Thenut Mountain in the town is the town's iconic landscape, attracting countless tourists every year.
The lady at sion was warm and kind, and helped An Qingju and Yunluo with useful information about nearby wild animals and lobsters.
After packing up, An Qingjue and Yunluo went out and headed for the seafood store in the town. From a distance, they could see the eye-catching red lobsters on the roof. When they got to the store, they saw that the lobsters were so lively that they wanted to buy them all. Today's price: fresh lobsters under 2kg are $75 per kg, those over 2kg are $65 per kg, and frozen ones are $50 per kg. Here is a reminder that lobsters cooked on the same day and placed on ice are also considered fresh lobsters. But why is this price much more expensive than the lobsters everyone buys in the Sydney Fish Market? Is it really true that "the source is not as good as the gathering place"? What is the real result? The answer will be revealed in the Sydney chapter.
After buying the lobster, I went to the supermarket to buy some ingredients. Tonight's dinner was ready. I put the ingredients back to my residence. I went to the nut early in the morning. It was already five o'clock when I arrived at the nut. The cable car station was about to close, so I only bought a one-way cable car ticket, which cost $5 per person.
When we got to the top of the mountain, the wind was stronger and the scenery was better. We followed the path on the mountain. The strange potholes on the road attracted Yunluo's attention.
At that time, we only knew that this was a nest of seabirds, and that they could only be seen at night. Later, after a lot of detailed, careful, meticulous and patient data collection, it turned out that this was the nest of short-tailed shearwaters. These birds fly to the Arctic region in April every year, and fly back to Stanley to breed in September. The one-way migration takes 6 weeks and flies over 15,000 kilometers. During this process, they never dock, so scientists cannot know their migration route. When the breeding season comes, they will dig holes on the surface until they are 1 meter deep underground. After laying eggs. The male and female birds begin to take turns incubating the eggs, switching every 2 weeks. When the chicks are born, they will feed the chicks until they are as big as two adult birds, and then fly away from here in early April and head to the Arctic. From early April to early May, these chicks no longer eat, their weight gradually decreases by half, and their wings begin to plump. 2-3 weeks after their parents leave. These inexperienced chicks will fly into the sky and begin their journey to the Arctic.
The wind on the top of the mountain was getting stronger and stronger. It was hard to open my eyes. The grass on the top of the mountain was whistling. The wind must be level 8 or 9. When I looked at Nut from a distance, I thought it was just a small hill, but it took a lot of time to walk on it.
As we gradually descended the road to the small woods in the mountains, the wind finally died down a lot. Suddenly, an unusual noise in the bushes attracted the attention of An Qingju and Yunluo. They leaned down and looked into the woods, feeling ecstatic. It could be said that this was a major discovery in the history of Stanley zoology in the 21st century: An Qingju and Yunluo actually encountered several wallabies on the small Nut Mountain. On the roads in Tasmania, An Qingju and Yunluo saw countless wallabies that died in car accidents, but they had never seen them alive and kicking. They thought they would miss the kangaroos completely on this trip to Tasmania, but they didn't expect the miracle to finally appear in the most incredible place - the steep and narrow Nut Mountain.
The scientific name of this kind of wallaby is pademelon, which comes from the word of the local aboriginals. Unlike the big kangaroo that An Qingju and Yunluo often talk about, this kind of wallaby is much smaller, about 1 meter long and weighs up to 12kg. They mainly live in the woods and only come to the open space not far from the forest at dusk. They are a species unique to Tasmania. After playing hide-and-seek with this group of kangaroos for a long time, An Qingju and Yunluo reluctantly left the woods.
Back at "home", everyone started to cook again. Today's chefs were the two LDs, my friend was responsible for washing clothes, and then Yunluo and I dealt with lobsters. Soon, a sumptuous dinner was served on the table. I praised my hard-working friends and LDs and took pictures quickly.
