• Ron Porter
  • Ron Porter

Tasmania

A 147-day adventure by Ron Read more
  • Cressy

    April 21 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Free camp. Leanne got haircut in Longford. Then shopping at Meadow bank, filled up fuel

  • Campbell Town

    April 22 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Free camp at Blackburn park. Walked along river passed chainsaw carved sculptures and the historic red brick bridge.

  • Oatlands RV park

    April 23 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    $10/n. Emptied grey water and rdfilled at Campbell Town. Drove Oatlands and setup. Drive, then walk around town. To IGA for a few supplies. Lots of very old buildings in town. Setup near the old flour mill.Read more

  • Oatlands

    April 25 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    RV Camp $10/n. To 11am ANZAC service. Look around town, every denomination has their own cemetery. Found one grave where DOB was 1777.

  • Oatlands

    April 26 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    RV Camp $10/n. Trip around area, fuel at Colebrook. IGA at Oatlands, filled bladder.

  • Ouse

    April 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Free camp. Left Oatlands and traveled via Bothwell, stopping for coffee. Checked Bethume camp but it was fairly continued on to Ouse.

  • Ouse

    April 28 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Free camp. Traveled up to Strathgordon and lake Pedder. On return, stopped at The Raspberry farm for an ice cream. Emptied a gas cylinder.

  • New Norfolk

    April 29 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Attitude Place $15/n. Into Glenorcy area to pick up struts from PO. To Bunnings for coat hangers the BCF for a gas refill.

  • New Norfolk

    April 30 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Attitude place, $15/n.
    Drive around town. Found water bladder leaking. Emptied at river, back to camp and repaired.

  • New Norfolk

    May 1 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

    Attitude place -Lawitta $15/n. To Mt Field NP. Russell falls and Horseshoe falls. Drove up to snowfields,had lunch at the Government huts. Back to camp and happy hour. Decided to stay here longer.

  • New Norfolk

    May 2 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Attitude Place $15/n. Into Hobart to the Salamanca markets. Had a look around dock are. Up to Mt Nelson and had lunch. Then up to Mt Wellington.

  • New Norfolk

    May 3 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Attitude Place $15/n
    Went to MONA ( Museum of Old and New Arts) amazing building with some very unusual exhibits.

  • New Norfolk

    May 5 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Attitude Place $15/n
    To the Botanical Gardens and caught the Red bus and did the loop. Got off at the marina area, had Fish and chips for lunch.

  • Geeveston CMCA

    May 7 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    $7/n Moved on from New Norfolk. Very wet miserable day. After setting up had a drive around town. Most of day in van with heater on.

  • Geeveston

    May 8 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    CMCA park $7/n
    Drove south to Cockle Creek. Very cold and muddy. Joel quite crook and in lots of pain. Kirsten looked after him taking him to Charleston Urgent Care clinic the Belmont Hospital. Decided to leave Tassie early. Got a boat leaving Monday 11/5. Leaving Geeveston tomorrow.Read more

  • Railton

    May 9 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 5 °C

    CMCA park $7/n.
    Left Geeveston and our longest trip in Tassie to Railton. Stopped at Ross to get a pie for lunch. Setup at Railton and did some washing.

  • Spirit af Tasmania

    May 11 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Most of day at Railton. To leather shop at Spreyton. Bought some boot a for me and a bag for Tina. Left at 3:50 to go to Devonport for SOT. Lots of waiting to start boarding but when boarding started, very quick. Dinner at Tasmanian Market Kitchen.Read more

    Trip end
    July 12, 2026