The time has come......

....for us to leave the island state. So we've just boarded the boat after another big day in the bus together, travelling from the south of the state to the north. I will make a start on todays journalling, but I daresay we will be 'out of range' fairly early on in the trip, so will have to finish off tomorrow.

The rain we experienced over night delighted us with snow falls on the hills around Hobart and heading north. Everyone enjoyed the chance to stretch their legs in the historic town of Ross, and take one of the last opportunities to 'hit up' the gift shops. Of course, the bakery received favourable attention, not that anyone was hungry as Mrs Meyer has made sure that everyone has been well fed. I forgot to mention last night's dinner menu for those of you following our culinary travels.....chicken parmigiana, wedges, and veggies, followed by sticky date pudding and ice-cream!

You know about all the rain I've been mentioning? Well, we saw more evidence of it at Launceston, in the Cataract Gorge. The picnic area where we were supposed to have lunch was all flooded out! So lunch (salad rolls and 2 min noodles) was up at the bus overlooking all the water. Walking along the gorge after lunch gave us a chance to marvel at the power and spectacle of a river in flood. 

The last point of call on the island before we headed back to the boat was a Fish Farm where Salmon are grown and harvested. Ginseng is also grown on the farm and made into a yummy herb blend that goes really nicely with not only Salmon, but all fish and meat. I happen to know that some of you will get to taste it for yourselves! As well as being part of a very informative tour of the farming operations, we were treated to a tasting of many of the food products available. Let me tell you, the Salmon was delicious! Even many of the kids who normally wouldn't eat Salmon agreed it was! As part of their sustainability program, the owners of the farm had developed a magnificent wetlands area.....you'd be very impressed Mr Van Honk!

Dinner overlooking the river in Davenport, playing cards, singing and song writing on the top deck of the boat were all favourable ways to finish off a great day, a great trip and add to many great memories.... of Tassie 2013