Comments FeedJust came back from Tasmania, a blessed and enjoyable trip 
I love to travel but I also realised that as much as I like to go to western countries I find it a little hard at times to accept the cultural difference or simply put … the occasional racism. However, Tasmanians really changed my opinion. Unlike many that I have met before, Tasmanians are really kind and helpful. Though I cannot get use to the occasional lack of sense of urgency (from the other perspective, we city folks is just too “gan chiong”!), I must say the people that we met like those who offered to help us take a photo without us asking and many others simply just enhanced the experience.
The scenary is so nice that I kept taking photos even within the car!
I must say this trip really came unexpected, a little more than 3 months ago I would never have expected this trip to take place at all. Still wondering how it occurred at times hahaha. Who would have thought that the movie that we wanted to watch together few months ago but didn’t make it then … we actually get to watch it together on a plane!
I had a couple of encounters that were first in my life
1. A road trip
It really motivates me to go and learn driving! Think a road trip with a few close friends who drives gonna be very fun!
2. Plucking cherries, peaches and berries from a fruit farm
Plucked strawberries also but think I plucked it in Cameron highland about 7 years back. However, now then I realised that sweet strawberries will usually be covered with ants!!! Gosh…now whenever I eat strawberries I seemed to be reminded of this?! Still … I had fun picking it though ^^|
3. Seeing a peacock displaying its feathers
They are so proud of their feathers that they will turn round and round in front of you just like a model!
4. Patting a Tasmania Devil
5. A fireplace in the room!
6. Visit to a lavender farm
7. Visit to a vineyard
8. Our luggage didn’t make it back to Singapore with us in time!
Our flight from Tasmania to Sydney was delayed and thus we ended up in a mad rush at Sydney airport to catch our connecting flights. But apparently, we made it but not the luggage^^|Therefore, we get to claim insurance and this is the first time I am claiming insurance. Heard that the $$ is not bad, a blessing in disguise I guess? ^^|||
Memorable times
1. Relax and chat on the nice cosy bed/sofa with a cup of hot coffee/tea ^____^
2. At Mount Wellington in a misty mountain … taking photos and running around haha.
3. At Cradle Mountain, hiking and taking photos
4. Fell while tracking by the cliff looking for best spot to take photo of the waterfall! Thank god I fell backwards and not towards the right else today I might not be able to type this today! Amazing thing was that I was actually unharmed, my ankles & knees still works fine after that! Hallelujah!
5. Almost crashed into a pole … is an experience but I can’t remember how I reacted … haha. Thank god my friend was quick enough to steer back onto the path and we continued our way.
6. Travelling in the car seeing all the animals … dead or alive
- Road kills (more of traumatised! haha)
- Echidnas crossing the road
- Herd of cows crossing the road
7. Groups of little Penguin (fairy penguin) walking pass in front of me with 2 hiding below our car
One can be so blessed that
- A summer can become cold like an autumn/winter (5 to < 20 degrees) … and of course, I love winter! haha
- Overcast sky cleared up and provides a nice blue sky + white cloud backdrop for the scenic spot!
- Missed the planned place for tea/dinner followed by the restaurant at the hotel happened to be without a cook for that day lead us to a place with wonderful tasty dinner (lobster!!!)
Daddy God, thank YOU for the blessings for the trip, for bringing a friend closer into my life, for calming my excited yet nervous heart, giving me the courage and help to overcome my shyness to go travelling for the first time with another family. Hahah someone says it is like a training for me to go abroad with my future bf’s family … LOLOLOL
sad thing is the devils could become extinct in our lifetime
Nice photos! Seems tt entries on ur travel trips are not as very updated nowadays. The lavender field in Hokkaido is much more beautiful, hope to go there one day.
haa…ya, nowadays i seldom do travel blog … unlike in the past, I wrote for every single day… getting lazy though that way at times when i read back I will laugh at myself ^^|…
Hopefully the devils will survive and their plan of breeding a whole healthy kind work out, rather, hope they found a cure!