Hello again friends,

From the Nation’s Capital I made the long trek down to Hobart, at the very bottom of the country, to visit my next family and boy, did I have fun!  Not as much sightseeing this time (it was a bit cold, and I don’t really like the rain), but I did get to hang out a lot with my new friends.

Thomas and Stella took me to Auskick, which is the Australian Football League’s introductory program for primary school aged kids to football. Nationwide, there are about 160,000 kids who participate, and here where Thomas and Stella attend there are about 40 of those.

I watched them run around and have fun on a chilly Sunday morning, and learnt a bit about how to pass the ball by handballing.  Not that useful to me, however (no hands and all), but definitely fun to watch!

I got to help take Stella to school one day, and she was very excited to introduce me to her friends and her teacher.  Ollie, Charlie and I had a bit of a play on the playground as we left - that slide was the best!

The children also took me to their grandparents house one weekend, and we went for a walk past the Cadbury factory (mmm, mmm!) and had a bit of a play in the surrounding parkland.  Nanna even took our photo with Freddo Frog!

After a farewell tea party, it’s now time to make my way north again - here the leaves have fallen off the trees, and the mountain overlooking the city will soon be dusted with snow, so they tell me.  Hobart was great, but off to my next adventure I go.

See you again soon,

Owl.