Monthly Archives: April 2013

Warm and partly sunny,occasional light sprinkles Newspapers, large format print variety, remember them? Still common and still awkward to read. These are larger than the NYT format ones which had their own art to read on the new York subways. … Continue reading →

Overcast and threatening to rain. Off to the Royal botanical gardens. http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Melbourne Queenstown has a lot of roses, not so here. Excellent trees and walking paths. Over to the MCG, Melbourne cricket grounds. Afl game today but able to … Continue reading →

Good weather continues but heat approaching. First to a major attraction. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Market Three parts to the set up. Deli and fish, excellent, where I had a very fine bratwurst that lasted me the whole day. Fruits and veggies. Large market … Continue reading →

Good weather continues but heat approaching. First to a major attraction. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Market Three parts to the set up. Deli and fish, excellent, where I had a very fine bratwurst that lasted me the whole day. Fruits and veggies. Large market … Continue reading →

Out for a day of playing tourist BSLDU Victoria market BSLDU Victoria market Butter and doughnuts especially for Bob, oh and the cake I had a lovely bratwurst, spicy, with many relishes. Good breakfast. View this post on Google+

Night ferry with very early arrival. Crossing at average of 27 knots, 250km. Holds 500+ cars. We are on deck right of ten. Melbourne is a coffee and food town. Many choices. One included a very good dry cider with … Continue reading →

Six nights and seven days on Tas. The overnight ferry leave at 19:30 to arrive 11hours later in Melbourne. First we had to decide on route to the ferry. Long and scenic or half the distance on a middling interest … Continue reading →

BSLDU Coles bay BSLDU Coles bay Lunch spot view. View this post on Google+

Short shower after dinner last night. Wildlife report after a few days in Oz.Wallabies, possums,kookaburra, un-named parrots, small bird with funny tail, brown bird that makes a loud noise. many lizards as there are many here. No zoo or wildlife … Continue reading →

A seafood dinner. BSLDU dinner at freycinet A bush spice or dust made locally from Tasmanian pepper berry. Dip bread in oil and the bush dust. Beware, contains macadamia nuts. A dukkah alternative. Spicy but not hot as chili, flavorful. … Continue reading →