• Ron Porter
  • Ron Porter

Tasmania

A 147-day adventure by Ron Read more
  • Trip start
    February 16, 2026
  • Forbes

    February 8 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Left Killi at arount 9:00am.
    Casillis Rest area for lunch
    Fuel at Ampol Forbes.
    Camp set up at Wheogo Park (Free)

  • Narrandra

    February 9 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Drove from Forbes, setup in Brewery Road free camp. Lots of mud around bur found a dry spot. Drove around town and to tourist info centre. Rang a/c for a couple of hours before getting generator out. Checked out Sky walk and amazing aqua centre. Very hot arvo and night, lots of rain overnight.Read more

  • Tocumwal

    February 10 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Lots of rain over night but OK where we were camped. Drove from Narrandra to free camp at Rail Bridge View free camp in Victoria. Very hot but found a spot over looking Murray. Drive around town checking out some other camps. Found a good spot down the road but almost got bogged in the sand even without van.Read more

  • Tocumwal

    February 11 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    Walk around town, to IGA for a couple of things. Drive out to a blow hole then to old plants hangers near airport. Very hot day, ran genni most of day.

  • Green Lake

    February 12 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 22 °C

    Left Tocumwal, very cool morning. Traveled to Cobram to dump point and fill water. Stopped at Silo art at Katamatite then on through Sheperton where we fuelled up ($104.75). To the Green lake to setup new camp. Had lunch then drove to Rochester. To IGA and checked out lots of murals and Silo art. Back to our camp at Green Lake.Read more

  • Green lake

    February 13 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Quite day, gave van a wash. Emptied water bladder into van.
    Fell over after going for a walk. Black eye, hurt shoulder and skinned knee. Bugger.

  • Huntly Reserve

    February 14 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    Free camp. Traveled from Green lake, setup camp at Huntly reserve, just a camp in the bush but good for a couple of nights. To the Huntly hotel for lunch then filled up with water at the park. Into Bendigo for a look, to Super Cheap Auto for a couple of small tarps. Drove around and bit the to the Reject shop and Aldi.Read more

  • Huntly Reserve

    February 15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Free camp. Day 2. Into Bendigo to do the talking tram trip ($15 each). Caught the 11am tram at the Central Deborah gold mine for a trip around city. Got off in CBD and walked around then lunch at Subway. More walking though park, lost phone, tried to find then started to ring it, after about 20 ring attempts phone was turned off. To Kmart for Leanne to get a couple of pairs of sandles then to Officeworks for a replacement phone. Arranged for a new SIM to be sent to Devonport. Topped up fuel at Epsom.Read more

  • Trentham Rec Park

    February 16 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Free camp. Traveled via Harcourt to dump toilet and topup water. Lots of destroyed homes after bushfire. Then onto Trentham, washed van and car, topped up water from a tap 45m away. Into town, bought a loaf of bread.Read more

  • Meredith

    February 17 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 29 °C

    Free camp. Left Trentham and traveled to Ballan, called in at The Zest Cafe to see Ros. There for about 3 hrs, had lunch wit Rosie before moving on to Meredith. Setup and went for a drive, very small town, bought milk at servo.Read more

  • Meredith

    February 18 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Free camp. A couple of loads of washing. To Ballarat for the day. Went to the Eureka museum, Aldi, chemist and topped up fuel.

  • Geelong - SOT

    February 19 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    SOT. Left Meridth about 10am, traveled to Geelong, found a quiet spot to park at Osbourne house. Walked along foreshore to the redeveloped Federation Wool Mills complex. Had a coffee at The Bakery. Checked out an amazing op shop. Walked back to van via derelict power hose building. Lined up for SOT boarding, arrived about 3 1/2 hours before departure and waited almost 2 1/2 hours to board. We were the last group to board. Found our cabin then had a look around ferry. To the smorgasbord for dinner. Then upto level seven and listened to some live music for an hour or so. As we left Port Philip bay, seas became rough and stayed that way till around 4:00 am. Showered and went to bed.Read more

  • SOT - Railton

    February 20 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

    $7 / n. Disembarked SOT and headed to Railton. A bit early to check into the CMCA park, so pulledup at football ground for coffee and toast. Around 8:30, we checked in at CMCA camp. Drove back into Devonport to Coles, Liquorland, and PO. Back to camp for a sleep.Read more

  • Railton

    February 21 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    CMCA $7/n. Drove to Shefield. Lots of murals around town. Lunch in the park. Leanne met Pedro the Alpaca.

  • Railton

    February 22 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    CMCA $7/n Drove back through Shiefield and around Rode mountain, very overcast so low visibility. Stopped at Molw Creek for fish and chips.

  • Railton

    February 23 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    CMCA $7/n. Drove into Devonport and picked up phone Sim, case and screen. Drove around foreshore and river. Coffee at an aboriginal shop near the Hat lighthouse. To Coles and did groceries. Back to Latrobe and had lunch in the park. Then on to an Everything shop in Latrobe.Read more

  • Westbury

    February 24 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Westbury free camp. Moved on from Railton. Setup at free camp, Had lunch with Karen, her mum Joy and Calum. Back to the van for a couple of hours the to Joys house for a light dinner, left around 9:00pm.Read more

  • Westbury

    February 25 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    Free camp. Drive around mountains, headed to Liffery falls along a very narrow road. On arrival looked at track and decided thongs weren't the best footwear. Left and drove through Meander to Huntsman lake. Back to Deloraine for lunch in the park, then back th Westbury.Read more

  • Westbury

    February 26 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Free camp. Drove to Launceston via a country road. Checked out an old Anglican church and cemetery at Hagley, then onto Carrick to look at some old buildings. Lunch at a park on the river at Hadspen. Traveled back to Westbury via Perth (Tas).Read more

  • Westbury

    February 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Free camp. Emptied toilet. To Pearns Steam world to check out all the farm equipment. Drive to Deloraine to checkout a few shops. Lunch at the rail park. Then out to Chudleigh, bought a facocia bread from a local stall.Read more

  • Launceston

    February 28 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Mac's farm $20/n. Left Westbury after filling water. Lots of hills and narrow suburban streets before we found Mac's Place. Setup and went for a drive, to Bunnings to get a flexible pale. Then to Tamar river cruises for a 50 minute cruise around river ending in a trip up Cataract Gorge. On returning to car drove to the top Gorge Carpark and did a walk down. Walked along the Kings bridge walkway. Then drive to old Duck Reach hydro power station. Long way down then back up.Read more

  • Launceston

    March 1 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Old Mac's farm. $20/n.
    Drive up and down the Tamar river. Called in at the Grindelwald Swiss resort for a coffee. A 400m walk to the Supply river mill ruins. Stopped at Beaconsfield for an IGA p I e for lunch. Checked out Batman bridge, then a drive through Bell bay and onto the mount George lookout. Tree carvings and lighthouse at George Town. Returned to Launceston via eastern road getting some fuel in Launceston.Read more

  • Launceston

    March 2 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Old Mac's farm. $20/n.
    Raining so decided to stay another night. Quite morning just stayed at camp. After lunch drove into the city trying to find the least hilly way out. Launceston is a very hilly city with lots of narrow streets acting as main arteries. Then on to the Queen Victoria museum. Stayed about 1 1/2 - 2 hrs. Lots to see. To Coles on the way back.Read more