Posted in Photography, Tasmania, Uluru on Jan 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
More photos… the last day’s worth of Tassie photos, and a ridiculous number of photos of Uluru in an attempt to find one or two worthy of an 8×10. Click here to get to Shutterfly.
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Posted in Car Rental, Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Today was a fun day. I slept in, left the hotel at about 11, spent most of the day driving (up to Devonport which was bleh, then over to the Tamar Valley wine region), killed about 90 minutes back at the hotel’s off-track betting area wagering a whopping $15 over the course of an hour […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 17th, 2008 No Comments »
After getting a long night’s sleep last night, I’m going to spend this afternoon driving around Launceston and the Tamar Valley wine routes. I don’t intend on picking up any wine, by the time I pay the excess shipping charges I may as well just buy it in Chicago.
I have to get out to the […]
Posted in Photography, Tasmania on Jan 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Some more photos, these are of Tasmania. Click the link for the shutterfly album.
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Posted in Tasmania on Jan 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
Every vacation this long needs some slow days. Rather than trying to jam in another destination, I had booked one extra day in Sydney, Melbourne, and on Tasmania. Today is essentially the extra Tassie day - I’m being a bum and not doing very much other than catching up on doing nothing.
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Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 16th, 2008 No Comments »
The penguin tour last night from Bicheno Penguin Tours was outstanding. I only got a couple of very bad photos because one of the rules of the tour is no additional light beyond what they provide. The tour started after dark (I originally thought it would be at sunset) because the penguins are out on […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania, Walks on Jan 16th, 2008 4 Comments »
Today I visited Freycinet National Park, off of the town of Coles Bay, about 20 minutes south of my hotel. Coles Bay has one of those vibes that screams “tremendous amounts of drugs were used here in 1970.” But today, it’s a small town with rental properties and a few businesses, boat tours, […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
This morning I had planned to get up very early and beat the traffic out to Port Arthur. I’d been told that the highways would take a long time because they are narrow and winding. But when the alarm went off at 6am, the answer was a resolute no. Eventually I made it up around […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 14th, 2008 2 Comments »
After a week and a half on foot and using public transportation, it’s very different with a car. My flight landed at 8am, and by 9am I had figured out the car and driven to the city to my hotel. The Grand Chancellor is your typical small city primary businessman’s hotel. […]
Posted in Air Travel, Car Rental, Tasmania on Jan 14th, 2008 No Comments »
The alarm clock went off at the ungodly time of 3:30 this morning. In retrospect, I could have probably slept another 45 minutes, but I could not remember if I had an advance seat assignment on my JetStar flight from Melbourne to Hobart. I had packed the night before, so it was pretty quick to […]
