FIVE DAYS IN TASSIE

Have just spent time in Tassie with Dearne. Flew done on Monday afternoon and came home on Friday night. Have had a lovely time with Dearne and managed to spend money, drink coffee and go out for a fantastic lunch with Ian and Wen at the Christmas Hills Farm cafe were we enjoyed fresh raspberries and good food. Was lovely to catch up with them both we managed to spend three hours there eating and chatting. Did some more family research and now know where his business was located in Cameron Street, Launceston and have managed to trace his housing arrangements into some sort of order. Also got copies of two census's that were done in the early 1850's and it is interesting to note that he only had one servant a male (ticket of leave) but no female servants. Anyway will now start to write up his story so far and get it on paper before I forget the good bits. The weather was lovely down there not like the heat that has greeted me on my return to Melbourne.