Tasmania: Australia's Hidden Jewel

Sunday 17th May.. Very windy night BUT the sun has shone all day and it is dry. I could see the Mountain and snow so I went for a drive. Drove through town, along the waterfront by Constitution Dock famous at the end of the Sydney/Hobart yacht race. There were plenty of people about, many taking photographs [tourists? most likely..] As I drove along Davey Street which is the main road heading south towards the Southern Outlet I noticed many trees are now bare. The wind of the last few days has stripped them. Turning left at the top of Davey street I drove up the Southern Outlet heading for Mount Nelson.

I was looking for a good view of Mount Wellington to photograph. Mt Nelson is a good spot to visit. There is an old signal station and cafe for people to enjoy and of course a great view down onto the harbour and south towards Bruny Island. It is very relaxing to sit in the cafe watching the sea with its ever changing colours.

I found a spot or two although really there wasnt a great deal of snow to be seen.

The first shot is taken from Mount Nelson and the second from near my home, showing the opposite side of the mountain.

Saturday there was apparently so much snow that the road to the peak was closed to cars.

Friday & Saturday 15/16 May

Mmm a couple of wintery days. Friday it seemed as if we had rain all day and the winds were very stong. I didnt go anywhere [no car] but my time was not wasted as I worked on my new course.
Saturday.. No surprise today to find out that there is snow on the mountain. We have been caught in a very cold air stream...the lines on the weather map were very close and the Temp got very low. If there is no cloud I can see Mt Wellington from my lounge but that wasn't the case today. When I got to a friends place I could see SNOW but the cloud was low and the light bad so no photos today. The temp 11c with 24mm of rain.

Wednesday 13th May, Hobart

I didn't go out yesterday [Tuesday] decided to stay home firstly because I have decided to do an online course and the tutorial notes had just arrived. This meant sitting down with a cuppa while I read the 95 pages !
Also it was a lovely day once the early morning fog lifted and so I decided to divide my time between the tutuorial notes and the back garden. I sat out the back for ages in the sun, just t-shirt and jeans for clothing. I have a big job in the back yard which is going to take me ages to finish but it is fine. Sitting in the sun, coffee close by I am slowly pulling weeds and their roots. Sifting the soil and saving it in the wheelbarrow ready to move it out to the front garden job I often wonder if the task will ever be finished.
Today was a good one to visit the top of Mount Wellington

And so today Wednesday 13th May.
I woke to the sound of rain against the windows. It was windy and very dull, I certainly could not see Mt Wellington from my place. My do sitting days are over. I had to drive out to the airport to pick up my friends. I had sent them a text warning them about the weather but as I got closer to the airport the rain ceased. I had a couple of jobs to do around the airport and jumping in and out of the car began to quickly feel the chill in the air.
There were plenty of tourists on their flight. Many can be picked by their attire ..backpacks, walking boots beanies and a handful of travel brochures they have collected while waiting for their luggage to appear. The car hire parking bay was full, plenty of the vehicles being camper vans of varying sizes.
The 5.30 news has been on TV and one of the main comments was : snow in Tasmania.. I wonder how the tourists will get on this evening. I will take my camera out tomorrow and if there is snow on The Mountain I will get a shot of it
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