We are island people who escape to islands. We move from relative obscurity and isolation to deeper isolation in the hope of finding peace.
It is a difficult to comprehend character trait for those who are not us but for those who call Tasmania home, it is the way we are - determined and courageous in the face of difficulty or challenge yet protective of our space.
And that's why I am a rock hopper, as difficult as it may seem.
There is something special about the ocean.
Not an estuary, nor a gorge, or a waterway, rather, the wide expansive ocean where only a distant headland or remote island is visible between sets of waves.
Read MoreFrom an Australian point view, there are three speeches which have deeply resonated with me over time, and they were all delivered by prime ministers:
1. Paul Keating, December 10, 1992, the Redfern speech.
2. John Howard, June 16, 1996, gun reform.
3. Julia Gillard, October 9, 2012, the misogyny speech.
Read MoreI am a potato aficionado. Growing up I can't remember an evening meal that didn't contain spuds.
For our family, mashed was best.
I am still so incredibly fussy about mashed potatoes that any hint of a lump renders the food inedible. Hence my need to mash and tap mash and tap.
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