We spent two very lumpy days at sea. Our arrival in Hobart was delayed because of a variation of course due to the rough weather. Our friends Shirley and Rudy had arranged to rent a car and asked if we would like to join them. After a twenty minute walk, mostly uphill, to the car rental agency we piled in our white SUV with Shirley at the wheel. None of us had any recent experience driving on the "other" side of the road. With lots of yelling and advice, Shirley made it out of town onto the open road. She was very confident and did a great job driving. Rudy was the navigator and Mike the back seat advisor. I opted not to get too involved. We set out for the town of Cygnet. We stopped a couple of places along the way and Mike found some wonderful shells. A restaurant had been recommended to us. We arrived around 11:40 and to our disappointment the restaurant was closed, as were most of the stores. We found another place for lunch and enjoyed hearty chicken pot pies. Mike drove us back and seemed to adjust to the opposite side driving. Once back in Hobart, we were a bit directionally challenged, but we made it to the dock and the guys dropped us off and turned in the car. The ship left Hobart at 6 P.M. with the bag pipers playing on the pier. We are on our way to Sydney, where we will be for two days.
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