Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dance with the goat
Geoff's hideaway has 4 goats (one named Annabelle) to mow his 7-acre field. One joyful experience was to feed them. They are like the munching machines, the food disappeared before you can blink your eyes. Here is a pic of how to convince a goat you've exhausted your supply of food for them by"dancing with the goat"!
CHICKEN-FACE FLOWER
Spotted this flower at Ross General Store -Bakery Tearooms in the town called Ross, on our way to Hobart. Look closely and you will see the face of a chicken?
Monday, December 20, 2010
CLIFF HANGER'S PARADISE
POPPY FIELDS
Poppies?! Yes, it is legalised and cultivated. Planted along the Eastcoast highway of Tasmania. Not an uncommon sight as you drive along the coast. The fields are fenced and stretches out for miles. The only difference is they are white and not red poppies in the Golden Triangle as seen in ducumentary videos.
These are cultivated for production of morphine for hospital use. Definitely not a tourist tour itinery, right?
RARE TWIN ROSE
GEOFF & SUE'S HIDE-AWAY
The Tasmania home owned by Geoff and Sue. They hosted us for 10 days in this comfortable place. It was homely with warm beds, sitting areas and big big big gardens and many fields to run around.
All the houses in this area have unique designs and shapes... why? Because they build their own houses! The main gate to the front door is some 150 metres away running between big fields and sloping forest... lots of gum trees.
Evening time you see Wallabies running around ... looks like tiny Kangaroos. They are fast!
If you wish to stay here and be prepared for lots of hard work daily .... wow! Meals are mostly home cooked. Geoff shared how he salt salted eggs. You don't get them here.
All the houses in this area have unique designs and shapes... why? Because they build their own houses! The main gate to the front door is some 150 metres away running between big fields and sloping forest... lots of gum trees.
Evening time you see Wallabies running around ... looks like tiny Kangaroos. They are fast!
If you wish to stay here and be prepared for lots of hard work daily .... wow! Meals are mostly home cooked. Geoff shared how he salt salted eggs. You don't get them here.
Wow, tough walk up the Wineglass Bay lookout!
Tasmania Holiday 30 Nov to 10 Dec 2010
Call it the Wineglass experience. Drunk by the sight.
At the Wineglass Bay lookout point ... one favourite tour point in Tasmania. The leisurely climb up took us 40 minutes, but for some maybe more. Geoff and Susan our enthusiastic guides and hosts, must have climbed and hike these areas again and again.
Must go spot for Tasmanian visitors... fresh wind and nice summer weather for us.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
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