Today started at 4:30am in New Zealand (2:30am Tasmania) and involved saying a last goodbye to New Zealand before flying from Auckland to Sydney to Canberra to Hobart. The guy at the Qantas desk spent a while looking at my ticket, and when I asked if something was wrong he said “there’s got to be a more direct way to get you there, but I’m not finding it”. I told him that long ago when the ticket was booked it was less circuitous, but flights had been cancelled and thus my route to Tasmania had become a bit roundabout.
From what I’ve seen flying into Tasmania, driving into Hobart, and walking around the city center, I might need to convince Audrey to move here permanently. It has a strong New Zealand vibe, but also wallabies (I haven’t seen them yet, but tomorrow’s adventure is finding Bruny Island’s white wallabies). My hotel for the night is a refurbished 1831 building with thick stone walls and heavy wooden beams, located a block from the water. Life has clearly treated me much better than I deserve.
You look so happy!
I wake up each morning and then spend the entire day seeing amazing places and having adventures. If that doesn’t make a person happy, nothing would 🙂
Your happiness is 100% captured in the picture–Tasmania looks pretty cool behind you….Can’t wait to read more about it…as you discover it.