sabbatical

noun

: a period of time during which someone does not work at her regular job and is able to rest, travel, do research, etc.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Day 42: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Flew from Auckland to Hobart today (with a 2.5 hour layover in Melbourne).  Good flights -- long day though.

Met up with my tour group tonight for dinner.  There are 33 of us on the tour.  Nice group -- very well traveled.  I'm the only person not from Australia or New Zealand -- I'm also the youngest in the group (by far).  It's going to be an interesting 2 weeks!  

We'll cover more than 2,000km during the trip -- I am glad that I don't have to do all that driving.  Although I've become used to driving on the left -- I do find it tiring at times.

Weather:  mixed sun & clouds, 55 - 70F
Miles Walked:  4.3

Book/s Read:  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  Somehow missed this book when it was published in 2005.  The writing style is a bit odd -- and at times annoying (I don't really like when they tell you that something is going to happen -- like a forced page turner).   Some of the writing was beautiful -- and overall I liked the book.

Pic notes:  the last pic is the view from my hotel room -- just beautiful; the boat in pic 8 is the MY Steve Irwin flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and is used in their campaign against whaling.













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