Pet-els touring

[pet-els]

HI, quiet day just toured Strahan [lunch at Regatta Tavern] Off to Queenstown tomorrow for a train ride.

PeterH

[pet-els]

Went on the Wilderness Railway at Queenstown today. Great ride [it's a cog driven Rails and goes up a grade 1>16, thats 1m up in 16m] Three cars long, each car is lined with a different Tas wood [beautiful] the Wilderness one costs more as you get a glass of champers some nibbles and a verandah on the back to take photos from. Left there about 1330 now at Bushy Park free camp again.

PeterH

[pet-els]

Nice drive to East Hobart to South Arm RSL [free camp] two other MHs here. Lunch on the road was fresh strawberries [and cream]. Dinner at the Club Deep fried Scollops sweet and sour [Chinese].

PeterH

[pet-els]

Sat. Just got back to Tasman RSL at Nubeena from Port Arthur [convict ruins] good day made better by the driver, of their Golf Cart, who took me all over the place.

Sun. Today a Cruise out and around Tasman Island, Cliffs, Caves, Islands, Seals, Birds even got a cray pot rope around the prop [got it off OK and reset the pot].
Now at Dunally Pub.

PeterH

[pet-els]

Left Dunally and went to Sorell camped last night [$7] and tonight, was going to Triabunna tomorrow but. Went into Hobart today and went on the Iron Pot cruise [exellent]. Took the bus from Glenorchy as parking was easier. Coming back called into a friens house at Moonah [went to cockle creek with them, Bob Voss]. Free dinner and invited down to Southport fishing for the weekend [Wed to Tues,long w/e]. Well one must go mus'ent one.

PeterH

[Swisslulu]

Peter, I was at Port Arthur back in the early '80s. It was a rather eerie/creepy place then. How have they handled the horrifying massacre than happened there in the early '90s?

[pet-els]

Not much talk about it, the old tea room is still there [only the walls and hidden in the bushes] as a memorial for those that died.

PeterH

[Dot]

So hard to believe it was that long ago since that tragic day. What's the weather like Peter?

[pet-els]

The mine disaster at Queenstown was sad. I only did the mine tour three days before.

PeterH

[pet-els]

I'm back, been out of range for the last 7 days. Been down at Southport Tas, fishing and having a good time with Bob Voss and family [about 50 of them] only 3 crays a few abs and 1/2 box flathead. Very windy, I went up into the Southern Forests to a coupe [thats a tree felling area] 3 excavators with grabs, 1 with a grab and chain saw attached, 1 with a grab and circular saw attached [can cut three trees at once]. The timber is cut stripped and sorted, Veneer, Chip, Telephone poles. We got a truck [F250] load of fire wood for the camp.

PeterH