tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16174181939165061722024-03-13T23:36:47.732-07:00VISITWAVESTATIONTASwendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-56595619169233005532024-01-23T15:01:00.000-08:002024-01-23T15:01:56.580-08:00General 2024wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-31004312130284173322020-06-23T17:41:00.001-07:002020-06-23T17:41:04.322-07:00Beethoven - Symphony No. 5<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lc6YdtHnoag" width="480"></iframe>wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-58453513444576788282016-06-01T22:12:00.001-07:002016-06-01T22:12:46.434-07:00STOCKING THE LARDER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On the way down from Hobart there are many places to buy provisions. One of our favourite places is <a href="http://www.meredithsorchard.com.au/" target="_blank">Meredith's Orchard</a>. Here you can buy excellent fruit and vegetables as well as a range of other local products. Meredith's Orchard is located on the Channel Highway near Margate.</div>
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The deal has been struck between the states and the Federal Government. Tasmanian health system will receive an extra $54 million in federal funding. The Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgeman welcomed the boost to the state's health budget. It is a very positive step forward. Mr Hodgeman also was pleased that a proposal to allow states to levy income tax has been cancelled. Tasmania is Australia's smallest state and in a poor position to raise it's own taxes. This will help alleviate problems in the health system. </div>
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<span class="">It has been some time since I posted an article on my VISITWAVESTATION Blog. Not quite sure why but I have just signed up for an e_course on social media and blogging to increase sales. Not even sure if this is relevant to me as most of my clients don't seem to be the type to have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.</span></h2>
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<span class="">I signed up with Tourismeschool after a few free sessions they were running associated with Tourism Tasmania. </span></div>
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<span class=""><span class="">Rebecca and Paige posted their mobile numbers on the net and encouraged the participants to ring if they were having any problems. </span></span></div>
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<span class=""><span class=""><span class="">The first task is to identify my Ideal Customer. How can I do that? I can go over the bookings and work out where my customers come from and what are their characteristics. Generally, the people come from outside the state of Tasmania. It is best to stay for three days so the people should be those that want to settle for a few days. To stay one night is not to fully experience the lovely ambience of the house. It is lovely to spend time at the house during the day. We saw this tree at the beginning of Autumn when the leaves were just starting to turn. The large oak at the front of the house was still covered in leaves. </span></span></span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t-AbgyKQ14c/VUALWYxpHvI/AAAAAAAAVWk/OftLd18_Sr4/w908-h511-n-o/20150425_124444.jpg" /><br />
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wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-2818270079509519522013-12-31T16:47:00.005-08:002014-01-02T03:46:37.938-08:00CHANNEL CATERING NOW AVAILABLE AT WAVESTATION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">BREAKFAST BASKET - $12 </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">DINNER MENU - $22 </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />Chickpea & Pumpkin Korma Curry with Basmati Rice<br />Hearty Beef Lasagna with a Fresh Garden Salad<br />Sweet & Sour Chicken with Fragrant Jasmin Rice<br /><br />SWEETS - $7<br />Mini Lemon Cheesecake<br />Velvet Chocolate Mousse<br /><br />All servings per person.<br /><br />All dishes are carefully prepared using the freshest, quality ingredients and all locally sourced.<br />We will deliver your meals to your holiday let and you will find them in your fridge, so all you have to do is heat and enjoy in the most stunning of locations.<br />A minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required when ordering, so that everything will be as fresh as can be.<br /><br />Kim Cawthorn<br />kimrickards@hotmail.com<br />Follow us on Facebook @ Channel Catering</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">BREAKFAST BASKET - $12 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Free Range Eggs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sourdough Bread</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Local Jams and Butter or Margarine</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Muesli - Toasted or Bircher with Vanilla Yoghurt</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">DINNER MENU - $22 </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />Chickpea & Pumpkin Korma Curry with Basmati Rice<br />Hearty Beef Lasagna with a Fresh Garden Salad<br />Sweet & Sour Chicken with Fragrant Jasmin Rice<br /><br />SWEETS - $7<br />Mini Lemon Cheesecake<br />Velvet Chocolate Mousse<br /><br />All servings per person.<br /><br />All dishes are carefully prepared using the freshest, quality ingredients and all locally sourced.<br />We will deliver your meals to your holiday let and you will find them in your fridge, so all you have to do is heat and enjoy in the most stunning of locations.<br />A minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required when ordering, so that everything will be as fresh as can be.<br /><br />Kim Cawthorn<br />kimrickards@hotmail.com<br />Follow us on Facebook @ Channel Catering</span><br />
