Now that we have a maid we have
a chance to look around and enjoy
the beauties of the place. Hobart is
a beautiful city with a fine harbour
in front of it and a glorious mount-
ain behind it. Everywhere one
catches fascinating glimpses of
hills and water - And such flowers.
When we arrived every garden was
a mass of blooms. Geraniums, fuchsias,
species of palms, etc grow out of doors and
hardy vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower,
beans grow all during the winter. We
found the summer colder than we
expected. The people are devoted to
sports of all kinds, horse-racing, yachting,
rowing, swimming, tennis, golf
etc. Tasmania is the play ground
of Australia. Tourists swarm here in
summer to escape the heat of the
mainland. This is a great country
for fruit - apples, pears, peaches,
apricots and all small fruits.
Its hard to get used to the seasons
being topsy-turvy, to having cold winds
blow from the South and hot ones from
the North. Also to seeing the "Southern
Cross" instead of "The Dipper" and
the North Star.
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