Tasmania

Today I leave Tauranga for my journey around Tasmania with my friend Jeanette.
Hobart

After a rocky start yesterday we had an uneventful flight to Hobart but then had to wait for half an hour for our vehicle, then we were upgraded as they didn’t have what we booked, oh well, nice bigEn savoir plus
Hobart Tourists

Walked from Hotel to Salamanca Market downtown Hobart this morning. Lovely cafe for breakfast then a wander, magic place, best market I have ever been to.
Back to pick up car then drove to PortEn savoir plus
Bruny Island

Early bus trip from downtown Hobart to Kettering for the ferry to Bruny Island then 40 min drive to Adventure Bay to board a boat for a three hour trip. Great weather, no major swell, magic boatmanEn savoir plus
Bruny Island

Leaving Hobart

Before leaving Hobart we went to Mt Wellington again and managed to get to the top, 1.2km above the city. What an amazing view BUT freezing cold, apparently around 3degrees, and VERY WINDY. Worth theEn savoir plus
Strahan

Headed out on a 33metre catamaran on McQuarie Harbour (6 times bigger than Sydney Harbour) out to the Southern Ocean then up into the Gordon River, interesting commentary on settlers and convicts.En savoir plus
Strahan

Headed out this morning on the West Coast Wilderness Railway for a slow trip from Strahan to Dubbil Barril through the rain forest. Built in 1896 to transport ore from Queenstown to Strahan, aEn savoir plus
Strahan to Burnie

Headed out to do the 179km trip to Burnie through forest and lovely farmland via a lovely old mining town called
Zeehan, visited a reserve and walked through a disused rail tunnel remnants of theEn savoir plus
Stanley and in-between

Wow, what a day. Headed to Stanley, stopped at Wynyard for breakfast, have never eaten so much bacon in one helping🍳🍳went into Table Cape Geological Site to visit the Lighthouse. We walked alongEn savoir plus
Stanley

Cradle Mountain

Made our way to Cradle Mountain, booked into our cabin in the National Park and took off for a walk. Very well done, one major car park with buses every 10 mins for the 20min drive to the start forEn savoir plus
Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain to Launceston

Wow, another huge day. Lake Barrington then on to Wilmot through rural roads and their colourful letter boxes.
Up to Devonport, just another port not terribly interesting through Latrobe then stoppedEn savoir plus
Cataract Gorge and surrounds

Out to Cataract Gorge to walk the Duck Reach Trail, a beautiful spot that has been made into a lovely family park, with lots of walking trails. We walked for two hours up the South Esk River across aEn savoir plus
Platypus & Echidnas

Leaving Launceston

Left our luxury accommodation to head up the eastern side of the Tamar River to Georgetown and Low Head lighthouse. Delightful historic place with old maritime cottages for rent. We thought this sideEn savoir plus
Bay of Fires and surrounds

St Helens to Bicheno

Lovely drive down to Bicheno today calling into lots of lovely beaches, even talked to some fishermen surf casting. One caught a decent sized ocean trout whilst we were there. Visited Coles Bay andEn savoir plus
Wineglass Bay Cruise

No dawn parade today sadly as we had to leave early to meet our cruise boat tour leaving from Coles Bay. We travelled down to Schouten Passage out into the ocean, and up the east coast to WineglassEn savoir plus
Bicheno to Richmond

Started the day with a 7.7km walk along the foreshore to the ‘blowhole’ which was not really active. Oh well, one of those days. Wonderful scenery though.
We talked about having another scallopEn savoir plus
Bicheno to Richmond

Richmond to Hobart Airport

Oh dear, our last day together travelling, so sad. We left Richmond with mixed feelings not really wanting to end our holiday. Lovely quirky accommodation.
Jeanette was booked on an earlier flightEn savoir plus
VoyageurHave a wonderful trip....take lots of photos. 😚💕