Going away for a short break.

On Sunday we packed up and headed up to Orford for a couple of nights. It turned out to be quite an eventful time, as you will see if you read on!!

Off up the East Coast for a couple of days.

On our way out we passed this lovely little family of scarecrows, someone has gone to a lot of trouble, I was very impressed so I took a few closeups!!

Talk about an upgrade!!

This was our motel style room at the Eastcoaster Resort. We knew it was not going to be The Ritz but it was a bit sad looking even though we had already changed the first place we were allocated for this one, which was at least a bit sunnier.
So after we had made a cup of tea we decided to go for a drive. About five minutes away we decided to check out Claire and Bobs newly built 'shack'





We had not expected to find anyone at home, but when we peered through the window, there was Claire, reading a book. She immediately suggested we check out of the Eastcoaster and check in with them!!! What could we say? Certainly not 'no'.

The 'shack' is lovely, a very unusual shape with two 'wings' and the main living area, which is huge. They have a big family who all come down at various times, so they need lots of room, the shack will easily sleep ten people as it has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. They already have an established vagie garden so we had newly dug potatoes and carrots to eat. Ken, Claire and Bob also enjoyed a big pot of mussels, freshly caught locally, but needless to say, I gave them a miss, apart from fish I am not a lover of seafood and still remember with horror the times as a child on a Sunday afternoon my parents had bought winkles from a barrow in the street and we would sit there with our pins, winkling out the winkles, how I could eat them I will never know!!

Early morning walk.

Claire and Bobs 'shack' has a garden which goes down to the beach, or should I say bay. I popped out early for a little walk and was blown away by yet another aspect of Maria Island in the background and the jetty.




There were a couple of pelicans wading around in the shallow water so I spent a bit of time photographing them.

Bicheno

We drove up to Bicheno to visit Heidi and Karlo on their campsite at Bicheno. They looked very comfortable, it was a pleasant small site which welcomed dogs, so they must be nice people who run it!

Heidi slaved away over a hot stove and produced a very enjoyable lunch which we ate alfresco at the picnic table provided.




and for 'pudding' we had an ice cream!

Last coffee on Raspins Beach

We met up with Heidi and Karlo on our way back to Hobart. The weather has been great for our little two day holiday, and the scenery on the East Coast is just magic. Mo seems to enjoy his holiday too, lots of exciting sniffs and lots of lazing around with nothing to do.

The island in the background is Maria Island, and it dominates the coastline around here.