On Tuesday, April 4th, the Ship docked
at Hobart, on the Island of Tasmania, belonging to Australia. I went on the Holland America excursion,
Wildlife and Waterways ($249.95 US), leaving at 8:30 am., and lasting 8 hours.
First, we went to the St. Matthews Anglican church,
the oldest church in Hobart - very well known for its stained glass
windows. Also, we went to Bush Inn, the
oldest bar in Australia - just viewed from outside.
Then back on the bus for an hour headed to Mt. Field
National Park. We went for a half hour
walk to Russell Falls, walking through all the Tall Trees.
We drove another half hour to the Meadowbank Winery,
where we had wine tasting and lunch - 6000 acres of vine yards and a sheep farm
- particularly well known for its Chardonnay.
Lunch was grilled steak, hot potato salad, mixed green salad, and dessert
was a berry cake slice.
Then back to the ship about 5 o’clock.
For
dinner, we went to the Pinnacle Grill, where they were hosting a tribute to the
Le Cirque restaurant out of New York. The Pinnacle gave us a small box of
chocolates this afternoon delivered to our rooms. The Chef served us an amuse
bouche - froi gras with a sauce underneath, then I had escargots with tiny
potatoes. Then pea soup, and then Chateaubriand with beets. We had a Grolsch
Premium Lagar with the steak. For dessert, I had chocolate souffle with ice
cream. The costs for the dinner was $49 US - a very pleasant evening with
attentive service and excellent food.
