Friday – Hobart, Richmond, Mt Wellington

Online scavenger hunt! This proved to be a bit of fun and had us trekking all over the CBD in search of clues. We chose a Harry Potter theme, which gave us bonus points for answering HP questions and taking HP inspired photos. Luckily we had a HP expert on hand. We also learnt about the history of Hobart.

In the afternoon we headed out to Richmond, home of the oldest stone span bridge in Australia, built by convicts in the 1820s.

We also wandered around Old Hobart Town, which is a miniature village (1:16) depicting life in the early years of Hobart. Some of the buildings here are actually still standing and in use today. There is a lot of detail, people hanging out washing, talking to the pastor outside the church, skinning a kangaroo, having a “roll in the hay”, a man with his foot stuck in a tin of paint etc.

Scavenger hunt – Mawson’s Hut, Salamanca Market, St David’s cathedral

Old Hobart Town at Richmond

Timber wares, the Richmond bridge, exhaustion(we walked almost 20,000 steps and 14.5 km!)

On the way back, we stopped at Rosny Hill Lookout for a perfect view of Hobart and its harbour.

Rosny Point silliness, the harbour, the Tasman bridge

A snap decision after tea saw us bundle back into the car for a trip up Mt Wellington, a steep and winding road! But the view! Mia kept saying “wow”, “amazing” and “look!” It was very cold up on top, BOM says it was 10 degrees felt like 7. Down in Hobart was comfortable shorts and t-shirts weather. Thanks Rachel and Milly for lending us the jackets, we were very pleased to have them!