This is what I woke up to this morning.
Breakfast was included with my accomodations and I'd come to an agreement the night before that I didn't really need a cooked breakfast and that continental was just fine. And it was indeed marvellous.
Freshly cut fruit salad, muesli, some of the best yoghurt I've had for ages (from the Tamar Valley Dairy in case you were curious, have to get me some of this for home) and 1 1/2 pots of coffee made me very happy and definitely prepared for the day.
The plan today was to do the North-Eastern side of the Tamar River but it wasn't quite what I was hoping (not as much to do as I wanted). I really wanted to see the Low Head lighthouse which was really interesting but you could only really walk around outside and I found it difficult to get a really good image of the lighthouse itself. It was interesting though to read about the semaphore stations which were used to transfer information down to Launceston.
This was the best shot I could manage (down the hill on the stroll up to the lighthouse..definitely pretty surroundings)
I was in the mood for cliffs but all I found was beach after beach after beach and I just wasn't in the mood today.
I drove past some wineries but didn't go in as I haven't really investigated which ones I really want to visit and didn't want to spend time somewhere 'acceptable' when there was somewhere 'outstanding' I could be. I must admit that I was also a wee bit concerned about fixing up my internet as I've got a fair time to go until I'm home and I freely admit that I'm addicted to checking certain forums (HC) and boards (Staff Room). So I really wanted to get back to Launceston proper as I've decided the easiest way around this is to buy a new pre-paid mobile broadband as I'll have all the proper numbers to install it. I tried reinstalling my existing broadband last night but as the box was left at home I didn't have what I needed.
Mission accomplished I decided to see if I could get on the afternoon Tamar River cruise. This was something I wanted to do as it looked interesting and I certainly can't see how else I would have been able to view things from this particular perspective. Obviously (from the tense of the previous sentence) I managed to get on and it was so worth it.
Here's a sample of what I saw (I'll link to the complete set at the bottom of this post again)
I spent way too much time standing on the bow of the boat taking photos. So much so that I've given myself a bit of a sniffle. Still, if I was going to stand in the wind wearing a t-shirt with just a clapotis for warmth, I don't really have anyone but myself to blame do I?
Dinner wasn't anything particularly special, just a burger down near where the boat came in. It was a really good burger though.
Here's the link to my photoset for today
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