Hobart

Our day began with a wonderful breakfast at the Metropolitan Cafe across the street from our hotel. I had bacon and scrambled eggs with white toast, D had scrambled eggs with grain toast. They had fresh squeezed juices so I had orange and D had watermelon, both were great. We then stopped at Starbucks and D got a raspberry white chocolate mocha. She also saw Anniversary blend there, but we didn't buy any. Hopefully they have some at home.

We then jumped in the car, and while D had to adjust to city driving, she got us to the Cambridge Aerodrome and we jumped in a single prop plane to take a scenic flight of southwest Tasmania. Our flight brought us over the southernmost part of Tasmania and some beautiful sights. Southwest Tasmania is almost entirely uninhabited. In fact, only 2 people live in the entire 3761 square miles. They're in their 70s and continue to mine tin from a very small area near Melaleuca. Our flight brought us to a landing strip there and we walked around to a bird observation hut there. The orange-bellied parrot, of which there are only 200 in the entire world, spends only a few weeks in southwest Tasmania to breed. We didn't see them, but they were nesting nearby. From there, we took a boat ride to another old structure near Bathurst harbor where we took a short hike and then ate lunch. After taking the boat back to the landing strip, we flew home.

We walked around Hobart a bit and then ate dinner at Blue Skies near the waterfront. Dinner was great and then we walked around for about an hour before making our way back to the hotel. Tomorrow we drive to Freycinet, which we've been told is warm and beautiful. I'm looking forward to it after 3 or 4 days of fairly cold and windy weather...