Tassie!

Hi folks,

Just a quick note to let you know that we're heading off to Tasmania shortly. We'll be there until Sunday and are pretty excited. Although it's a family vacation/work trip (we're still working on the eel project which took us to Tassie last May), we're pretty excited about going back. It'll be nice and cool where we're heading which is Hobart and due south to a little town called Southport, it'll be the closest we'll ever get to Antarctica I expect. I'll say that it really hasn't been untolerably hot in Brisbane lately, it's actually been quite beautiful weather with lots of sun and lots of cool breeze. A lovely contrast to the soggy months we've just spent here in Queensland.

Edie is excited about the prospect of bush-wees in Tassie, bush-wees being what they sound like, and have been eagerly picked up from her good friend/older kid idol Eli. The lemon grass in our back yard is a great alternative to the big-girl potty in our bathroom apparently. She's also excited about the prospect of her very own seat on the plane-ride to Tassie and back. Gone are the days of free air travel for this one, but it does come with perks, the main one being that we don't have to beg people to give up their seats so we have a little bit of room (and when they don't comply, watching Edie prove to others that she needs her own seat/will get her own seat through sheer toddler willpower (or torture, whatever you want to call it)).

We'll take lots of pictures and will be in touch on our return with lots of fun stories. Oh ya, the night we get back Tim and I are off to see Sufjan Stevens at the Tivoli here in Brisbane, super exciting! I'm sure we won't be too tired to enjoy Sufjan at a standing-only venue after a week of dealing with Edie in Tasmanian nature...Might be just the break we need despite it being a late-night for us. I'm sure it will be amazing.

Love to all

Laura, on behalf of the team.