Hobart Day 2

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This was our last full day in Hobart so we wanted to catch up with our mates from the Tas South Sub Branch. They had extended an invitation to anyone still in Tas to join them at the Vet Assistance Centre (VAC) for a sausage sizzle. Somehow my gps stuffed up and wouldn't talk to me with directions and refused to put me on the right road. I managed to eventually fumble my way there and overshot the drive into the VAC. Another U turn in the big beamer and we made it into the park to our awaiting comrades.

The President of Tas South, (Pecker) has done an outstanding job of getting the VAC set up in collaboration with the local council. It really is everything this club stands for, and to see all the members there welcoming us made me realise that this is bigger than we ever imagined. We caught up with old and new friends and had a surprise visit from the Mayor of the local council, Brendan Blomely,  who sung the high praises of Pecker and his team. He was genuinely interested in us and our travels in Tasmania and we expressed how much we love coming to Tasmania. 
A rain front was sweeping across Tasmania that afternoon and we were watching for a break so we could get back to Battery Point without too much rain.  That wasn't to be the case and as we made our way over the Tasman Bridge the skies opened up. My visor was drenched both inside and out and the traffic had reduced to a crawl, with some relatively high cross winds thrown in for luck. Somehow we made it back as the rain stopped. I let Ann off the bike so I could navigate it to our park only to be cut off by a Victorian tourist coming the wrong way out of the carpark. I had nowhere to go and he only just missed the bike, waving at me as though I let him through. I guess he was lucky he was on the way out. 

Back in the room we got out of our soaking wet clothes and dried off before settling in for the afternoon and night. This was our last night in Hobart and although there was a lot we could have done, we are happy with an easy afternoon and night.

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