Hobart is a weird place to live. They weren’t joking when they told me that it feels like a (not even big) country town. It’s such a weird place. Nothing happens here. You could be in the middle of the Hobart CBD and think you’re in the middle of nowhere. It feels like remote Australia even though it’s only an hour plane trip from Melbourne. I probably shouldn’t have moved here from Melbourne on a whim but I was bored of my life because of the issue that’s been plaguing the world for the last three years. One day I woke up and I decided to just up and move and now I’m in Hobart. Do I regret the decision? Well, the short answer is yes.
One of the first things I did when I moved to Hobart was search for a mechanic to do car repairs. Hobart is easy to get to if you have a car, because there’s a boat that takes people from Melbourne to Tasmania. You can put your car on it and then you don’t have to hire a car or buy a new one when you’re in Hobart. I thought I’d be able to drive my car for about a year in Tasmania before I’d need any repairs, but unfortunately it only lasted a week. That’s because Tasmania, and Hobart more specifically, actually has some really rough terrain. In fact, driving here has been really hard on my tyres. In Hobart, the roads aren’t as well sealed as they are in Melbourne, I guess because there aren’t that many people here who need roads, and it’s been really hard on my car. I am surprised at just how few people there are in Hobart. It’s very different to the hustle and bustle of the Melbourne CBD.
I think I’m going to move away from Hobart soon. Maybe I’ll go back to Victoria but move to somewhere more remote, so it’s the same but different.