Rowella

Sunday 3rd December 2017
Well if we thought the weather was bad when we went to sleep, it wasn’t. It continued to rain harder and harder and the winds got stronger and stronger. But we were safe and sound in our little house. The place we are staying in was previously a cellar door but when the farm was bought by Craig & Jinya the vines had been let go so they decided to change it into a farmstay. The living area is huge, the kitchen very modern and it has one bedroom. We were lucky to have the main bedroom and Paul, Ali, Emma and Kate had a slumber party in the lounge room.

It was still raining this morning and only 8′. Paul did a fantastic job of keeping the fire going overnight but the rain is still tumbling down. The girls, Paul and Uncle David still went on their egg collecting, farm animal feeding in the rain. They have chickens, sheep and alpacas.

Later in the day we all went and fed the alpacas and were shown around Jinya’s garden. The alpacas were very friendly and their wool was so soft. We then spent the rest of the day just hanging around playing games, watching some TV and enjoying the warmth of the house as the temperature only got to 12′. Are cry fro the 26-29′ we have been experiencing.

DB had a trip to Launceston to buy new brake pads and instal them as they have worn right down whilst we have been away. Whilst out he went to Launceston City Park.

We also enjoyed a baked lamb and vegetables dinner and finished the night off with a game of cards with all of us and then another game once the girls went to bed. We have enjoyed the respite of our home the last couple of days and are looking forward to continuing our adventure tomorrow. The weather is set to improve for a couple of days tomorrow.

: Our farmstay at Rowella

: The driveway was strewn with leaves from the wild winds last night. They even had a couple of trees blown down in the wind.

: Breaky time Broadbent style

: We were lucky enough to have the fire going all night and all day today as the temp was only 8-12′

: Kate looking after the lizard

: The ideal place to change your brake pads.

: DBs little adventure whilst fixing the car. Pond in Launceston City Park.

: Launceston City Park.

: Japanese Macaques in Launceston City Park. See the baby climbing the side of the cave

: Albert Hall, Launceston. The Albert Hall was built by J.T Farmils at a cost of 14,000 pounds in 1891 to house the Tasmanian Industrial Exhibition of 1891-92. The exhibition ran for four months and attracted over 260,000 people. The exhibition itself was designed to ease the social misery caused by the depression of the 1880’s.