Well firstly to everyone, we hope you had a wonderful New Year and that 2012 has got off to a great start for you. We enjoyed a quiet New Year and had a BBQ with the neighbours. The kids had a great time playing with sparklers and glow sticks but hit the wall at 10pm and were tuck up in bed (as were mum and dad) well before the stroke of midnight. We have based ourselves in Stanley so the kids can spend some time with Grandma, Poppy and Uncle Chris. We have got out and about a bit though. The weather over Christmas/New Year was fantastic so we have enjoyed many a walk with Max, the kids have enjoyed the waterslide in the backyard and they even got a swim in at the beach. We also went for a walk up 'The Nut', this is an old volcanoe vent that sits just over 500 meters above sea level. We caught the chairlift up and walked around on a very windy day. Emmalisa was not too impressed when a big gust of wind blew her over!!!! We then had to carry her most of the way after that. Even though it was windy the view from the top was still spectacular. We also did a day trip out to Dip Falls. The waterfall was not flowing as much as it can but it was still worth a look. We had a big cook up for brunch over the campfire and just enjoyed the calm after the busy New Year weekend. We also then went to 'The Big Tree' This tree is 65 m tall and 16m wide, rather impressive. Not much else has been happening on the tourist side of things but the kids have really enjoyed a big backyard to play in and are loving have Max to play with again.
We have 2 more weeks left in Tassie and hope to get to the West Coast in that time. We then head back on the boat to the Mainland to continue our adventures.
Kids playing with the sparklers on New Years Eve
Emmalisa on New Years Eve
Haydan and Emmalisa on the Chairlift at 'The Nut'
Overlooking Stanley from the Chairlift
Dip Falls
Kids playing with Max
Tucked up in bed together after a hard days play
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