Hobart, Australia

We were sad to leave our Adventure Bay lodge, it’s one of our favourite places we’ve stayed at. We timed it perfectly to leave, out the door at exactly 10am per the checkout time.

Stopped at few lookouts on the way back to the ferry. Two Tree Point was photogenic. As we were getting back in the car, a bunch of birds flew over (including some yellow-tailed black cockatoos) so Heather pulled out her binoculars and we bird-watched for a bit.

Caught the ferry back to the mainland. It was really busy going the other direction - locals getting a head start on the weekend. Just like cottage traffic back home :)

We drove to our Airbnb in Hobart, a little north of the centre, in the heart of cafes and hip restaurants. Checkin wasn’t for a couple hours at 2pm, so we just left the car in the Airbnb parking spot and then went for lunch. The parking spot was tricky to get into - it’s up a steep narrow driveway on top of the storefront below the Airbnb.

We walked towards berta for lunch, a place recommended by the folks at the hair salon (salons are pretty handy for getting input on local hotspots :) ). There was a pizza place on the corner (Medici) which looked and smelt awesome so we stopped there instead. Way back we had booked the chef’s tasting at Peacock and Jones for dinner, but we didn’t feel like a big dinner, so canceled and instead booked in at berta for 7pm. We also canceled the chef’s tasting at Dier Makr we had for tomorrow, cause we had the full day at MONA and we didn’t feel like we’d want a big dinner after that either. There’s waiting lists for both places so someone else can enjoy it :)

Walked around the pedestrian area a bit more. Stopped in at Woolworth’s which here is a grocery chain (when I grew up it used to be a department store in Canada) for breakfast stuff.

Finally made our way to the Airbnb. Our place is big, but rather spartan in furnishings. Did some laundry (one advantage of Airbnbs over hotels, especially for longer term travel).

Later went back to berta for dinner. It was very enjoyable, a small restaurant (seating about 16 for dinner). Halloumi was featured on a couple menu items - it seems to be common here in Tasmania. We may have over-ordered, but definitely less than an tasting menu :)