Tasmania
Up at 4.30 to catch the flight to Tasmania, we ended up with a lot of red eye. The transfer from the hotel to the airport worked really well and having checked in we were able to have a yoghurt and a cup of coffee as our breakfast. Onto the flight with no fuss we were dished up breakfast which Rosemarie didn't like as it was muesli with no alternative. As soon as breakfast was over we were in the process of of landing .
Off the plane with no problems our bags arrived on time and we were out side waiting for our friend Renee to pick us up. He arrived within ten minutes and we whisked off to Hobart. In Hobart Renee had to work all day and so we were left to our own devices. Renee had suggested that we take a river boat cruise up the river Derwent  or a bus trip around the city. We walked to the tourist office to book the boat trip only to discover that the boat trip only ran at the weekends and this was a Friday.
Whilst we were standing there, on the computer screen besides us a bus trip came up which advertised a trip around the city. After a brief discussion we decided to take the offer and bought our tickets. We just had time to grab a quick cup of coffee and board the bus.
The three hours on the trip were very enjoyable. We visited Angelsey barracks, Battery Point, Rosny Lookout, the Cascade Gardens, the women's factory, and the botanical gardens.
On our return to our starting point we walked around the shops before having a fish and trip lunch which was really good,after lunch we walked around the harbour and then went and had a quick half in a bar which had free Internet . This was a good excuse for me to have a ten fifteen minute snooze after which I felt much better.
After that we went back to Renee's office so that I could read my talks for tomorrow, after about quarter of n hour Renee came in and asked us to join him in a glass of wine with his boss.We then went off to the Lark pub where we were greeted with open arms by old friends, so we stayed for a couple of pints before heading back to Renee's with a pizza and retiring for the night. Everyone we have met has just been so wonderfully hospitable and we are truly grateful for everything people have done for us.