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| crisp autumn day with snow on the
ground provided a stunning picturesque Hobart and The Derwent such an important waterway - Australia's second oldest city |
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In the centre of this cove is a small Island connected with the mainland at low water, admirably suited to the handling and reception of Stores and Provisions. The OCEAN and LADY NELSON are lying within half a Cable-length of the Shore in Nine Fathoms of Water. David Collins 1804
In 1804, Lt. Colonial David Collins selected Sullivan Cove as the site for the settlement on the Derwent, preferring it to Lt. Bowen's 1803 choice of Risdon Cove on the dry eastern shore. Hunter Island to the north was linked to the cove by a causeway. On this reclaimed sandspit the first merchants built their warehouses. For the first 30 years this area was the centre of commerce and shpping. At first there was a small jetty but no wharf, and convicts, settlers and cargo had to be carried between ship and shore by boat. |
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 Our home in Hobart - Alongside downtown in Constitution Dock 4 lanes of traffic on our doorstep, friends Kaye and Peter next door on display behind us the lovely trader May Queen |
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| They have to raise the bridge to let us in or out | |
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 Trading ketch May Queen - built 1867 |
 the last trading ship to work under sail |
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| This guy I really admire |
 We took a walk up the Pipeline, past The Springs, right to the Lookout |
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to look down from the heavens at Hobart and Derwent River. |
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| Barry's place - Jude and I'll come back in the near future | This man understands real estate |
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| Three wise men and their ladies | Praying for tolerance | ||
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