At last we saw the sun rise – a glimmer of hope that this flight might end before we do. Alas, our plane was diverted to Sydney due to weather problems in Melbourne. We refueled in Sydney and arrived in Melbourne about Noon local time. We missed our flight to Hobart, Tasmania, so we joined our 8 travel mates and program director (Wayne Robertson) for lunch and an overview of the trip to come.
We finally got to Hobart about 5 PM local time, where we were met by Daisy, the Tasmanian Sniffer Dog. Her job is to check bags for contraband, especially fruits, vegetables and meat. We had dinner that night at a local pub and headed back to the hotel to crash. Over the course of the trip we were to learn that every town has at least one pub and it often is the place to find the best (or at least the cheapest) food around.
