House Hunters International

The last few days in Hobart have flown by as we've become acquainted with our new home town.  I would describe Hobart as quaint, old, beautiful, green (trees, bushes, and such) hilly and quiet.  Honestly Hobart is what I expected it to be (besides the steep hills around town) and I know I will get a better idea of the area once we've been here for some time.  We completed our first full day by visiting the Lark Distillery tasting room/bar in town and enjoyed live music as well as spirits.  Afterward, we walked over to the fisherman's wharf and had amazing fish and chips for dinner.  You can see why Rob wanted to move here.  I have been romanced by the views of the ocean contrasting with the mountains, the small shops, cafes and friendly people.

Welcome home, Rob (with Greg and Griffin)
Just to be clear, Griffin did not partake in any adult beverages as he is 20 years shy of the drinking age
Note: sorry the picture is a bit blurry

This weekend Rob and I have had a wonderful time with the Stanton family, viewed several homes for rent and lined up another car for Rob to primarily drive.  We've done some light shopping and have indulged in Alicia's home cooking as well as tasty lunches in town.  To counteract our indulgence, we had our first jog on the beach this morning.  From Greg and Alicia's house, we were able to jog down hill to a public, dog friendly beach and really enjoyed the cool autumn morning.  Sail boats were available  for rent today and they peppered the sea side as we ran.  Jogging home, we had to run up hill which provided us a good cardiovascular workout.

Sandy Bay Beach: our jogging track this morning

Mission accomplished this weekend... We've decided on a house which happened to be a favorite on Rob's list and we will turn in the application for it tomorrow to the rental office.  As long as the application is approved, we'll finally have a home of our own again.  Bear in mind, last November Rob sold his house and moved into my house for four months, then we moved out of my house and stayed with friends for six weeks, traveled over seas and are renting a flat for four weeks in Melbourne... We are ready to settle.

The gray and white house you see will, hopefully, be ours to rent

The house is furnished but we may buy a few furniture pieces to make it feel like home for us

Basically, the first floor of the home. Open concept with large window views!

This is a side yard but the house has a full back yard complete with an apple & apricot tree, olive tree, chicken coup and professional gardener (included in rent)

Master bedroom with an en suite bathroom and AWESOME views

One of three guest rooms for our world traveling folks

I will have more pictures posted as soon as we have the placed fixed up and "Doyle'd" out!

We will fly back to Melbourne tomorrow night and in one week, Rob will come back here to start work while I hang out in Melbourne and continue regular Maggie visits.  Cheers to being one step closer to living in Hobart, Tasmania!