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Say hello to The BIG Penguin at Penguin, Tasmania!

Published on November 22, 2009 in Places around Tasmania. 0 Comments Tags: .

Well much of the excitement of the day was our stop at the small town of Penguin. The children were very eager to be able to get out of the car and have their picture taken with the BIG penguin situated in the centre of town down by the beach. This statue is a real tourist attraction, with almost all people passing through stopping to have their photo taken with it.

So we had to take this opportunity to share with you our happy snaps of us and the Big Penguin while we can!

The Beautiful Murals at Sheffield, Tasmania.

Published on November 22, 2009 in News around the Community and Places around Tasmania. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Well today we were on our way from Hobart to Burnie. SZG needed to be in Burnie for tomorrow as he has the next few days at Burnie for training. The children and I decided that we would go along with him and while he was working we would have a look around Burnie and surrounding places as the children have never been around to Burnie before.

Along the way we stopped at the small town of Sheffield. it is quite well known for the wonderful murals that adorn the buildings around the town. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side, but we braved the drizzle and rain to take a walk around the town and have a look at quite a variety of the different murals on offer.

The children had a good time, which was the main aim of the day!

Here are some pictures of a few of the murals we seen.


Japanese Garden at the Hobart Botanical Gardens

Published on October 15, 2009 in Places around Tasmania. 0 Comments Tags: , .

When we go to the Hobart Botanical Gardens we love to visit all the different areas. However one of our favourite is the Japanese Garden!

Simply Stunning!

The Japanese Garden at the Hobart Botanical Gardens

Hobart Botanical Gardens in Bloom October 2009

Published on October 10, 2009 in Homeschooling and Places around Tasmania. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Well we spent a day at the Botanical Gardens today. The children enjoy looking at all the brightly coloured plants and flowers and taking note of what is new for the different seasons every time we visit.

Here are some of the stunning plants and flowers we seen today!

Fun at the Beach – Verona Sands

Published on September 9, 2009 in Places around Tasmania. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Well today we went down to Verona Sands to visit with some friends of ours. They have a Shack down there and invited us for the day to share in their youngest daughters birthday celebrations.

Even though the weather was a little on the windy and chilly side, we enjoyed the day away immensely. The girls loved being able to ride the bikes up and down the road with minimal adult supervision. We took two walks along the beach. The first one was before lunch and involved us walking along the sand and enjoying the sound of the crashing waves up onto the beach.

We had a BBQ for lunch, which was nice. I tried Sweet Chilli Chicken Sausages for the first time. They are definitely different and can pack some punch, but over all were nice to eat.

Our Second walk was after lunch mid afternoon and involved us taking a walk along the beach again towards some rocks, were the children took the time to go ‘crab’ hunting. They had brought along buckets and the idea was to see who could collect the most ‘crabs’ for the day. It was funny watching the children find them and often not want to pick them up, but in the end both groups had a great collection of ‘crabs’ which they lovingly looked after for a while.

A great day was had by all and we look forward to going back down to Verona Sands one day again soon in a little warmer weather!

Here are some pictures of our day out!