Originally Posted by Machka

I have to say, I'm really enjoying the Hobart winter so far.

When I lived in rural Victoria, on the edge of the Australian Alps, I was told that winters in Hobart would be almost unbearably cold and miserable ... this after I spent so many years surviving Canadian winters ... and this after several winters on the edge of the Australian Alps. Where we lived there, the fog would descend in early June and not let up till September, and it felt so cold and damp. Temps often didn't get above 10C, often settling around 5C for the high.

But here in Hobart, it has been reasonably sunny and bright, and the temps have been in the low to mid teens ... one day last week actually made it up to 18C. There are some chilly wet days here, of course, but not like where we lived in Victoria.