Lower Crackpot Weekend
Madam May Bloom
Janine organised a weekend touring the North West Coast. We
called the weekend the Lower Crackpot Weekend as that was our
ultimate destination. The pace was hectic at times
but we managed to be on time to meet some of the North West
Red Hat Sisters.
We ate our way from
Launceston to Burnie and back to Hobart. We
being Madam May Bloom
– Janine, Lady Lunchalot
– Pauline, Goddess Barbara, Lady Laughalot
– Lyn, Passionate Pamela
and Queen Julep Magnolia Blossom Joann.
We all decided we needed to go
on diets to compensate for the great indulgences over the
weekend.
We caught up with our
Lone Scarlett O`Hatter members in Launceston
Dame Margo d`Barre who organised lunch at the new
Josef Cromy Winery at Relbia.
The six who drove and ATE our way across the north and west of the state this past weekend
had great fun, and the most important thing we learned is that there are a LOT of interesting things to see and do in this state, and we
didn't even scratch the surface! The quality of tourist attractions has risen markedly from a few years ago, no doubt thanks to the ferry traffic. We all vowed to return (several times!) to take in more of what is on offer.
We had a beautiful
morning tea with members from
two
Burnie Red Hat Chapters (at a Whisky
Distillery at 10:30 am, mind you!) Hatters to Go
with Queen Jean and the Red n Rowdy Hatters with
Queen Laraine.
We reached our
destination at Lower Crack Pot, and indulged in double cream
pancake desserts and wandered around the model village of
Lower Crackpot and then dared to take on the challenge of The
Maze. Unfortunately a thunderstorm was heading our way
rather fast, so we did not make it to the centre - we will
have to go back another day.
At the
Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm, we met with two Deloraine chapters (one a daytime chapter
The Dizzy Delights of Deloraine with
Queen Alison and the evening group The Daring Dames of Deloraine
with
Queen Rebel Rosylocks Chel
who had not met each other before. Then with full
tummies we headed south again.