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wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-54617082882372743082013-08-09T22:13:00.001-07:002013-08-10T05:07:15.724-07:00BRUNY ISLAND FERRY SERVICE Bruny Island. <br />
The latest way to find out about places to visit, restaurants and bars is to go <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/">www.broadsheet.com.au</a>. This online newspaper has busy journalists finding the most exciting places. Recently they went to Bruny Island and had a great time. No wonder, it's a fabulous place and easy to get to by ferry from Wavestation. Just drive to Kettering down to the Mermaid Cafe. The ferry leaves about every hour or hour and a half. Check the timetable at this site.<br />
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<a href="http://www.brunyisland.net.au/Services/brunyislandferrydetails.htm">http://www.brunyisland.net.au/Services/brunyislandferrydetails.htm</a> It's a great way to spend a day and be back on the mainland at your home away from home at Middleton. Wavestation is perfectly positioned to make your trip back to Hobart airport easy.<br />
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Have a look at what they are saying about <br />
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See if you can find the blog Island Menu where everything about Tasmania is kept up to date.<br />
<a href="http://www.islandmenu.com.au/">www.islandmenu.com.au</a>wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-82537222001343177782013-07-17T15:06:00.001-07:002013-07-17T15:07:16.363-07:00Stop off at HobartOn the way to Wavestation stop off in Hobart. Salamanca Place has many great eateries. Last night a lovely young man mentioned he very much enjoyed Ball and Chain. Check it out at www.ballandchain.com.au<br />
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.wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-24486415832039376832013-07-13T16:11:00.001-07:002013-07-13T16:11:31.163-07:00SMALL SHIPS THAT CHANGED MY LIFEListening to Macca this morning on Radio National and was fascinated by this book set in Southern Tasmania. "Small Ships that Changed my Life".<a href="http://www.tasfamily.net.au/" target="_blank">www.tasfamily.net.au</a><br />
Bern Cutherbertson life as a fisherman working with his father as scallop fishermen along the coast of Kettering, Snug Middleton and Gordon. <br />
I couldn't find a copy of the book but just references on the internet. Please contact me if you know where I can find a copy.<br />
wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-81060369579323608442013-05-23T05:05:00.001-07:002013-05-23T17:04:07.090-07:00Bruny Island SafarisAn easy and enjoyable way to see Bruny Island is to join a tour of Bruny Island Safaris. There is a pick up point at Kettering. And tours are seven days a week in the peak periods and three times a week at other times. Check out the website at <a href="http://www.brunyislandsafaris.com.au/">www.brunyislandsafaris.com.au</a><br />
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wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-50383587309452904562013-01-18T15:13:00.000-08:002013-01-18T15:13:45.565-08:00BUSH FIRE UPDATE Luckily our Wavestation property has been safe from the recent fires. Others have not been so well off. For an update go to <a href="http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6aa9eba540c2672d2080e2aa7&id=9c114c25a7&e=e6a50a4e1a" target="_blank">Bush Fire Update</a><a href="http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6aa9eba540c2672d2080e2aa7&id=9c114c25a7&e=e6a50a4e1a" target="_blank"> </a>wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-91312027956437809582012-12-06T22:07:00.003-08:002012-12-06T22:07:57.017-08:00What Do People Want to Read on a Blog?Just visited a great website for a market stall at the Mindi market in Darwin. Emma sounds like a lovely woman with a big heart. She visits India with her family each year an has clothing made in selected factories. Fair trade and no exploitation of children are her priorities in helping locals by buying local prouct and selling it back home in Australia in Darwin at the local markets including the Mindi market.<br />
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Emma works hard getting up early to prepare for the market. She had heard that it is the most simple things that people want to read so she stated from there on <a href="http://omdesigns.com.au/blog" target="_blank">her blog</a>. I think I will take that on board in my own blog.wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-82589017373680584192012-12-03T20:42:00.003-08:002012-12-03T20:43:36.682-08:00Garden tour with Trisha DixonJust met up with a dear friend who has just returned from a wonderful tour of Tasmania with TRISHA DIXON. Thought I would find out a bit about it from her blog. Surfing the net I chanced upon Paul Bangay's site and clicked on his blog. <a href="http://paulbangay.com/blog/">http://paulbangay.com/blog/</a> He too had been on the tour with Trisha. look forward to reading his blog and finding out more about it.wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-46762967000360287022012-11-22T16:35:00.000-08:002012-11-22T16:35:51.792-08:00 BETTER FOR COUPLESAt WAVESTATION we now have king-size beds in both bedrooms. Perfect for couples and both beds are extremely comfortable. The two bedrooms share a large sunny bathroom and are separated from the living area by a small hallway. Perfect for sleeping and quietly relaxing. The second bedroom has access to the front veranda. Lovely to open the door and head for a stroll along the beach or an early morning run. <br />
