Legana and Leaving Tasmania

Sunday morning was a mad dash to get ready to head out to Legana Church - as they had Lords Supper that we wanted to participate in. We left at about 9am which left little time for traffic hold ups! Thankfully we arrived just in time, just as the locals turned up!

After church we spent the day with Brendan and Emma Buist family.  We rarely saw the kids as they were having too much fun playing with their girls.  We had a really enjoyable time with them!

In the afternoon we went to church, Mars juggled the two youngest in crèche while the kids and I listened to the preaching by Rev Wildeboer. WOW. Powerful sermon! I think it was a long sermon but nobody noticed. It was a farewell sermon to one of his supporting congregations of his ministry in Lai.  His message was something like 'We are all called to be Missionaries'.

We left church soon after it finished and headed back to Old Macs Farm.  We enjoyed a pizza dinner with Dad & Mum.  It might be a while before we have dinner with them again!

The following morning Mars took the 3 oldest to say goodbye to the Buist boys as they headed off to school.  We started packing up the van, keeping in mind what we might need on the boat, what would last in the fridge (while unpowered) and what clothes we needed to pack for the next day.

Around 10.30 we headed out to see Uncle Fred and Aunty Siena for coffee.  The kids were spoilt rotten with toys, colouring in and treats to keep them busy.  It was nice to catch up, compare a few notes and tips on travelling and different campsites.

From there we picked up some fuel and lunch then stopped at a park with a small creek / waterfall for the boys to enjoy.  After lunch we made our way into Launceston to try and work out if we could vote at the local Electoral office. After a hectic 20 minutes in the city, the line up was too long so we decided to stick with Plan A and send our Postal Votes instead.  We made our way back to the camper and finished packing up.

After saying our Goodbyes we then drove out to Devonport. It's about a 90 minute drive so we arrived in plenty of time to have a play at the park near the beach. Around 5:30 we had dinner in town, then dawdled our way to the boat (much to the kids disgust - at the fear of being late!).

We boarded the boat about 6:30 and made our way to our cabins.  Mars took one cabin with Karli and Brenton while I took the other cabin with Chad, Rowan and Axel. We headed up to the top decks to watch as the boat left the harbour. It did an amazing 180 degree turn to head out! 

Get a few games in before the crowds come in!

 Axel playing his own game of Hide and Seek with his food sachet! So fun!

The kids were keen to watch a movie with Mars, so they headed out for that (much to Rowans disgust at being excluded!).  So we made our way to the kids deck and watched Dora for a while until he was happy to be persuaded back to the cabin.

We had a very smooth sailing trip - and when the intercom crackled at 6:30 the next morning we had already docked and we were encouraged to get out of bed to disembark the ship!