Last night in Tassie

After playing our second game at the Tasmania Golf Course on Friday morning ( the girls beat the boys AGAIN!) we had time for a relaxing afternoon. Some went shopping, some walked to the wharf area, some went for a swim in the hotel's heated pool or just rested up until 6.00pm when we had "Happy Hour" at Georgina & Helens room. Helen & Georgina scored the two bedroom apartment this time & so were the elected hosts for the night. Helen, Georgina & I went shopping earlier in the afternoon for nibblies that we could have with the rest of the wine & beer we had stocked up for the week. Bill & Dianne announced the results of our golfing events & handed out trophies of "Golf China" golf balls.

At 8.00 pm we walked to the "Ball & Chain" Restaurant for our final supper together & to celebrate a great week away.

Was it good value for money?: YES!

Was it well organised?: YES!

Was it fun?: YES!

Was the travel easy? YES!

Was the golf great?: YES!

Was Barnbougle Dunes a great experience?: YES!

Would we come back again for more?: YES! but let us make it summer time with less wind.

Images attached: Our group at the Tasmania Golf Course; Doug with his harem in Helen's bedroom; Doug with Joyce (Joyce missed out on the harem photo); Bill presenting the weeks results; part of the group reviewing the photos of our holiday on the laptop.

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Food in Tasmania

Food in Tasmania is spectacular & tastes as good as it looks. The presentation & quality in most cases was first class. That cannot be said without mentioning our accommodation which was first class as well everywhere we stayed.

Salamanca - Hobart Tasmania

We stayed at the Salamanca Inn Hotel while in Hobart & it was a very good choice. It was easy walking distance from the shops, restaurants and markets. We enjoyed the freedom of being able to come & go to the shops in our free time. The hotel is very comfortable with all the conveniences. We were able to walk down to the wharf and the park (photos attached) and the only day we had any bad weather in Hobart was on our last morning there when the day started with fierce winds and rain. It eased up throughout the day & we were able to get out amongst the markets and a walk around the docks area before flyng home in the afternoon.

Hobart - Royal Hobart Golf Club

I cannot believe that this is the only photo I took at the Royal Hobart Golf Club. The course was lovely and we really enjoyed playing it - especially the girls. There are a lot of bunkers on the course designed to catch the big hitting male players and there were no water hazards. A few of the boys had to test out their sand wedges.

Incidently the overall results of the boys vs the girls was a trouncing for the boys & cost them each $2 for a keno ticket.

The greens and fairways were immaculate & it was a pleasure to play on them. The course was not as spectacular with the water views that the Tasmania Golf Course has - so I think I was just focused on golf & forgot to take any photos.

The photo I did take was of two very friendly ducks with a bit of spring fever, getting to know each other.

We had dinner that night (photos attached) at the Salamanca Inn which is the hotel that we stayed at in Hobart.

I would highly recommend that hotel to anyone looking for accommodation in Hobart. It was very comfortable, convenient to the shops, restaurants and the markets, bonus of an in house laundry which provided automatic washing machines, commercial dryers & detergent for no charge.

The Cadbury Factory - Hobart Tasmania

The Cadbury Factory had a good day when we visited - the share value would have gone up for sure. We were not able to tour the factory due to health regulations however we gave the factory shop a good workout using all kinds of justifications for buying up big. The Pro Shop at the Royal Hobart Golf Club was the official minder of the chocolate bags while we were playing golf. It was quite a warmish spring day & we were concerned that the chocolates would melt before we had a chance to eat them.

Mount Wellington - Hobart Tasmania

Today we are to play golf at Royal Hobart fitting in a visit to the top of Mount Wellington and the Cadbury Factory before we hit off.

We were really lucky and got a good clear sunny day for viewing at the top. It was very cold as we expected with a biting wind.

The view was spectacular & it was good to be able to visualize all the boats coming into Hobart in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. I will appreciate that a little more when I watch the race next time.

Well worth the visit I thought, not to mention the hairy ride up & down the narrow road.