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Monthly Archives: September 2008

hanging in hobart: t-days #11 and #12 (13-14/9)

If you’re waiting for photos of Josh and Kristy’s awesome Bowral wedding, stay tuned, they’re coming soon!

Cerin and Dave’s e-session photos are on their way too.

Meanwhile, here are a few more photos from our time in Hobart and en route to Swansea. Enjoy!

We spent a few hours wandering around Salamanca Markets, but forgot to take photos. I made up for it while we were eating our hot-dogs in the park. Three mums and their kids were having lunch too. I like the vibe of this image.
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Ian (my cousin) dropped in with his kids, and Ray (my uncle) got busy preparing firewood. I didn't help. I just took photos.
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Ruth is another one of my long-lost cousins. Here she is with her husband, Jaco, and baby Leon.
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We stayed with Ray and Geraldene (my uncle and auntie) for our 3 nights in Hobart. Aside from getting to know them a whole lot better, we also learned about the nutritional benefits of eating sprouts and drinking celery juice! hehe
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Meet Dan and Tallulah. Dan and I became friends through this forum. It was awesome to meet him and Chontelle and their little bundle of cuteness in person! Check out some of Dan's work over here.
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She was checking out a photo of herself. It's rare for vanity to be this cute!
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Michelle couldn't resist those eyes! Can you?
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We're on our way to Swansea now. Here are a couple of doorways that grabbed my eye in Richmond, where we stopped for (yet another) coffee.
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Beer is healthy! The sign says so! On a pub that bears our name!
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Nothing like pulling up for a photo when you see something interesting-looking. It was actually a horse stud.
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How blue is the water at Swansea? And how hot is this girl?
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These kids were out fishing. I'm not entirely sure how successful they were ...
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Sadly these pizzas weren't for us. But the food we did eat here wasn't bad!
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Don't blame it on the moonlight.
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t-day #10: an inconvenient past (12/9)

It’s no surprise that past governments have tried to put the kabosh on preserving Port Arthur as a historic site.

The horror of what was once done in the name of rehabilitation is hard to imagine, and is nothing short of an embarrassment to humanity. Or, more specifically, to Australia’s founding fathers.

That said, it’s all very interesting to learn about ;)

We spent half a day wandering around Port Arthur, learning random things about cruelty. Here are the photos!

This rocky beach thing was near The Blowhole, which was near Dootown, which was near Port Arthur. We thought it looked cool.
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The Blowhole itself! How exciting! Or not.
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Obviously we made it to Port Arthur, and Michelle promptly resigned herself to solitary confinement.
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Church was solitary too.
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Off to our cruise around the Isle of the Dead!
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I visited Port Arthur with my family just before the tragic events of 1996. This is all that remains of the cafe where many lives were lost. Unsurprisingly, it has its own dark yet strangely settling vibe.
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The ruins of the church.
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Yay for choosing a wall colour to match Michelle's eyes!
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We have no idea what this little shed was used for, but we thought it looked cute.
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Apparently this was once a laundry.
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to hobart via strahan: t-days #8 and #9 (10-11/9)

Like all good things, our time in Tasmania came to an end, and normality is slowly becoming normal again.

We still have a few more photos to share and stories to tell, though ;)

We didn’t take many photos on the way to Hobart, but I’ll share a few here anyway. Stand by for more :D

There isn't much to do in Strahan when it's raining and you only have one night to work with! We enjoyed the Harry Potter overtones tho.
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On our way to Hobart the following day, we finally found a place that didn't translate "flat white" to "instant coffee with milk". Yay for Tarraleah!
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t-day #7: meeting marion (9/9)

After our first night at the Cradle Mountain Chateau, we were pretty keen to do a 6-8 hour walk in the National Park. Sadly, there was too much snow for that.

So, we walked to Marion’s Lookout instead. We were planning to do a second walk around Dove Lake, but we thought better of it as ominous clouds started to gather. Spraining my ankle didn’t help, either ;)

Here are some photos from the walk.

For the photographers who are following along, this is my first “t-day” post featuring images from a DSLR. My G9 has been supplying them all until now ;)

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