Mt Wellington, Salamanca Markets and Richmond

view from the top of Mt Wellington, Hobart
View from the top of Mt Wellington, Hobart

The next morning when we got up to a beautiful blue sky with hardly any signs of clouds or rain. The forecast was -1 to 8 degrees C in Hobart with rain clouds. The morning being this clear we dashed off for breakfast place by the atrium at Henry Jones, its called the IXL Jam Cafe. Yummy brekky but s-l-o-w as ever. We had time to kill so that wasn’t really a problem. Soon we dashed off yet again to Mt Wellington before the clouds could cover it. Clear as a day, we were meandering up the the mountain as we spotted a little cloud gathering by from the South west side. Snow, little ice on the road but almost no fog! Yay! Big difference to the previous drive. We parked and got out and the next two hours went by in a moments blink. The view from up the top of Mt Wellington on a clear day is staggeringly beautiful. We are so lucky to be a part of such a picturesque landscape. I took lots of photos as did D and the shot little walks up and down then different paths… it was freezing cold but so worth it.

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