Happy Monday! 

I hope you had a great weekend. This weekend was all about life admin. Tj and I caught up on a lot of boring chores like phoning the internet company and organising personal documents, etc. Ugh, so much adulting! haha. It was very tedious but very productive and it always feels good to tackle some nagging tasks. 

We had to complete some paperwork and list all the places we’ve traveled to since 2017. We already have records from travel prior to 2017 for visa documentation. It was so enlightening to update our list - we really had quite a few travel adventures since moving to Australia, especially Tj. It sucks because we had such big travel plans for 2020 and the year was off to such a good start - we went to Bali and Western Australia. Then COVID hit and we didn’t leave our neighobourhood for months. 

So far 2021 is off to a slow start. We are trying to squeeze in a bit of travel before the baby comes but Australia shuts borders between states every time a case of COVID pops up, so it’s a little risky. Anything we book has to be cancelable and we need to be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice or risk getting locked out of our state for weeks. It definitely put a damper on our Christmas 2020 trip. We are still hopeful that our plans will work out. 

Back in January, Tj and I took advantage of a long weekend for a quick trip to Tasmania. Today I want to share some photos from the day trip we took to Bruny Island. 

Bruny Island is an island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania. To get there we had to drive about an hour from Hobart to catch a ferry.

Bruny Island is all about the wilderness experience and hiking and camping. Tj and I did none of that. We climbed to the top of the lookout at The Neck and saw some stunning views. Then we drove around to check out all the beaches so we would know which one we wanted to go back to later. I was on the lookout for the famous white wallabies and little fairy penguins but I didn’t see any.

I should also note that we brought water bottles but ran out after climbing up to the lookout in the midday sun. We had to drive around for what felt like forever to find a store to stock up. So if you ever get a chance to visit Bruny Island, I recommend bringing a cooler haha.

After driving around and exploring, we stopped for lunch. Tj had oysters at Get Shucked and I had to try the epic grilled cheese at The Bruny Island Cheese and Beer Co. Both were delicious!

We had been planning on going back to the beach but it started raining a bit, so we drove around to explore different parts of the island and stopped for a coffee at Bruny Island Wine (Tj approved coffee, which is surprising since he’s a Melbourne coffee snob now haha) and then a snack and cold drink with a view at Hotel Bruny.

Then it was time to head back to catch the second-last ferry of the day.

We had such a nice day exploring and really enjoyed our day trip to Bruny Island. It was definitely slow-paced and peaceful and totally worth the day trip.

I think my dad would love Bruny Island and Tasmania, but I decided they remind me too much of Canada so if he is ever able to visit Australia, I would send him somewhere different.

Have a great week :)