FREE DAY Today everyone was up early and ready to explore the area. Everyone left in groups and spread out north, south and east. Christine and Chris Knoop were up early to farewell her brother, Karl as he was heading back to Melbourne for work. He had a great time and enjoyed his first tour with the IMCA and on an Indian. Christine thinks he did well in that he didnt get the "tosser award" at all.
Dave, Debbie, Phil and Darryl (aka QLD crew) went to the Air Walk with Sloth, Darren and families. Wanda and Lamont from Iowa took the bus to Salamanca Market with Ian, Alina and the Sundbergs from Sweden.
Most people have opted to go into Hobart and visit the Salamanca Markets. A must see place on a Saturday in Hobart. Lots of arts, crafts, jewellery and leathergoods, all sold by the craftspeople themselves. Lunch was near the markets for some of these people in the Irish Pub or around the town.
Some others opted to ride further down the coast as far as Southport. Darren, Kylie and their four little ones headed off to the Tahune Airwalk.
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| Mick amazed at how many varieties of apples |
Mick and Sue headed off to Huonville and found an Apple Museum. Thought it was worth a look considering we were in the Apple Isle. Found it interesting and full of history. Still had the old sorting machines they used to sort and grade the apples as well as an old peeling and coring machine. The owner even gave us a demo and offered apples, juice and many other treats. Didnt realize there were so many varieties of apples in Tassie.
We then headed back to Hobart where we hung around the Harbour and watched the Lady Nelson, a replica of one of the old boats that sailed into the Harbour in 1890. We then headed to Joes' Garage where we caught up with Chris and Christine. This is a great little pub which is a treasure to all the motorbike and car enthusiasts. Its looks like the ideal blokes garage with tables made of engines and lots of car parts laying around.
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| Mick, Chris and Christine |
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| Mick in shed heaven |
Other members of the tour savoured the many and varied activities the South of the Apple Isle had to offer.
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| enough shopping alright!!!! |
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| parking at Salamanca Market - Jim and Lyndel |
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this was the coffee stop believe it or not |
After coffee and beers at the Market, the Huonvale Peninsula and Eggs and Bacon Bay was the destination for Lyndel, Jim, Peter P, Stan, Rod L and the Sydney gang - each group going around in different clockwise directions. Garth and Janet spent the day in New Norfolk and environs - the highlight being Salmon Ponds and lunch at the lunatic asylum (now defunct). Rod rode on the back with Jim and there is now great deliberation as to whether the pillion seat on the BlackHawk has always been bent back as it is now!!!
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| The Odd Couple |
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| beer at Cygnet |
The Bonner's went to Mount Wellington and visited friends whilst Frank H and Chris and Lindsey went deep south to the end of the bitumen at Southport. Kim LeBrun and Noel had a detour due to broken spokes and were ably helped out by Tim the Pom.
Roger and Deb received a round of applause from the crowd at Salamanca Markets when Rog stalled the outfit on takeoff but he made up for it by climbing to the top of the Shot Tower in Hobart - and has a certificate and sticker to prove it.
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| proof Roger climbed |
Bronwyn and Darryl Jenkins made a day of it at the market while the 2 Amigos took a roadtrip to Franklin.
The quietest of us all, however, was Don McGilivray who walked the length and breadth of New Norfolk and had a quiet meal of salmon on a roll in his room while we all had Chinese or a countery at the Bush Hotel.
Fantastic rest day - so much to see and do and we did it!
The Tosser Award was not given out today so we wait with bated breath for the handover tomorrow - and that will be anyones' guess.
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