7 to 10 Mar – Hobart

This time we scored nice camp sites in a caravan park beside the Derwent River.  The ducks, seagulls and plovers have frequent disputes over territory, culminating in a duck fight at 3am under the Williams' van. 

Somehow this trip has turned into a shopping expedition. Brings back memories of previous trips. Maybe it’s because we have not seen much in the way of large shops or shopping centres for a few weeks. So far we have managed to buy a ‘you beaut’ Thermos (just like the Williams have), a Cobb cooker (just like the Williams have), an inverter, another backpack and a couple of Blackwolf folding chairs. And there’s still more on the list because we are treating this trip as a bit of a shakedown for the big mid-year trip. Apparently after 4 years with this van we still haven’t got it right.

Anyway, we went to a steak restaurant in Salamanca Place on our first night in Hobart to celebrate a 39^th wedding anniversary.

Camp At Hobart

Coffee Time (Again)

The weather has got warmer and the rain has on family history research at Hobart library. We all spent a fair bit of time shopping and the Davids got a couple of rides in.

We visited the new MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) near where we are camped. Well worth a visit but I think the modern art seems preoccupied with vaginas, or is it just me?

The White Room At The MONA

Looking Trim, Taut and Triffic

The Water Shower Word Thing At The MONA