Yesterday afternoon we had noticed that you can order restaurant quality breakfast and barista coffee room service. We ordered 2 coffees and the chilli crab scrambled eggs to be delivered at 7:30am this morning. Once again they did not disappoint.

On check out, we made sure to tell the hotel staff how impressed we had been with every experience we have had with them. Very highly recommend The Movenpick Hotels.

MONA was a very short 20 minute drive out of the city centre. As we were booked for 10am which was when the museum opens, it was easy to find a good park right near the entrance. We’ve always enjoyed visiting quirky and unusual museums and we can now add MONA to the list. Some notable exhibits include: the infamous wall of vaginas (I won’t write the exact name of the artwork here, but it’s an easy Google), an amazing waterfall installation, an optical illusion room and an awesome giant Sidney Nolan wall mural. There is also an app that you download which uses your location to tell you about the art around you.

On the way out we ran into a couple on the stairs who we had formed a little friendship with since the beginning of our holiday journey. They were a young couple who we got talking to in the line to the service desk once our first flight had been cancelled. They were working on Cradle Mountain and were on their way back after visiting family in NSW. They had previously worked on Hamilton Island and so bonded over shared experiences, since Michele had worked there many years ago too. We also discovered that we had similar itineraries and mused that we might run into each other again during our time in Hobart. The morning that our flight had been rescheduled we found each other and chatted before cheering together when our flight was finally called for boarding. We found out when we disembarked the plane that we were actually seated in the same row as each other. It’s just so funny the little friendships that occur out of unfortunate events. So, even though we had left each other at the airport saying “might see you at MONA”, we were pleasantly surprised to run into them as we were leaving! We shared our experiences of Hobart so far and they gave us a good recommendation for dinner in Launceston before saying our final goodbyes and wishing each other well.

The drive from MONA to Launceston said 2hrs & 15mins. The roads were not busy at all and the scenery was very picturesque. We stopped at a little Italian cafe in Campbell Town for lunch and then made it to Hideaway on George, our Launceston accommodation by 3pm. The room is very spacious with a large modern bathroom & good heating.

For dinner we booked the Rupert & Hound restaurant (which was the one our new friends had recommended). It was a 20 minute walk from our accommodation, allowing us to explore the city along the way. The venue itself is right on the water and we arrived as the sun was setting, which added the beauty.

For dinner we shared oysters Kilpatrick and also some ones with a chorizo panko crumb. Teresa’s main was garlic prawns and Michele had Tasmanian lamb loin. We noticed that their “Wine of the Moment” was the Derwent Estate Pinot Gris that we had enjoyed a couple nights prior and ordered a bottle….at literally half the price of the one we had in Hobart.

We enjoyed everything and once again marveled at how delicious every single meal we have had, and how friendly every single person had been. Back at our hotel we settled in for the night. Tomorrow we do a mini Tamar wine and gin tour. Good night!