Tasmania
11. april 2019, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today I leave Tauranga for my journey around Tasmania with my friend Jeanette.
Hobart
12. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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 bigLes mer
Hobart Tourists
13. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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 PortLes mer
Bruny Island
14. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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 boatmanLes mer
Bruny Island
14. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Leaving Hobart
15. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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 theLes mer
Strahan
16. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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.Les mer
Strahan
17. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
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, aLes mer
Strahan to Burnie
19. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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 theLes mer
Stanley and in-between
19. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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 alongLes mer
Stanley
19. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cradle Mountain
20. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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 forLes mer
Cradle Mountain
20. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Cradle Mountain to Launceston
21. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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 stoppedLes mer
Cataract Gorge and surrounds
23. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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 aLes mer
Platypus & Echidnas
23. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Leaving Launceston
23. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
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 sideLes mer
Bay of Fires and surrounds
23. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
St Helens to Bicheno
24. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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 andLes mer
Wineglass Bay Cruise
25. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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 WineglassLes mer
Bicheno to Richmond
26. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
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 scallopLes mer
Bicheno to Richmond
26. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Richmond to Hobart Airport
27. april 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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 flightLes mer





































































































































ReisendeHave a wonderful trip....take lots of photos. 😚💕