hi peeps!! sorry that i took so long to blog..
had a fantastic trip at tasmania and melbourne.. bought u pple nougats and some chocolates.. so can enjoy later!!
share with u all abit about the trip..
day 1: went to see platyrus and some cute animals... and then stay overnight in a cradle mountain cottage.. can see the mountain where i am staying..
day 2: went to explore the cradle mountain and then went to walk around dove lake (7.7km.. i took about 2 -3hrs to finish walking.. got training) haha.. then relax and had a fantastic dinner at this grey gum restaurant.. saw animals like wombats, possum etc..
day 3: long day today.. we went to mole creek - to see marakoopa cave where there are glow worms and sediments left behind.. is 9 degree in there.. cold cold.. we went to see tasmania devil, fed the wallabies, they were so near me like a statue.. hahaha.. so nice and near.. went to honey farm and taste many honeys and ice-cream.. is 14 degree and we still eating ice-cream.. haha.. then had salmon for lunch, and went to see old cars... then went for cable gliding but it was closed.. but we took photos!! then went for mini-golf.. first time playing and i won!! haha... but jonathan had a hole in one (meaning one time hit and the ball enters the hole).. then we bought food back to a new place - Brickendon FARMSTAY and cook our own dinner and rest..
day 4: explore the farm.. very nice place.. by the way, we are doing self-drive so had been fun taking turns to drive and no need to on the air-con cos is so cold!! i was driving like 140km/hr at some place cos the rd was so clear.. very easy to drive.. hee hee.. we drove to a beautiful place called the wineglass bay and then took a 6km walk (this time take about 1 1/2 - 2hrs) haha.. exercising while overseas.. maintaining fitness.. tiring cos can't really perspire as it is cold but got lots of steps.. feel that my stamina getting better here.. then we went to another animal farm to see them feed animals - got deers, kangaroos, wombats, and more more more.. stayed over at freycinet lodge.. so we had stayed in cottage, farmstay and lodge..
day 5: we had a long morning drive.. started our journey from launceston of tasmania and today we are at hobart.. another city.. went to their fleamarket - SALAMANCA market.. and then went for JetBoat ride.. it was fantastic.. 360 degree turn and lots of thrills... we went to hasting cave and forest heritage later and then dinner we had lots of yummy food like mussels, oysters, pizzaz, pastas.. haha.. just the 2 of us.. stayed in a INN
day 6: wanted to relax so we took a guided coach tour.. no driving, just relax the tour on hobart city and mt wellington.. then afternoon, we drove down to fruit farm where we picked our own strawberries!! very fun.. and then drove to PORT ARTHUR - GHOST TOWN.. very interesting place.. then dinner was at MURES!! if u ever get to go to tasmania, U MUST eat at MURES!! they served the BEST steak i ever tried!! the fish there are delicious!! dessert also super nice.. their cholcoates doesnt stuck in ur teeth, but melt through ur mouth.. the meat is so tender.. it just dissolves nicely through ur throat into ur stomach.. this is the best i ever had!! MURES!! yummy... wished they have a branch here..
day 7: went for a river cruise, relax and then went to another town called RICHMOND where they have interesting old houses, cottages, streets with items to purchase... also, oldest bridge was found there.. jonathan's camera is spoilt so can't take anymore photos from today... no choice.. enjoy the place. love tasmania.. the people are nice, friendly, the roads are easy to drive.. the place is cold.. fun fun fun.. dinner we eat at this place called ball and chain where they grilled the food with pure charcoal.. then we went back to MURES again cos i just can't get over the taste.. and tomolo will be going to melbourne already so this is the last time i can eat there.. the taste is still fantastic and they have the best mussels here too.. oh dear.. i really miss MURES..
day 8: fly from hobart to melbourne early in the morning at 6.30am..
we drove to mornington peninsula where we went for the ashzombe maze, over here, they have trees maze, roses maze, lavender maze.. gorgeous... and then we went to drive up to Yering Gorge Cottage where we will be staying. it is a beautiful place.. got own bbq pit, jacquzzi, big fridge, dishwasher, beautiful scenery, etc.. we can do fishing, cycle here.. also, we set own fire to keep warm.. using wood.. very nice.. first time doing.. and we went to buy food.. lots of food.. got lamb, steak, chicken etc.. and we BBQ ourselves the whole night.. 10 degree.. FUN!!
day 9: next morning wake up.. we have kangaroos outside our room, can even see hot air balloon. set rise etc.. wow.. went for winerary tour and then went to a flower shop and got me a flower - pink genberra.. nice nice.. today we went to rainbow trout farm and we caught 3 fishes.. i caught a 1.5kg rainbow trout and he caught a 1.5kg brown trout and 1kg salmon.. so we bbq on the spot and ate all the fishes.. full but it was really fun.. had a lot of laughter looking at how we catch the fish.. head down to melbourne at night.. and enjoy the rest..
day 10: we spend whole day driving back and fro to THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD.. 400km over.. and bought my new rip curl bag.. i love it. can see it later.. hahaha... saw the 12 apostles, loch and gorge etc.. very beautiful places.. got lots of beaches etc..
day 11: we went to queen victoria market where i bought food for u all cos dun want to buy too early wait spoil.. so just nice.. last day.. so shop and shop then went to airport and depart back to singapore..

what a long long fun fun journey.. honeymoon.. nice nice nice... i watched a total of 7 movies going and coming back on the plane.. hee heee...

ok.. that's all folks.. hope u r enjoying urself like how i share my trip.. those having exams, mug hard and it will be over soon and we are going for the national league!!! yippie!!!

hugz/jean

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