Tasmania!

Bill and I just returned from a 4-5 day tour of Tasmania... It was a great little trip. We went with Melbourne Uni's International Student Outdoor Program. This meant we went along with 28 americans who are here through study abroad programs. Despite being identified as the 'old married couple', we had a lovely time!

We toured Port Arthur convict settlement.... visited a Tasmanian Devil conservation park... tasted 30 different types of honey at a honey farm (including apricot ice cream!)... we hiked to Wineglass Bay (which was up and over a big hill). On the return walk, I (Kersti) walked alone and skipped the add-on hike to do some work on my paper in the car before the rest of the group arrived. It was a very peaceful walk... full of fresh air and chirping birds. I saw 5 black cockatoos with yellow spots on their cheeks and yellow tail feathers. They were the noisiest birds I've ever heard! Fantastic.

We also went to Cradle Mountain, though I didn't get to do any hiking (paper again). The weather was quite bad so Billy had to hike in the rain, sleet and snow! But he was rewarded with a trip to the chocolate factory later in the day.

Anyway, Tasmania is fantastic... the air is the freshest I've ever experienced... no one lives there and it's got beautiful scenery.

Check out our pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/kersti.miller/TasmaniaMay2007