The next day I took a leisurely ride around the Huon valley villages,

Stopping at museums, a cider house and the Franklin waterfront where the old Cartela (a significant heritage vessel), was slowly deteriorating.

This ride brought my happy sojourn at Kettering to an end and the next day I headed off to Hobart in preparation for the festival. Riding Tasmania is fantastic but it's sobering to see so much roadkill spread across the island.

Life is good.