Chell and watching the movie and basically stayed there well into early evening.
A decision about dinner was made and Damon called in an order to the local Chinese before he and Paul went to collect it. Meanwhile, the rest of us watched the news to keep ourselves amused.
It didn’t take long for the boys to return and we soon began tucking in to the dishes. It was another great communal meal.
I set about doing the dishes when we were all done and then retired once again to the couch seeing the evening disappear. We played a few rounds of Uno before we made the decision to head back to our apartment.
It was cool and damp outside, but the rain had finished for the moment and we made it back to our toasty warm spot, ready to turn out the light.
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