BRUNY ISLAND FERRY SERVICE

Bruny Island. 
The latest way to find out about places to visit, restaurants and bars is to go www.broadsheet.com.au. 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.

http://www.brunyisland.net.au/Services/brunyislandferrydetails.htm 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.

Have a look at what they are saying about
Bruny Island.
See if you can find the blog Island Menu where everything about Tasmania is kept up to date.
www.islandmenu.com.au

Stop off at Hobart

On 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



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SMALL SHIPS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

Listening to Macca this morning on Radio National and was fascinated by this book set in Southern Tasmania. "Small Ships that Changed my Life".www.tasfamily.net.au
Bern Cutherbertson life as a fisherman working with his father as scallop fishermen along the coast of Kettering, Snug Middleton and Gordon.
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.

Bruny Island Safaris

An 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 www.brunyislandsafaris.com.au

BUSH 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 Bush Fire Update 

What 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.

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 her blog. I think I will take that on board in my  own blog.

Garden tour with Trisha Dixon

Just 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. http://paulbangay.com/blog/ He too had been on the tour with Trisha. look forward to reading his blog and finding out more about it.