The bed in the second bedroom can be separated into single beds. Just shoot us an email when you BOOK and we will arrange this for you.<br />
wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-60898406207802364992012-10-22T03:19:00.002-07:002012-10-22T03:19:46.547-07:00Hobart chosen by the Lonely PlanetLonely Planet has selected Hobart as one of the ten best cities in the world to visit. Mona the contoversial museum has put Hobart on the map but its wonderful restaurants and fresh local produce is an important element in its selection. wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-84224493407297908012012-08-09T01:58:00.002-07:002012-08-09T01:58:14.903-07:00A HAPPY GUEST<br />
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brilliant, we are already missing the view and eating breakfast on the deck. We
managed to see quite a bit of Bruny Island, including a charter boat tour of
the sea cliffs, seals etc. We managed to kayak all the way to Simpsons Point
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Do the circuit - Middleton to Woodbridge (or Kettering) to Cygnet and back along the coast road through Deep Bay Garden Island. Have a look at <a href="http://www.huontrail.org.au/images/maps/bmap_big.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> map<br />
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Photos to comewendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0Middleton TAS 7163, Australia-43.2322906 147.2534095-43.2554286 147.2139275 -43.209152599999996 147.2928915tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-90399827009139719022012-05-11T05:19:00.000-07:002012-05-13T04:36:19.461-07:00SODA BREAD<br />
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You have arrived and stoked the fire and poured the glass of wine. It's been a busy day visiting <a href="http://mrsropersmusings.com/2012/05/12/happenin-hobart/" target="_blank">Mona</a> and the women's prison in Hobart and you're thinking of what your plan will be tomorrow. Should you pack up the car early and head for Kettering to catch the ferry to Bruny Island, or will you just relax and do what people in farm houses do. Bake some bread. You've brought a few ingredients with you such as the chia seeds and you look in the pantry. There's a packet of flour and salt. You can imagine the smell the bread cooking in the oven. It's <a href="http://www.scullerymadetea.com/Barossa_Valley/Beyond_the_Scullery/Entries/2010/8/1_Soda_Bread..._To_Be_Sure.html" target="_blank">soda bread</a> which takes your fancy. Look <a href="http://www.scullerymadetea.com/Barossa_Valley/Beyond_the_Scullery/Entries/2010/8/1_Soda_Bread..._To_Be_Sure.html" target="_blank">here</a> for the recipe as well. You could follow this up with a self saucing <a href="http://mrsropersmusings.com/2012/05/12/happenin-hobart/" target="_blank">pudding.</a><br />
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<br />wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-76081300642551314102012-05-10T05:28:00.002-07:002012-05-13T02:11:54.634-07:00BRUNI D'ENTRECASTEAUXBRUNI D'ENTRECASTEAUX<br />
I think everyone interested in Tasmania has heard about him by now. Bruni D'Entrecasteaux was the first European captain to sail through the channel between what is known now as Bruni Island and the mainland of Tasmania. Leaving France in 1792 Bruni sailed in along the Derwent River, past Bruni Island and and into Port Cygnet, Port Esperance and the Huon River. Napolean and his wife Josephine were particularly interested in Australia and in their home outside Paris, Malmaison they collected many drawrings of aborigines, flora and fauna brought back by the French explorers before and at the time of Napolean's reign.<br />
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Hobart was settled in 1804. There is an <a href="http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/napoleon" target="_blank">exhibition</a> winging its way to Melbourne to tell the untold story of the emporer's fascination with the world Down Under.<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Napolean: Revolution to Empire</span> which will be on at the the National Gallery of Victoria, St Kilda Road, from June 2 until October 7. You can see a gallery of images on The Age ipad app.wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-32124691227939785152012-05-07T04:12:00.000-07:002012-05-07T04:12:57.459-07:00SUPERMOONI am not the only person who is talking about the SUPERMOON. Last night I was away from Tassie in Apollo Bay and I took some<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=386145151424596&set=a.201026246603155.46318.196825520356561&type=1&theater" target="_blank"> photos</a>. I posted them on my facebook page and then began to realize that lots of people out there were interested. What is this SUPERMOON? All around the state of Tasmania the photographers were out with their cameras.Who could get the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverTasmania" target="_blank">best</a> photo?<br />
