Very cold Mt. Wellington!

Today is our last day in Hobart, before flying back to Brisbane. The Lady wanted us to visit Mt. Wellington before we left town.

Mt. Wellington isn't as tall as the mountains in Washington State, as you can actually drive to the top in about fifteen(?) minutes. But it's high enough -- and thus cold enough -- that it got snow for a while a few days ago.

(The photo may, or may not, be of Mt. Wellington. I took it on the way from the airport to our hotel, when we first arrived.)


Here's another shot, taken from when I was walking around a few days ago:




We took a tour van to the top. The Lady and I each took a few photos. I think it'd be a good setting for shooting a low-budget sci-fi or fantasy movie.

''In a fabled land, a long time ago..."

''We have miles to travel before we reach the next mountain village...''

A field of rocks: Some alien planet -- or a mystic wasteland?

Pretty spiffy!!! If I ever get around to shooting some film shorts, I'd consider flying back, just to shoot on the scenery.

The wind was pretty brisk; **major** wind-chill factor. It was fun and exciting the first few minutes; then it was just miserable. Wasn't properly dressed for it, due to what we had packed: had a denim jacket with a long-sleeve dress shirt underneath, and jeans; had my sun hat, but it has ventilation holes so it only somewhat retained my head-heat. Would've been more enjoyable with a scarf, a knit cap, and a poofier coat.

Still, a worthwhile experience, and another addition to my list of potential filming locations.


On the way down, the tour van briefly stopped in front of the Cascade Brewery (one of the major Aussie brewing companies). The Lady said I should take a photo for my brother (who brews beer). But we didn't even get out of the van -- just did a brief park, then a slow roll through the front parking lot.










Further down, we briefly stopped at a park with some historic building, or some-such. A good view of the mountain. We all got out and walked around -- briefly. Then, back into the van!


Since it was a morning trip, we got back around lunchtime. We walked around the waterfront, looking for fish & chips places. The sign on this one amused me:


''Cooked seafood'' seems un-necessarily specific -- unless other shops are serving raw sushi. But on reflection, this made sense: two of the other boats moored to this pier sold dead fish and sea creatures, super-fresh at (presumably) reasonable prices. So, this distinction made sense. But we still bought our fish & chips two or three boats down; we ate sitting on a bench on the pier.


Then we had a bit of a wander downtown. I though this was an unfortunate shop window display. Not only did the display torsos' look like Lisa Simpson, but they have a nauseated and/or brain-damaged look that really doesn't promote the clothing in a postive manner.



And them's our adventures for today. :)


--GG