Today, the idea is to go to Bruny island. We are going to hit the southernmost point of our life so far – 43.5° S. But first, we have to figure out how to cross the water with our car!

That little girl stood there totally mesmerized by the live music. The players played to her and she refused to budge from her position as much as her parents would have liked to move on and check out a few more shops. Her transfixion by the music was a live epitome of mindfulness.

We landed on a Saturday – just in time for the Salamanca market in Hobart! Think of it as a huge farmer’s market with all sorts of local goods. Most were selling stuff made from local wood, leather and such. Surprising number of distilleries selling their own brand of alcohols. And a lot – a lot of coffee shops. Reassuringly enough, there was that one Indian food stall selling samosa, chaat and masala dosa!! It was very popular among the locals!

The girls, thoroughly inspired by the local cold weather, bought as many jackets and hats they could lay their eyes upon. I am not going to mention to them that our next target is going to be in mid eighties in temperatures!!

This was a great experience!

Our room is not ready. So, we quickly changed and hit the streets to take in some of the local culture. It is a bit windy which is making it seem colder than it is. You can see the second longest river in Tasmania behind us – River Derwent.

First time driving on the other side in the southern hemisphere! I put Nikita’s name in too. I want her to do the same.

This is the southern most land we have ever been to! Beat our previous marks – Buenos Aires and Santiago by about 10 degrees of latitude!

First time we met one of our daughters in a foreign land (they have been to six different countries all by themselves). Nikita was waiting for us in Sydney airport. Our incoming flight was delayed – so we rushed to head out to our next destination… Tassie !

Completely skipped over April 4th and went straight from April 3rd sunset to April 5th sunrise. Interestingly, in the first three plus decades of traveling internationally, we had never made it to this end of the world. And now, in the last 8 months, this would be our third time!

First to Uluru, Sydney and Brisbane. Then to Fiji and Samoa. And now let’s see what this trip has in stock for us!