Settling in.

Well it's now our fourth full day in Tasmania and we certainly haven't wasted much time. We arrived into Hobart with just enough time to collect our car prior to the car removalists closing for the weekend and by Saturday night we had already driven down to Huonville and Glen Huon to get a feel for the area. We spent Sunday morning on Mount Wellington making snowmen and throwing snowballs in our first ever experience of snow.

My children and I on the windy peak of Mount Wellington. The temperature was 1c but the wind chill factor made it -7c. Deeper powdery snow in the sheltered folds of the mountain was a great playground and much warmer.

 Yesterday we drove northwest of Hobart to New Norfolk then over to beautiful Richmond to view a unique rental property. Richmond has a fantastic display of colonial architecture including Australia's oldest stone bridge and a good number of original georgian buildings.

This five bedroom 2 bathroom georgian house in Richmond was built in the 1800's as a public house and is a credit to its owners, but wasn't suited to our needs.

Today we returned to the Huon Valley to explore its northern areas and obtain further information from local real estate agents. While we've experienced the friendliness of New Norfolk, the historical beauty of Hobart and Richmond and have yet to explore the Sorell and Lauderdale areas, we're already finding ourselves drawn to the beautiful Huon Valley and its lush fields and character weatherboard houses.

A fairytale weatherboard home in Crabtree, Huon Valley.

A beautiful example of a Huon Valley weatherboard home in Huonville.