As we had an extended stay in Scamander, we gave ourselves a day off! One really does need processing time. New sights, sounds, experiences take cognitive energy, so taking a break periodically keeps me more receptive. Writing this blog also helps me remember and process the things I've seen and done, so I appreciate being able to do this.
But, even though we took the day off, the camera didn't want to be completely neglectful, so it captured some images around and about. I've given you a lot of pictures today, because I thought they were beautiful.
Our only adventures related to food. We couldn't stand to let the 'Salty Seas' seafood restaurant in St. Helen's go without giving it more of our business, so we stopped by for a meal.
It is really just a fish shop, but they have a little restaurant on the side.
There was just a small porch on the side of the river with a few tables. We knew we had to get there early to get a seat, but happily we were just in time to share a long table with another family.
We thought a bucket of prawns would be a good starter........
........with their excellent mussels to follow.
We also had TomYum soup, but no photograph.
Inside, there were tanks full of lobsters. They really do look like bugs! They will be sold to China. This one will probably fetch about USD $400 there.
Before we leave St. Helen's, I thought I'd share a picture of an ANZAC Memorial from town. As in the USA, we Aussies are very proud of our military prowess and place in history. This is memorialized in parks throughout Australia and fallen heroes are honored on ANZAC Day - which falls in April. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose history on the worldwide stage began in 1915 when troops served heroically in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Then we went a little further south to a small fruit farm that makes the most astounding ice cream, Eureka Farm in Scamander. They billed their ice cream as the best in Tasmania. I had the blackcurrant and chocolate, and I would put it up there with the best ever, also.
Sarah Lamp - I put this one in here for you. It was the chocolate Pavlova they were serving - I didn't have it, but photographed it from a fellow diner's table.
A walk on the beach in the evening completed the way in a most delightful way.
We headed south.
Our cottage is west of a lagoon, so to get to the beach we have to cross a bridge.
Angus decided to use the rock hopping technique......
.......Judy said.......'the heck with that, I'll keep my feet on the ground!'
But getting to the beach was well worth the effort!
The best way to recognize the northern route back to our cottage is the fact that the path over the dunes is the most heavily populated place on the beach!
Angus and Judy stopped to talk to this fisherman. This is one thing I like about being here - people stop and get into conversations with strangers. In the time that I was on the beach, this fisherman (who might have been seeking solitude) was in conversation with at least three different groups of people who stopped by to chat. Usually it begins with 'Where are you from?'
Notice his flathead lying on top of his bucket. This is a delicious fish and a good catch.
Then it was back through the dune.........
........past the lagoon...''
.......to enjoy a rapid, riotous encounter with three black cockatoos which burst forth loudly screeching from a tree near us.
A simple meal ended this lovely day.
Such beautiful photos of such beautiful places!!
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