<br />wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-44177492758448338052012-05-02T23:48:00.003-07:002012-05-02T23:55:07.394-07:00The FrenchI was chatting to my brother-in-law about the position of Wavestation, which is on the edge of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel looking towards Bruny Island.This lead to talking about the French after whom many places are named in Southern Tasmania. They were here before the English who were looking for somewhere to colonize. The French had scientists and hortaculturalists on board and sought knowledge and science. <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/04/29/2230849.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/04/29/2230849.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudin_expedition_to_Australia">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudin_expedition_to_Australia</a> Baudin dying of tuberculosis in Mauritius on his way home.<br />
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<br />wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-15337821759240560252012-04-25T23:44:00.002-07:002012-05-08T00:54:47.292-07:00RESTAURANTS IN HOBART and THE HOBART BOTANIC GARDENS<br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;">Garagists and Ethos are some of the fine restaurants in Hobart. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;">There are others and the number is growing. Hobart may become the eating capital of Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;">My friend sent me a link to an </span><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/the-reinvention-of-hobart-20111219-1p1zu.html#ixzz1h6uUpAsg" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">article</a> about the growing number of restaurants in Hobart.<span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;">Try </span><a href="http://www.mewah.com.au/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Me Wah Restaurant</a><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;"> in Sandy Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;">Take time to see the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wavestation/196825520356561?ref=tn_tnmn" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">gardens</a><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;"> in Hobart. You will be anazed at the magnificent sight of the leaves turning from green to yellow to brown and dropping in swathes on the ground. Take your time driving down to Wavestation and visit a few places on your way. Look out for the Hobart Botanic Gardens. Approaching Hobart from the airport and driving over the bridge the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wavestation/196825520356561?ref=tn_tnmn" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Gardens</a><span style="color: #1f497d; text-align: center;"> are on your right. There is an excellent display vegetable garden and a very special Japanese garden.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #1f497d;">Out of Hobart and along the Channel Highway <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wavestation/196825520356561?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank"> Peppermint Bay Hotel</a> in Woodbridge has an excellent restaurant called <a href="http://www.peppermintbay.com.au/food_pb.php" target="_blank">Stackings</a> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Woodbridge is forty minutes from Hobart and 15 minutes from Wavestation (at Middleton).Another wonderful place to visit is the </span><a href="http://www.about-australia.com/attractions/woodbridge-hill-handweaving-studio-and-gardens/" target="_blank">handweaving studio</a><span style="color: #1f497d;">, up the hill from the turnoff next to the Woodbridge store.</span><br />
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We pulled out our copy of The Hon Peter Heerey AM QC, retired Federal Court judge "Guide to Hobart for innocent Mainlanders". He recommended "Me Hah" in Sandy Bay as a more humble but good value restaurant. So we head there to check it out. We think it's a little bit of Heerey humour as the place was booked out and looked a million dollars. We settled for a truely humble alternative on Sandy Bay Road, "Written on Tea". This was authentic Chinese food, simply prepared and a very modest establishment. One couple walked out but the others patrons seemed to be really enjoying themselves. Prossers on the waterfront was closed on the Sunday.<br />
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Having read the recent article by <u><a href="http://www.hollyforsythe.com.au/" target="_blank">Holly Kerr Forsythe</a></u> in "The Australian" the boys dropped me off at the old "Women's Prison" in South Hobart in Degraves Street, not far from Cascade Brewery and Gardens. There is a lovely perennial garden with a range of hostas. The museum has a well organized tour.<br />
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We bought our fish at the "Fish Man" on the wharf at Constitution Dock and enjoyed Steves' expert cooking. A simple batter of flour and egg for the King Fish and layered on baked potato for the salmon. Delicious!wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617418193916506172.post-77632065902301564392012-03-22T15:00:00.003-07:002012-03-22T15:08:55.672-07:00ADVENTURE ON BRUNY ISLANDFriends have just returned from the Bruny Island Adventure tour. You can meet up with the tour at Kettering with a bus which takes you over on the ferry to Bruny Island and over to the other side of the island where the water adventure starts. The bus leaves Kettering at 9 am.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brunycruises.com.au/tours/kettering-pickup.aspx">http://www.brunycruises.com.au/tours/kettering-pickup.aspx</a>wendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173281255880016155noreply@blogger.com2