Our Greatest Adventure!!

In early October 2011 we will be finally be getting crew on Scholarship.  Our new crew will be very young and a little green   This new member of Scholarships team presents us with our newest and most challenging adventure so far, Parenthood!  We could not be more excited as we count down the days until our new little bub arrives to melt our hearts. 

All 28 tons swinging in the slings

Where she got bumped

All wrapped up

New bottom paint and shiny hull

Font-tastic new name

Back in the water

When we first heard our cherished home was at the receiving end of a run-away  fifteen ton yacht we were alarmed , shocked and fighting mad.  Now several months and one insurance payment later Scholarship is better than  new and looking quite smart.  We lived on land for over three weeks in a little cabin with a very cold air conditioner during the hottest part of Queensland summer.  Check out her new font. 

Our little wedding party, the Haleys and the Frickers

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I love the sailboat cruising by

We now have all of our wedding photos and since they are so beautiful I felt like I must share a few more before they become another part of history.  Our photographer was Jennifer Skabo from Hobart, Tasmania.  She was awesome!

A Few More Photos from Hobart

Hobart Harbour

Sydney to Hobart Race boats

Smoked Salmon pizza

Happy New Year!

sunrise over Hobart

setting up for the Salamanca Market

amazing cherries from the market

fresh flowers

Mt. Wellington

watch out!

hanging with Zoe in Millie

The Tasman Peninsula

more gourmet pizza

Salamanca Square

Enjoying the Taste of Hobart

December 30th, 2010

On December 30th we had a very intimate wedding on Calverts beach just south of Hobart, Tasmania.  Joined by our good friends Helen and Glyn Fricker and their three small daughters, we exchanged vows on a deserted beach under a moody Tasmanian sky.  It was gorgeous.  We had a wonderful celebrant as well as an amazing photographer (Jennifer Skabo Photography) who captured the moment so completely.  More photos soon.
 

Hobart

After exploring the East Coast of Tasmania we drove south to Hobart, the capital, and largest city in Tasmania.  Hobart was settled in 1803 as a penal colony and to this day maintains an air of history.  Hobart is a gorgeous and well preserved city of old brick buildings with a charming and vibrant waterfront.  This time of year is summer down under, and busy time in Tasmania.   Hobart is home to the Taste of Tasmania, a week long celebration of the amazing food and wine of the region.  We spent several days sampling all the goodies at the Taste.  At the same time,  the Sydney to Hobart race boats were arriving at Hobart's Constitution Dock.  The race is a challenging 1170 kilometers from Sydney to Hobart.  Even though it is summer the weather and seas can be treacherous.  This is not  a race for the faint-hearted.  Our first evening we were fortunate enough to watch Wild Oats the winning race boat enter the harbor from our hotel balcony.  It seems a hotel mix up got us upgraded to a three bedroom penthouse overlooking the harbor.  Our good friends Helen and Glyn and their three small daughters, who we know from San Diego were visiting family in Tasmania.  It was the perfect place for a wonderful reunion. 

hanging with Glyn

kangaroos

Constitution Dock

Taste of Tasmania

summer berries at the Taste

our amazing upgrade

race boats

Sydney to Hobart sailors

view of the waterfront

lunch with Millie and Zoe

Wild Oats wins the Sydney Hobart

The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Wait, make that Tasmania

The beautiful orange granite of Binalong Bay

Handmade craypots in St. Helens

Binalong Bay, Tasmania

A perfect Bay of Fires parking spot

Bundled up for Summer in Tassie

Tasmania is one of those places in the world with perfect sandy beaches galore.  The only problem is that the water is too cold to swim and it's blowing a gale most days of the year.  After Bicheno we headed north to St. Helens, the gateway to the Bay of Fires.  We spent the next few days exploring the lovely beaches and getting our fill of local and very fresh seafood.  It was definitely refreshing to be away from the oppressive humidity of Queensland but 7 degrees Celsius is pretty cold to wake up to in the middle of summer.  Next post, off to Hobart.