This Tasmanian lobster is really delicious, especially the meat in the legs, which has a fresh taste and a light seawater flavor. Yunluo thinks it is the most delicious part of the lobster. There is a lot of meat on the lobster, and An Qingjue, Yunluo and the other four didn't finish it. What should we do? Yunluo finally has the opportunity to appear, to know the fate of the lobster.
At this time, night has fallen, and An Qingjue and Yunluo decided to start trying the secret weapon in this house. There are mountains of wood in the backyard and the hallway. You will feel sorry for them if you don't use them. What are you going to do with them? Don't tell Yunluo to use them as a bed pad. Well, the answer is revealed. That's because there is a real fire fireplace "sitting" in An Qingjue and Yunluo's living room. On such a "warm and cold" night, it's time to let it serve the people. Put the more ignitable wood strips in the fireplace and put two pieces of ignition materials. As soon as the match approaches, the fire will catch fire. The next step is to greet the thin wood, medium wood, and thick wood. Anyway, they are all wood.
Putting aside this matter, Yunluo should cook. Looking at the leftover rice and the scraps from cooking celery, Yunluo has a plan in mind. Let's make seafood porridge that people in South China love to see and hear, but An Qingjue and Yunluo's ingredients are more powerful, so it is more appropriate to call it "Tasmanian lobster porridge". Boil the porridge, add the lobster head cut by a friend, and stir it from time to time to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot. Because it is cooked rice, it can be served after 10 minutes. At this time, the porridge has turned golden yellow. When serving, add some celery leaves instead of coriander. It will be perfect if there are two slices of ginger when boiling.
On such a cool summer night, half leaning on the sofa, drinking steaming, sweet lobster porridge, the fire in the fireplace jumps happily, the fresh sea breeze blows from the window, and the sea is deep and calm under the moonlight. Oh my God, is there a more comfortable life than this!
Yesterday's day in Stanley made Yunluo feel unsatisfied, so today he and LD got up early and drove to the town's pier to check it out. The town's pier is not big, and there is a caravan camping site nearby. When approaching the pier, we found a lobster factory. Most of the lobsters should be shipped to various places through this factory.
On the pier, a few fishermen caught Yunluo's attention. When he went up to take a look, he actually had a catch - a large fresh squid. Yunluo was itching to try sea fishing. He wondered if he would have another chance to try sea fishing this time.
The sign at the pier tells people about the common fish and fishing regulations here. The ruler below can help you measure whether the fish you catch meets the regulations. When fishing in the sea of Tasmania, you don't need to buy se except for certain species.
Today we have to go back a bit, along. If you choose to take the "Spirit of Tasmania" cruise ship from Melbourne to visit Tasmania Island, then this is the docking place of the ship. After driving around here for a while, An Qingju and Yunluo drove south to a very distinctive town, Sheffield. Going along the B14 road, the two sides returned to the pastoral scenery. Suddenly, a very distinctive pavilion attracted An Qingju and Yunluo, so they stopped to explore.
At noon, An Qingju and Yun Luo arrived at Sheffield, a town of murals. Back then, this town was nothing special. I don't know who came up with the idea of letting painters paint on the walls of the houses in the town, and over time, this became a characteristic of the town. There are about 50 murals in the town, and near the town is a mural park with the most murals.
Because the iPad still had no signal, I looked at the map on the wall in the town, got some information, set up the navigation and continued on. Along B13 Road near Elizabethtown, I drove onto Basshwy, which I hadn't seen for a long time. I tried flooring the accelerator twice. The engine's response was a bit delayed, and the acceleration was not obvious after the speed came up. It was better to enter the fuel-saving mode. After driving along Basshwy for a while, turn left onto B72 Road and then turn onto B71 Road. Drive along the road and finally drive onto West Tamar Hwy and come to the famous Tamar Valley Tamar Valley Wine Route. The Tamar Valley is an area located on both sides of the Tamar River, with pastures and red wine estates throughout. However, An Qingju and Yunluo's "drunkard is not interested in wine", and the real purpose of this trip is to search for lavender. (To be continued...)
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