So are you going to be at the festival? Let me know. I'll be there as well, on my way back to the US. best, val
On Nov 14, 1:39 am, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > Speaking as a person who currently has a serious case of island > fever...I can say its a big trip. > A flight only takes about 45 minutes but then one must add on the time > messing around in airports, etc. > Alternatively drive about 4 hours north to Devonport, catch with > car ..an overnight ferry. Then money side,..flights are not too bad > but lodging is xxxy everywhere. Generally one thinks a minimum of say > 1,000. for two for a few days in a big town like Melbourne or > Sydney. > > So folks on big salaries can go anytime they choose. > > I am going to have two weeks on the mainland at the time of our > National Folk Festival, which includes a bit of time in Sydney. Can't > come soon enough to suit me. > > We are about the size of West Va. and population of say Wyoming. > > Lots of variation in the terrain and a north south thing going on > politically and socially. > linda > > On Nov 14, 4:24 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nice, how big a trip is it to the mainland? > > > On Nov 13, 6:31 pm, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://www.rosebay.tased.edu.au/camera.htm > > > > This is the main bridge between Hobart and the Eastern Shore where I > > > live. > > > The houses in the foreground are on my street, one block up. > > > > The river is the River Derwent, and at just about where the bridge > > > is...it looks more like an inlet of the sea. We have a deep port and > > > huge ocean-liners call into port during the good weather months. > > > Thought ya'll would like a peek. > > > linda --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
