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| Chef Simon |
Hi All,
The Tasmanian weather we know so well has returned, yes rain, well a reasonably steady drizzle overnight, enough to make the morning smell fresh and the plants to look greener. That is one of the downsides of dirt roads it distorts the true colour of foliage, many a road we have travelled would look more picturesque if the plants weren't covered in bulldust.
The mountain walk did not eventuate today "Might be too slippery for your grandmother knees" Simon is now sporting a bruise!
A couple of days ago (25th Feb) we started reading back on our blog of a year ago. This started a few days ago when we received a message from Rebecca who commemorated her first day at Parsons Bay with such a recollection. As we looked back on our day 31 we noted that Giacomo was bitten by a Jack Jumper ant. As coincidence would have it later that day a year later I was bitten by one also. Now the bite is looking nasty and is really painful. Thank goodness for the Itch Ease cream we got in Cairns for sandfly bites. Hope this isn't the start of some belated deja vu!
We toodled into town to buy tartare sauce and crumbing mixture for tonight's feast. Then we drove to the Friendly Beach camp and around the roads. On the road in to Coles Bay one passes 2 resorts Edge of the Bay and Saffire Freycinet. The Saffire looks like a magnificent building from a distance, but does not encourage visitors (see photo) I entertained the thought of suggesting a luxury treat (still waiting for B/day gift) until I looked at the brochure. Obviously we are not in their marketing selection. Rooms between $1400 and $2500 a night! The massage price was comparable to the one at Cradle Mountain, but the sign did not encourage me to enquire further. Simon can spend his $ elsewhere :-)
We did however have a magnificent dinner at Chateau Campranger of fresh Squid cooked by chef Simon.
One thing about life on the road - we eat well.
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| The third helping of squid rings! |
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