Explored a bit more of the Tasman Peninsula and the pretty little town of Richmond before heading to Hobart. We had three choices of tours in Hobart - Cadbury's Chocolate Factory, Cascade Breweries or a walkig tour of historical Hobart. We learned that the Cadbury tour was cancelled as they had a major power outage and all workers had been sent home. Neither of the other tours interested us, so we arranged to meet Beth at the hotel at 1:30 instead of 5:30. Recognized Beth as soon as she came into the hotel. She looked just like the pictures I had seen of her.
Beth and Mike took us for a driving tour around Hobart, pointing out plqaces of interest. Then we headed back to their house - but got stuck in a traffic jam. Some "greenies" had stoped a log truck right in the heart of Hobart, on the main street, to protest a pulp mill that had recently been approved.
Beth and Mike have a lovely new house just outside Hobart proper, in a small community. Theirs is a back lot on the end of a cul-de-sac, reached by a gated driveway, and their lawns and gardens are to die for. We were given a lovely room with ensuite bath - spoiled us rotten.
Beth prepared a fest for us - if we ate like that every night we'd return home fat as pigs. We had roasted chicken, 4 or 5 different vegetables, and home made Pavlova for dessert, along with crackers and local cheeses. We shared the bottle of wine that Toni had given us with Beth and Mike, and had a lovely evening getting to know them. Great people, and gracious hosts. We've been so lucky to meet so many wonderful people on this trip.
OUR ITINERARY **NEW, REVISED AND UP TO DATE**
- If we're going to be in your city and you want to get together for a cup of coffee, leave a message at our hotel, or send me an email ahead of time at shakos@sympatico.ca - we'll try to rendezvous with you. That would be great fun!
- Sat. Oct. 20 - Arrive in Christchurch, New Zealand and stay at the Copthorne Central Hotel, phone 03 379 5880.
- Mon. Oct. 22 - TranzAlpine Train ride to Franz Josef, staying at the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, phone 03 752 0729.
- Tues. Oct. 23 - Queenstown, staying at the Novotel Gardens, phone 03 442 7750.
- Thurs. Oct. 25 - Te Anau, staying at the Village Inn, phone 03-249 7911.
- Fri. Oct. 26 - Dunedin, staying at the Dunedin City Hotel, phone 03 470 1470. Hope to meet Chris Davies for coffee while we're there.
- Sat. Oct. 27 - Mount Cook National Park, staying at The Hermitage Hotel, phone 03 435 1809.
- Sun. Oct. 28 - Back at the Copthorne Central Hotel in Christchurch, phone 03 379 5580 till Oct. 30th. We'll then take the ferry to the North Island and stay with Beulah from Oct. 30th, till November 5th.
- Mon. Nov. 5 - Pick up a car for a self-drive tour to Auckland. (Biting my nails as you guys drive on the wrong side of the road - giggle). Stay at the Lakeland Resort, Taupo, phone 07 378 3893 on the 5th, and at the Heritage Rotorua on the 6th and 7th, phone 07 348 1189.
- Thurs. Nov. 8 - Arrive in Auckland and stay with Lizzie and her husband John. I've promised to teach an ink and oil rouging design for Lizzie while I'm there.
- Mon. Nov. 12 - It's all over but the curtain calls. Fly from Auckland back to Los Angeles, where we will stay a week with my aunt. A good chance to shake off some of the jet lag.
- Sun. Nov. 18 - Back in Canada. All good things have to come to an end. The memories, however, will last a lifetime.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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Love reading your trip accounts-almost feel seasick on your crossing to the island! Sounds like a wonderful place to visit.Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Yvonne Williamson
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