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Archive for June, 2008

The wireless is down in the cafe so all the carefully thought out posts that I wrote lay dormant on my computer as do the photos of the snow, new drawings, and more animals.
We got a great snow storm two nights ago but since then it has been raining non-stop. I did my runs anyway, it [...]

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Hobart

HOBART DAY 1
Today I have the luxury of sitting around in my underwear in a nice warm hotel room surround with loads of tasty snacks. I arrived in Hobart Friday after a 2.5 hour southeastern drive from Lake St. Clair. Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania with about 100,000 people. It is located on [...]

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Brucey

I got a very special visitor to my cabin Thursday night. Maron brought over her brushy-tail possum, “Brucey” He is so cute. She found him as a tiny hairless baby. Maron is the wildlife rehabilitator for the park.  Brucey likes to hide in her coat and go for little walks around the park. He lives [...]

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Oh I am excited. I was beginning to have a bit of a melt down here on the lake I was beginning to get a bit cranky.  I was torturing myself as to whether I should go to Hobart to get away for a few days or stay here as planned. The reason it is [...]

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I had the perfect ending to this week with a walk to Little Hugel elevation 1,274 meters, a 18k return, with a nice 440 meter boulder scramble to the summit. It was cold this morning -2.5C but totally clear a perfect day for walking. I did not see any animals but I did [...]

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Farewell Michael

Here is a photo of me and my friend Michael, he left today for Hobart and then back home to Adelaide. I spent the afternoon painting and thinking about all the wonderful people I have met over the years of traveling through Europe, Asian and now Australia. Many have turned out to be significant long [...]

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Now that I know I have Internet and I have sent off a flurry of emails, photos, and posts, I can stop my spastic state and log my reports. Today it rained all day. Early this morning I went for a short walk, 5k though some nearby trails. It was good to walk in the [...]

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Wednesday  June 10, 2009
It is a bit early to get up. I first woke up at 4:30 and could feel and hear that the fire went out, but I stayed in bed a bit longer. I do not like getting up in the dark, I like being in the house and sleeping when it is [...]

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The first night
Hobart as far as I can tell is absolutely charming. I arrived Sunday June 1 at 3:00pm and David from Arts Tasmania met me at the airport. It was great to meet him after all this time of emailing and planning the trip. He was a fantastic host giving me a tour of [...]

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No Communication

Dear Friends,
I am sorry to say my sat. terminal will not work in Tasmania. I do not have a phone or email and will not be able to make posts for at least one month. I am trying to arrange to buy a pre-paid cell phone that will work in this area. In the mean [...]

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