29 September 2011

down below

perhaps return to tassie for p's birthday in march
revisit mona
and go further south than last time, bruny island and the huon valley



airbnb hobart
battery point - $101 pn
battery point - budget 2 bedroom house, $116 pn
sandy bay - funky studio apartment. $73 pn
sandy bay - private, small 1BR unit close 2 city, $69 pn
south hobart - magnolia stay, $81 pn


bicheno
WATERFRONT Wave Song beach cottage $123 pn



just south of cygnet, at the weirdly named eggs and bacon bay,

cliff top hideaway $140 per night (sold in March 2017, may no longer be available for rent

Cliff Top Hideaway is nestled on a boundary of coastal reserve perched above 30 meter high sandstone cliffs with a view of all of the islands in the Huon river mouth...Step off the front verandah and wander down the coastal track, 5 minutes to the pristine Mickeys beach or continue via a nature reserve for a one hour return stroll to the beautiful Randalls bay...It is an open plan design with two sleeping areas, one with a multi bunk and the other with a queen bed which has a glorious view of the coast




right on the water, on eggs and bacon bay Drift Inn ($160 pn Sun-Thurs)
6 metres above the water, 10 metres of floor to ceiling windows in the lounge dining area open onto a 16 metre sundeck where you can dine or relax on the daybed & enjoy the tranquility of this beautiful bay. It is frequented by pods of dolpnins, dabchicks. seaeagles. swans & seals can sometimes be seen sunning themselves on the rocks.

Lemana, at Charlotte Cove ($130 pn Sun-Thurs)
Set on true water frontage in the D'entrecasteaux channel just a 10 minute drive out of Cygnet, this very comfortable brick cottage can either be the base for day tripping the beautiful south east coast, tourist attractions and towns or launch your boat opposite to fish, dive, water-sports and cruise or just sit in the sun room with your favourite book or music and lap up the water views.
  

Bruny Island 

Three Trees Retreat(bit pricy at $190 pn Sun-Thurs, but nice)
Bed on Bruny Seaside Accommodation ($135 pn Sun-Thurs, 1 May - 31 Oct)


oysters nearby, get shucked

 visit some cheese




09 September 2011

frame up

perhaps have some of paul's works framed up for xmas presents...


here are some good frames, united measures








Fine Art Frame Fabrication

p 0412 837 820 e info@unitedmeasures.com

Hours:Wednesday to Friday 11:00am to 6:00pm

Saturday by appointment

located at The Compound Interest:Centre For The Applied Arts15–25 Keele StreetCollingwood 3066

05 September 2011

the pal in paypal does not mean friend

a little experiment to put the brakes on casual spending in september
31 august, searching for ipad covers, i found these .... important note - i don't have an ipad
us$95 (for the summit bag), us$80 for the 3degree puffy sleeve
"ethical" soft snake made by a self-managed community of women in bolivia, snake is us$68 made from alpaca wool
yummy velvet pompom pillows $49 from castle&things