The final Work contract.In Tasmania of course.

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These are the supports for a water race that took water to Ritchies Mill. All placed by convicts.
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Now we cruise back out of the gorge and past the buildings adjacent to Royal Park.
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On the last night our family was here we all had dinner at Grain at the Silos. We all enjoyed it. I was the only one who had an entree. a very nice kingfish cerviche.
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The meats available -lamb, pork belly and a King Island scotch fillet.
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A seafood pasta dish.
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Sides of roast potato and broccolini.
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And desserts.
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New Years Day and the night's show is being set up.
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The bands have started to play.
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And the 9pm fireworks.
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Now the midnight show.
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The last of the fireworks.
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New Years Day and lunch at one of the very few restaurants open. Hogs breath. I was on call and usually get no calls after a morning round. but today got 7 calls over lunch. None after we left. Had to sit next to this sign.
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Mrsdrron had the appetiser serve of ribs. Was more than enough and they were very nice.
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I had the sirloin steak.A bit more than medium rare and dry. plus got cold at the end.
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Sunday 2/1 and Mrsdrron's last night here. A lot of restaurants still closed but the Brisbane Street Bistro was open so we booked a.1830 dinner. Walked in to an empty restaurant. no others arrived after us. This is an extreme example of what is happening here now. a lot of people are scared to go out.
A pity as it was an excellent meal. We shared an entree of pork terrine,chicken liver pate, pickles and Sourdough crackers. Excellent.
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Mrsdrron had the pork belly with shallots,cucumber and hoi sin sauce in a pancake. This was superb.
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Whilst I had a very good King Island sirloin steak cooked perfectly.
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Another definite recommendation.

 

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After dinner a drive.First to Cataract Gorge. The peacocks were up the hill.
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But one decided to come down and strut his stuff.
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Then to the Trevallyn dam where the wallabies come out at night.
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I had missed the NYE fireworks on my camera.The previous posts were from my phone.
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The next weekend I set out on a Farewell to the North west drive. Had morning tea of a Scallop pie and Vanilla slice at Olivers Bakery Latrobe.
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Always a pretty good scallop pie here.
but I really was on my way to Perfecta cherries Ulverstone to pick up 2 Kg of Export cherries. Price a little higher this year at $48.
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A couple of the shots of the countryside on my way to the North west.the poppies are getting close to harvest.
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One of my favourite views -from Perfecta Cherries down over Turner's Beach to Leith.


Drama when I got to Burnie.
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Kmart was on fire. Cars were still in the car park. People being led into the car park 1 at a time to retrieve their cars.
Just down the road Jacqui Lambie's office.
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On my way home stopped at Fish on the Edge for their really good seafood laksa.
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A drive out past the hospital in Burnie and a drive by a few of the places I had stayed in. A nice part of Tasmania are the ordinary gardens. Agapanthus and Hydrangeas at peak now.
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Note the weed from the west getting in the way of that last shot.
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Love me a hydrangea

 

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On the way back to Launceston I detoured to the piece of Tassie bushland i have walked the most.
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The native cherries still had some ripe fruit.
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Wildflowers.
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But this is what I had hoped to see. Sun orchids.
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The area does not have as many orchids now as when I first started to visit 14 years ago. Sometimes the tubers are eaten by the wildlife but I suspect it is 2 legged idiots that cause problems such as this.
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Now instead of going straight back to Launceston I took the road less travelled vis Port Sorrel.Beaconsfield and Georgetown. Some of the views.
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The trees are beginning to flower. These on the road into Georgetown.
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And the Georgetown Watch house built in 1843.
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When those cherries had been eaten I went to Lees Orchard just out of Launceston at Dilston.Pretty good too.
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However they have now finished for the seaon.Perfecta may be open the weekend of 5/2 but not after that.