Saturday 30 March 2013

6. Day 2 - Hobart to New Norfolk

So I was off on Day 2 headed for New Norfolk as per the map below.... can you see the wee arrows?


We went up the A1 from Hobart, then left towards Bothwell...  left again and popped into Hamilton,  then back along the B10 to New Norfolk....

Here is how the day unfolded.....

At the Kempton Junction was a silhouette of a horse and cartsmen.... pretty cool I thought!
The surrounding land was pretty dry too.  It had been a very dry summer.
 
 
We got to Bothwell, a small town with cafe and supermarket and had a peek at the cemetery... almost the dead centre of town - heee heeee......
 


 
 
There were some very old headstones too....
 
 

The Golf Museum was already closed so we motored on towards Hamilton, and on the way found an old house at "Hollow Tree". 


 
I even saw two peacocks cross the road.... and lots of dead wallabies too.
 
Eventually I got to Hamilton - here I am in front of the pub!  It was pretty awesome, because they had some antiques for sale and the ole piano there was good for a tune too.
 
 
 
Then we turned back to go on the A10 back to New Norfolk....... there were heaps of sheep on the way.....
 
 
 
Heaps of scorched, burnt land just before New Norfolk....
 

We finally arrived in New Norfolk a little before dark.... so we headed off to the accommodation - Explorers Lodge, which was a Bed and Breakfast place......


We went up Pulpit Rock Lookout in New Norfolk and what a view!  To the right you could see the river....


.... and to the left you could see the river as well!


This panorama shot tells all.....


We then took a walk following the Derwent River.... I must say.... there were lots of people and dogs being taken for a walk....  even some more sheep!


There was a posie to sit on the rocks.....


Later on I had a rest at a picnic table...


I got a bit lazy, so was good to be carted around in the pack....



Then it was off to get Chinese Takeaway at around 8.30pm before returning back to the accommodation....


Yummo.... it was delicious!

After a bit of tv, it was beddy byes time... and so to my second night's sleep....








 
 
 




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