Melbourne West Zone Conferences Part 2

We flew to Hobart with President and Sister Lee on Thursday night September 25th. We stayed at the Salamanca Inn, a quiet nice hotel just off Salamanca Place where the Saturday Market is held. On Friday we attended the Zone Conference, then drove with the Lees to the top of Mt. Wellington. It was snowing when we got there. Afterwards we shopped for grandchildren's birthday presents, then went to dinner with the doctor in Hobart who takes care of the missionaries. His wife is a member; he is not.
Saturday morning we went to the Market. I met the Romneys first thing. She is the sister of my firt boyfriend, the one I left behind when we came to Australia. He was a missionary here while I was here. We had a great time reminising. On Sunday we spent two hours during Sunday School and Relief Society catching up 50 years.
We said farewell to the Lees after church. That afternoon we drove to Port Arthur, the convict settlement in Tasmania. It was too late to see anything when we got there but the drive was beautiful even though it rained most of the way down and back.
Monday morning I went on my run to Government House to take a picture. I decided to cut across the field and take the picture rather than walk up the hill to the main entrance. As I skirted the fence line I saw an opened gate so I went in and took pictures from every angle of the house. As I was taking my last photo in the front of the fountain and flowers, the guard, who was sitting in his car, spotted me and came up to me, told me I was trespassing and kicked me out.
You can see him coming towards me in the photo below.
We checked out of our hotel and drove to Launceston. That afternoon we visited the Platypus House, an hour north of Launceston at Beauty Point. Be sure and watch the Echidnas movies. They are really funny. Watch how they eat with their tongues.
Tasman Arch, Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Blow Hole, Port Arthur, Tasmania
Beautiful Sky on the road to Port Arthur.
Hobart Bridge over Derwent River.
Hobart Stake Center.
Huon Pine Table in High Council room at Hobart Stake Center.
Solid Huon Pine Table worth $50,000.
Mt. Wellington with snow.
Mt. Wellington on a warm day.
Top of Mt. Wellington
Government House, Hobart.
Government House. Note guard coming around the corner. He kicked me off the property.
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart.
Rosny Chapel from the bridge
Hobart Harbour.
Visiting with Marian Ridges Romney and Sister Prebble, Stake President's wife at church on Sunday.
Eating Ice cream.
Dr. and Sister Sutherland.
President and Sister Lee eating Ice cream.
Marian Romney, Elizabeth, Miles Romney.
Salamanca Inn
Platypus.
Platypus House, Beauty Point, Tasmania
Echidnas.