Tassie taste tour...

After a fantastic Reception on Friday night (Thanks Jess and Kyle for the tucker...especially the CAKE!!) It was time to show some of our mainlander guests the culinary delights of the north coast...

The 'youngens' car consisted of Mr and Mrs Andrews, Kyle's Sister Rachael and our buddy 'Spud' ...aka 'picnic'... aka 'snickers' ...aka 'Adam for WA'

The 'Oldies' car consisted of Mumsy...Bobby...Joe (Kyle's parents) and Lisa...

First stop the 'RASPBERRY FARM'...

No points for guessing what I ordered...hmmm...
RASPBERRY WAFFLES!!
Simon and Simone met us at the Raspberry farm and Simon very kindly offered to share his breakfast with me...see he gave me a WHOLE plate full...
Now check out the size of the plate...
Hallie was also generous ...NEARLY sharing her pancake with me...(Maybe without realising)
Now when one takes the 'tassie taste tour' it is tradition that one participates in the Raspberry farm 'Chocolate Raspberry Challenge'...On the counter at the Raspberry farm one will find a bowl of 'Chocolate Raspberry's'...These are provided for sampling (One per visit)....But the 'Chocolate Raspberry Challenge' Requires one to sneak AS MANY chocolate raspberry's as YOU CAN in one visit.
Dale was the previous record holder with 7...Finding creative ways to sneak a raspberry when the girls aren't looking is quite fun...

Final Tally - Collette = 9... Jess/Spud = 12!!

But the WINNER was Kyle's dad BOBBY who didn't even know about the challenge and managed to eat 15!! (He'd never enjoyed raspberry's before but couldn't get enough!!)

Next stop...Sheffield...and NO this isn't part of the awesome 'tassie taste tour' but it is part of mum's 'Oh why don't we pop into sheffield so I can bore everyone with all the things I did growing up' tour...
It was FREEZING...infact I asked mum if we could make our next stop Antarctica as I heard the weather was pretty good there...

Here is what looking at murals can do to you...Us dying of boredom after it all got a little too much...We did find a cool shrek though that the Kids REALLY enjoyed...hmm

Okay where to next? Paradise? No where else? The promise land? (They're all on the sign..get your magnifying glass out!)So anyway back to the REAL tour after we finally escaped sheffield 'town of murals' or is that 'memorials'? Kyle? ... it was off to Latrobe to the BEST SHOP IN THE WORLD...
Reliquaire
The shop that has EVERYTHING...from scary mirror rooms complete with laser shows...to teddy bears and fairy costumes....soaps and bathrobes...games and dress ups...oh and the best bit FREE FUDGE when you come in the door!

After Latrobe it was off to CHOCOLATE TOWN...Anvers of course! For taste testing and Hot chocolate...only the BEST hot chocolate in the world!
Quick stop at the cherry farm...but that was just for mum cause she's the only one who likes Cherry's...and then onto...ASHGROVE...for some ...

CHEESE GROMMIT...

Okay so there's the CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHALLENGE at the Raspberry farm...and then there's the TWO YEAR OLD VINTAGE CHEDDAR challenge at the cheese factory...

Here are some classic pics...

Observe...Simon places the cheese in his mouth...

Two seconds later...
Hm next Kyle...Into the mouth...
hmm dang it...nothing phases this guy...hence why he married Jess:) jk!!!!
Okay Bobby's gotta give us a reaction...
Hmmm...thinking...thinking...
YES!!!
...and mum...
And yes after me having a good ol' laugh...Simon got me with the "Don't ask...just try" trick...turns out that Chillie Cheese is HOT!!Ah love it...Meanwhile Oliver has found himself the Colour the Cow and Count the Cheese table...
Spud and I thought we'd lend a hand with the milking...

Next stop...and the FINAL stop...Before rolling home...THE BEST BAKERY IN THE WORLD!...
Yes that's an E...a T and a C...So here is Kyle's dad Bobby talking about how "Chunky" Spud's pie is...of course when you hear a scottish accent say the word chunky...a certain dog food ad comes to mind...lucky Bobby is a good sport and happily said "So chunky you can calve it" for me :)
A MUST at the bakery...the best pies in the world...and the best custard tarts!!

After all that food (obviously took it's toll on Jess...see above) we rolled home to hang with the YSA and make the "It's just a tribute" Michael Jackson film....stay tuned for the finished product!

(This is spud dressed up for the 'Thriller' part of our film...yes it may look a little tacky and fake but hey "It's just a tribute")