Off to Tassie - even if a little LATE!

As has become our tradition we set off for Launceston on Boxing Day, for the Tassie Carnival season. Up early, Mel drove us to the airport. After a relatively short wait in the line we checked in, made our way through security and meandered around towards the boarding gate when what had been a very smooth morning descended into a farce. Our flight was cancelled so we had to collect our luggage from the carousel and then make our way back to the service desk to find out our options for getting to Tassie. We queued for an hour and a half to be told we could fly into Hobart and then travel by bus back to Lauceston or we could wait 7 hours and fly directly to Launceston. We chose the latter. A quick call to the very obliging Mel who came back to airport to pick us up and drop us at home. To fill in some time we decided to brave the Boxing Day sales at Watergardens. I bought a watch and both Lach and Cal got several pairs of shorts and Lach a pair of shoes. Stephen was happy to carry the bags. Finally it was time to return to the airport and after what seemed like an eternity we finally arrived at the Country Club ready to begin our holiday.

Today we had a bit of a sleep in, a quick look around the shops in the city centre and then Stephen and I enjoyed a magnificent lunch at Stillwater.