Made another friend Chris, his name's Al Packer, doesn't say much, but he likes a hug.
Left on the Spirit of Tasmania Tuedsay night, bound for Devonport.
It was a pretty calm, uneventful night. We had a cabin, so slept pretty well.
Slight hiccup getting off, however. We took a pic of the level No. our car was on,
but it was actually the level above. So when they called level 5 to go to their cars,
we waited, as we thought we were on level 6, eventually they called our number plate,
& we found we had a long line of vans behind us, waiting.... waiting!
The next day we get a message from Kimberley, letting us know what we did,
& he wasn't even on the boat! Apparently, the van that was stuck behind us, became
his neighbour in the park he was staying in.
I thought we got away with that!
We stayed at the East Devonport football ground for 3 nights, at $10 a night,
& explored around the area for that time.
Our first day, took us to Latrobe, where we had coffee.
The owner said to make sure we visited a shop called Reliquaire.
A fascinating shop, full of curiosities, & lots of little rooms behind doors,
with surprising inhabitants.
The entire shop was burnt down 2 years ago, but they've done a marvellous job
of rebuilding, & restocking the shop.
Upon opening one door, we were immediately confronted by the mouth
of this T-rex.
after escaping from him, we had to negotiate around his friends.
The more rooms we went into, the more character we found.
Not to mention the other curiosities.
But at least there were guards outside to protect us.
Called into the Cherry Farm, hoping to buy some of that delicious fruit,
but it was too early in the season.
The only Cherries we saw we these 2 big Kahunas out the front.
We finished off the day by driving through Wilmot, & down Wilmot Rd,
to take a look at the unusual letterboxes created by some of the landowners.
The next day the weather was a pleasant 25deg, the last of the good weather
for a few days, as rain was on its way.
So we headed off to Sheffield, to view their wall murals. They have a comp
every year, for artists to come up with the best mural, & they're painted around the town.
Jan loves her wall murals, so she took plenty of pics. These are some of the better ones.
Nice place to have lunch, which we did. lots of interesting memorabilia inside.
Our first day, took us to Latrobe, where we had coffee.
The owner said to make sure we visited a shop called Reliquaire.
A fascinating shop, full of curiosities, & lots of little rooms behind doors,
with surprising inhabitants.
The entire shop was burnt down 2 years ago, but they've done a marvellous job
of rebuilding, & restocking the shop.
Upon opening one door, we were immediately confronted by the mouth
of this T-rex.
after escaping from him, we had to negotiate around his friends.
The more rooms we went into, the more character we found.
Not to mention the other curiosities.
But at least there were guards outside to protect us.
Called into the Cherry Farm, hoping to buy some of that delicious fruit,
but it was too early in the season.
The only Cherries we saw we these 2 big Kahunas out the front.
We finished off the day by driving through Wilmot, & down Wilmot Rd,
to take a look at the unusual letterboxes created by some of the landowners.
The next day the weather was a pleasant 25deg, the last of the good weather
for a few days, as rain was on its way.
So we headed off to Sheffield, to view their wall murals. They have a comp
every year, for artists to come up with the best mural, & they're painted around the town.
Jan loves her wall murals, so she took plenty of pics. These are some of the better ones.
Nice place to have lunch, which we did. lots of interesting memorabilia inside.
The next, as predicted, rained all day, so we were confined to quarters.
The day after was just as gloomy, so we decided to pack up, & head off to Launceston,
calling in on the way to Deloraine, where we had lunch at the 50's Diner there.
Lunch was average, but the memorabilia inside was good.
Before the Diner, it was a Museum, and I suppose it's a 50's & 60's museum now.
We have now arrived at Launceston, & are staying just out of town at Old Macs Farm,
a natural setting around a lake.
Only $10 a night, with water & toilets & licensed Café onsite.
We're staying for 5 nights at this stage, using it as a base to have a look round the countryside.
