Hullo Hobart!

Start off with some glamorous pics of Kimbo…

After a hectic day of… going to McDonald's to check e-mail, eating sushi, finding a bike store that had bike boxes (the fourth one finally did… then we had to walk a few blocks with it…), buying a spare battery for the camera, packing the bike, taking the Sky Bus (no train to the airport! C'mon Melbourne… enter the 21^st century already), and checking the bike in… we finally boarded the plane… after a quick nap.

Bye Melbourne!

… a nice glory en route

Hobart!

Took the airport shuttle to our Warmshower's host… the Hobart airport is pretty inconvenient as well... Sydney Airport is still numero uno with it's bike path from the airport.

Dorothy and Greg were amazing hosts, and we took their doggie on a walk on a nearby trail… it was good to get some doggie time again.

We liked Hobart, with Mt. Wellington nearby, quick access to the ocean, and river (dewent)…plenty of options for all kinds of outdoor activities. After a nice dinner and a walk (we saw some climbers… lots of climbing in town, as well as near by) we went to bed early. The next morning, we rode up with Greg (a forest geneticist) up to the top. A nice view with many features to enjoy.

After Greg went to work, we went into town for a quick sushi snack… then back up for a tour of Cascade Brewery... Kimbo dressed up to impress.

Very nice… they had the First Harvest there… our favorite beer so far, and very hard to find… and usually only found around Oct and only in Tassie… we had a few pots of those… here's a tassie tiger.

Then back downtown for some fish and chips from a floating shop.

And right back up to meet up with Greg to test out his Klepper (a folding kayak).

We took her around the Derwent river a few km under the bridge… a very nice paddle and we really enjoyed the klepper… I'm gonna have to keep my eyes out for one.

Our amazing hosts... who later even shipped Kim's shoes up to Lonnie as she forgot them there! Thank you!

Next day we got a ride out of town from a prospective buyer of Bellabimibi.

…back on the road again… which means I get to eat enormous lunches... woohoo. I think I had 3 wraps that day... for lunch

Finished reading, "a year of living biblically"... the best book I've read this year (of the 6 or 7)... about an (initially) agnostic guy who tries to live according to the bible for a year... I'd be curious to see what other folks from other religious background thinks about it, I'd think it's be worthwhile, at least interesting to most folks. It's really funny (I guess it's more of my kind of humor), and I'd just like to say to my (more) religious friends that he tries to be very neutral, and this isn't a dawkin-type book with one sided arguments... anyway, check it out if you have the time.