Devonport and Sheffield plus more

Our first full day in Tasmania, and we explored a couple of villages and managed to get a bike ride in the afternoon.

Drove to Sheffield - a beautiful little town with a backdrop of Mt Roland. It is renowned for its murals, and every year (I think), they have a mural competition with a theme. The mural boards are on display as an outdoor art gallery near the visitors centre. Came across "local legends" Ludo and Pedro (his alpaca) having his morning coffee in front of one of the local cafes. They are also the subject of one of murals there.

Next we visited Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot. I had heard about it on WikiCamps and thought it sounded interesting - loved the name Lower Crackpot. It made me smile but it's a place more suitable for children - the grandkids would have loved it with mazes and funny embassies and a mini town.

Returning to Devonport we had a nice bike ride along the Western foreshore and down to the port where we were able to watch the SOT1 departing for the night sail back to Geelong.Read more