For the past week, I have been in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, an island state off the southern coast of Australia.

I was away for seven days, the four were holidays, and the next four for a work conference. I sketched continuously filling over 40 pages of my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook.

It felt like a plug had been released and I could not stop sketching. I felt that could have sketched everything in sight. I sketched from the moment I started the holiday on the bus to Melbourne airport to the airport bus on the way home a week later.

I am sharing just a few of my adventures here, See The Hobart adventures at https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/albums/72177720301640212 and my Australian Law Librarian Conference sketches from Hobart at https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/albums/72177720301643377

Once I arrived and settled at my grand hotel on the Harbour I explored.

I then went to the Farm Gate Markets in Hobart CBD. I was not there on a Saturday for the famous Salamanca Market, but I think I did better.

I stayed for about three hours exploring, eating brunch, having coffee, and then sitting in the sunshine and sketching. A busker entertained and I people-watched locals and tourists.

A bus trip up Mt Wellington to the top at 1270 meters. There was a bit of snow and it was -13 degrees.

Another day exploring. I caught the hop-on hop-off bus to the Cascades Female factory to hear about the harsh history of the female convicts.

and after a week I fly back home. I have not included my ALLA conference sketches here. I will create a separate album to share on Flick5.