Nothing like a good wallaby wrangle to start the day

The local wallaby population has been gradually increasing and this morning we had the chance to shoo a few out. First we open the driveway gate then position ourselves so we head them in the direction of the gate. We managed to get four of seven out. I feel like a shepherd or I guess [...]

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Visitors came and took a bath

They splashed around so much, we had to refill the bath. There has been some weird bird activity. There were two groups of Cape Barren geese but we think one group has been banished away from the house and down to Garden Cove. We saw them there a couple of days ago when we walked [...]

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Low ceiling

No new boats in the harbor. Just the birds. High winds and rain for the next couple of days. Tim has been clearing trails and I have been planning and getting the garden ready – and checking the beer and spinning up some beautiful yarn. Two sailors who have been anchored on the other side [...]

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I made it to the top

From the lighthouse hill, overlooking the compound to the right, and Erith Island. Tim had opened up the lighthouse to air it out and since it takes about 40 minutes to walk there, I went back and closed it up later in the day. My first trip there was so windy, I didn’t go out [...]

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Wild life

How strange. We sit on the sun porch and watch wallabies hopping by, looking in at us. We still can’t get used to it. There are Cape Barren geese roaming around the compound, with bright pink legs and green above their beak. I’ve seen skinks,    Inside and when I thought I saw a mouse [...]

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I made it up Mount Strzelecki

We hiked to the summit of Strzelecki Mountain yesterday.  You will have to take my word for it because I took a camera whose cable link is already packed and unavailable.  So I will post those pictures out of context.  Here’s the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife trail guide. Our view was to the west until [...]

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