Fantastic Hobart
Posted by gazza on September 6, 2006
Marg and I had a great time in Hobart on the weekend. We flew down there on Friday afternoon and returned to Melbourne on Sunday evening. In between we had two days of sensational weather and were able to spend some time with our goddaughter Claire, her mother Marg and Marg’s partner Brian. Good food, good wine, good company and great surroundings – the perfect weekend.
On Saturday morning Marg and I spent a couple of hours exploring the stalls at Salamanca Market. We never buy much there but we always enjoy it. Claire found a good spot for breakfast and I had something called Eggs Salmon Rushdie – unfortunately for this particular salmon, the death sentence had been carried out and I thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. Nothing beats Tasmanian salmon. A highlight of the market visit is always stopping for a while to listen to the great Chilean band Arauco Libre – those guys can play!
On Saturday night we ate one of Brian’s specialties, a north African lamb dish, and washed it down with a couple of bottles of Wellington sauvignon blanc – excellent!
Sunday was Father’s Day. I had text messages from both Tess and Casey, which was great. We drove down to Franklin on the Huon River and had lunch in the old courthouse – more excellent Tasmanian food and wine. Franklin was terrific – wouldn’t it be nice to live there and watch the river flow past every day. Swans, ducks – very peaceful. I loved the footy ground, right on the river’s edge. If the ball went out on the full you’d need a boat and a pair of oars to get it back!
On the way to the airport we called in at St Mary’s where Claire teaches. Her classroom looked really good. I’ll bet those girls enjoy being in Claire’s class. At the airport I caught about a quarter of the Pies giving the Kangas a football lesson – that was a good way to finish our short visit. I listened to the after match summary on the ABC during the flight home.
It was over all too quickly, but a thoroughly enjoyable couple of days. Can’t wait to get back to Hobart again in the near future.
