April 1, 2014. The Solstice. Hobart, Tasmania.

It was a great success. Ken and I walked around the dock area in Hobart, Tasmania. It was the longest walk we have taken on this three month journey. For two hours we walked so that was a great success. The Hobart harbor is another of those protected, beautiful waterfronts, surrounded by low hills filled by houses. It is a beautiful city. The waterfront is old but all the buildings have been refurbished and are full of art galleries, craft stores and other beautiful objects. We spent a long time looking at hand crafted items all made in Tasmania. The pieces were beautiful. Now the success story of the day is that we took no money or credit cards with us so we had no ability to buy anything. We walked back to the ship with empty hands. The bad part is that we have purchased absolutely nothing so far on this journey. Gill had already mailed gifts back to family and friends from New Zealand, while Ken and I have yet to buy a thing. Our poor children and grandchildren are being deprived. Today was a great success story for us with more walking and no buying!! Mary Mitchell would have approved.