My 4 day birthday adventure begins in Hobart Tasmania - an island off the southern part of Australia. Under Down Under! Only a few hour flight into the south part of the island - Hobart.
500k people in the state - with most in 2 cities Hobart and Launceton.
We made it - weird air pressure landing which caused some issues with my ears - pretty painful.
Thanks Jet Star - whoo hooo.
Holiday Time!!
sniiiifff
if you need a tampon you outta luck but hey atleast you can freshen up and comb your hair with your own personal combs!
Cabbed into town
Our first place was cute
Very crisp and fresh outside - was good to be able to take some deep breath of clean air. Felt like home.
Yummy italian dinner on the cutest street in town - had an interesting mixture of pesto, ravioli and cinnamon but overall food was delicious.
Morning hotel cup of coffee before we head to pick up the car - yikes (none of us have driven on the other side of the road yet)!
Cute little shopping center off the harbor - let the picture montage begin (see slide show)
Tricycle coffee - heard it was the best
a lil triathlon practicing?
Hobart - downtown
Breakie
Tricky drive up but we lucked out with the beautiful weather
our Car - we named him Edward and we brought a TomTom navigation helper...we couldnt have done it without our boys.
some wildlife
never figured out what this was
hiked around
what a view - how Alaska is this?!?! or atleast what I imagine or seen in photos.
still havent seen a wombat!
Our next place - Friday the 13th?!?!
walked to the local and only restaurant at the best western - see slide show for some fun pics from dinner. Had a few funny runs in with the locals
Sequence and wine - kicking back. And Maura you were so "trying" to play ;)
Happy 28th to me!!! The girls were so sweeet! Kristen snuck out of bed, drove up for the breakie/coffee treats for me - the best the local corner store had - ice coffee and granola bars. HowI felt so special - they blew up balloons and I came out to start my day. OH and Happy Valentines Day!
We kicked things off with a tour of Port Author - one of the early places where countries sent their prisioners. Interesting place but the tour left a little to be desired. This was one of the first places that started prison reform and structure to better offenders. Very cruel, harsh things went on but overall a good move towards a system.
Pretty cool to walk around in the cells - so small! some interesting stories - some aristocrats were exiled here and stay in house like quarters.
Not a bad view
whos shadow is that??
Ah ha :) the girls made me wear a crown all day - not that i minded. It was super fun - birthday wishes from everyone and anyone. good convo starter - i wish people just random chatted like this all the time.
The tour guide found the American Bday Girl a good target for a laugh.
Little boat cruise around some of the islands which housed some young prision reforms.
Next Stop - Tassy Devil Park
a baby in the pouch - a joey
sooo cute
This one would be amazing at bikram
tassie devil
doesnt really look like the cartoon huh - no hurricane but they move pretty fast and grrawl
they chew through bone - everything
I drove!! 3 hours up the coast - stopped for snacks and to smell the roses
The road kill on this trip was unbelievable! very scary place to drive at night so we didnt, we were super careful and was sure to get the extra insurance!
Our next place was so cute! a bit of drama getting there and sorting out our keys. It was a cabin with so many doors, a wrap around deck, amazing views
The girls were so sweet - a really nice card with a picture of a buddha...that they got me. I have been talking about kristens for ages...thanks again. so special!
Champers with berries - good friends, good place, good convo, great bday!
so much cheese - yum! kristens popping the champers!
captured this shoot - if u look close enough the cork is mid air
taking it in!
it my bday so i dressed like a bday cake. who goes in public like this :) maura and I doing ballet moves (she was a professional ballerina)
Yoga moves - as you do...walking around checking it out. not sure much around
found the local pub which was just "right over the road on the right" like 20 minutes later. Of course we stirred up some ruckus! some old dudes took care of the drinks all night, the bar sang happy bday....it was funny all day, i'd walk in somewhere everyone would stare at my with a smirk...i was always like what are they lookin at...oh yeah I have a crown on.
The bar got crazy - dude's all over getting rowdy...we had to be taken in the side area until this cleared up, i guess they never expected gals like us in the local pub, they all wanted a in on the fun..
Proceeded to get cans of beer for shot gunning! of course
Yet another surprise - a bday cake after the pub. A little fuzzy at this point.
Hike the next morning - we are in freycinet national park which is just a beautiful place! We were struggling up this hill with our hang overs!
WINEGLASS BAY
good visual signage in TAS
seriously i never thought id see this
The blow whole - tourist stop
We made it to Launceton - small town, nothing so great to see but a nice wine country on the outskirts.
wine tasting on our last day - i was DD. had some drama with the car - had to rent a second ride which was called Jacob for the day.
small little wineries
we didnt get a chance to see so many but had fun getting a taste of this element of tassy
James Boags Beer Tour - a center for me
hot gear - informative and fun tour, highly recommend it. very cool to see the conveyor belts - bottling, labeling, filling, etc.
Not cool to learn that the brewery is no longer in the family - after like 8 generations one family gem sells it..who does that :) not owned by a corporate house - just takes some of the charm and appeal out of it.
Beer and Cheese tasting after - good deal!
This the place we stayed at the last night - Tamar Valley. what a view over the vineyard - this building was on stilts over the hill. check it out = http://www.rosevears.com.au/
take away chinese on the deck - lots of wild life came out from everywhere. very cool to see the live kangaroo in the vineyards
Yet another fun trip comes to an end. So fun to take 2 days off and get the chance to travel and have these fun times. After the beer tour, we watched a movie in town and headed back to sydney...
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