WWOOFing - Round 2

From the rose lined streets of Hobart....

To the green hills and blue waters of Oyster Cove...

We never thought we would WWOOF again... but never say never!

We really lucked out and hit the WWOOF-ing jackpot this time around.  We stayed with a lovely couple, Rod and Jeannie.  

The Ledinghams live on a beautiful property complete with a vineyard and multiple vegetable gardens. Unfortunately this year the local wallabies and snails ate a lot of their vines.   Wine production is down, but they were in need of help building a greenhouse and fence on their property.

After a little work, we were given plenty of encouragement to explore and enjoy the area on our down time.  

We kayaked ...

Visited the local animals...

These are newly shaved alpacas... the face only a mother could love!

And we learned a thing or 2 about archery...

Our host also felt we needed a lesson on how to drive a manual transmission.  He certainly remained calm while Pam and I made the car lurch forward and smoke a bit down that dirt road.  Driving on the left side of the road + left handed shifting + 2 slow learning American girls = a potentially burned out clutch.

Needless to say, we did not get very far with the  manual car.  Instead we took the automatic to the top of Mt. Wellington for a view of Hobart on a clear day.

On our last day, we went sailing.  This was a great way to end our time in Oyster Cove.

The Rusalka

Here's the jib

Smooth sailing

Oysters along the shore

Bronte, the dog of the house

Sitting starboard

A special thank you to the Ledinghams for all their hospitality.   I can't wait to get back to Oyster Cove and Tasmania sometime soon.  Until then, we are off to look for work and an apartment in Melbourne.  Fingers crossed!