Today we woke up at an alpaca farm and then trudged off into the forest to look for fungus. That is a sentence I am certain I never uttered before, but it made for a really good start to the day. Apparently May and June are the best months for finding colorful mushrooms and fungus in Mt Fields National Park, and we took full advantage, finding progressively weirder things growing as we traversed the woods.
After the morning’s mushroom hunt we made our return to Hobart where Audrey relaxed in our historic B&B, while I took the car up to the top of Mount Wellington to take in the expansive views of the city, harbor, and surrounding area. Hobart sits in a pretty bay with numerous islands offshore and medium-sized mountains inland, making an extraordinarily scenic spot to put a city. If for some reason I ever decide to leave the United States, I think Tasmania has jumped to the top of the list of places I would want to relocate to.
We finished the day with a nice seafood dinner next to the water. It’s been a great visit to Australia’s smallest state, and with any luck we’ll return again someday.
