132/366 Life on the water
Wherever you go in Tasmania, you will hit water within a couple of hours. Here some fishermen are enjoying the pleasures of being on the Derwent River, Hobart.
using my camera more often
Wherever you go in Tasmania, you will hit water within a couple of hours. Here some fishermen are enjoying the pleasures of being on the Derwent River, Hobart.
A Tasmanian author used to live here and her property is now part of a wildlife sanctuary.
Who was this author and what were the names of some of her books?
As some of you may know, I am into genealogy and looking after my family history. I have been doing some research into my maternal side and found a couple of relatives didn’t have headstones. This led mum and her oldest relatives making small memorial stones to place where the headstones should have been.
Today, mum, dad and I went to the Cornelian Bay Cemetery to cement in the memorial stones.
Happy birthday to me,
Happy birthday to me,
Happy birthday tasteach,
Happy birthday to me.
Today we went to a little restaurant in Lachlan, in the Derwent Valley near New Norfolk. We celebrated 3 birthdays – my aunt on the 7th, me on the 9th and my mum on the 17th.
As part of Australian History in the school curriculum, students have to look at Captain Cook and his journeys around the world. We have been lucky enough to have the replica of his boat, ‘Endeavour‘ berthed in Hobart for a few days. Many school groups have had guided tours over this magnificent ship.
Driving around Tasmanian roads, you will occasionally see a burnt out vehicle that has probably been stolen first, then set fire to so no forensic evidence can be found.
This is one of the many monuments around Tasmania relating to the early explorers. This one is for Bruni D’Entrecasteaux.
My dad is a keen historian, especially of Tasmania. He often goes on walks looking for markers on tops of hills where 19th century surveyors left their mark. Hellyer was a famous surveyor. Here my dad (snowybob) is at a monument dedicated to Nicolas Baudin and his visit to Tasmania.