Clan Does Tasmania 2021

The Holland and Sumpton Clan take a summer sojourn to Australia's southern most state to celebrate Josh's graduation from high school!! What adventures will they have? Stay tuned!!! Read more

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December 13, 2021
Clan Does Tasmania 2021
Brisbane Domestic Terminal
December 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It begins!! Catching the VA 702 from Brisbane to Hobart, this is our first holiday together in years!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜
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Richmond
December 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
One of the oldest towns in Australia after white colonisation, this former Van Diemen's Land penal colony pioneered the local area from 1824. It's home to Australia's oldest working bridge, the Richmond Bridge which was built by convict labour in 1823 and many beautiful sandstone buildings built in the Georgian styleRead more
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Oatlands
December 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
What a beautiful historic village! Dating from 1821, it apparently has the highest number of sandstone buildings (mostly convict built) in Australia. I'm coming back to this place!! We also found the ruins of Oatlands gaol too...Read more
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Callington Mill, Oatlands
December 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This flour mill was built in 1837, is the third oldest windmill in Australia, has been restored and is now the only working mill in the Southern Hemisphere! I would love to see it in action!!
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Callington Mill 2
December 13, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
More pics of this amazing place!!
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Oatlands
December 14, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIK!!

We all took a walk through the village this morning to show the boys who after a plane trip and traveling yesterday, didn't want to explore with us.

So many treasures in this, the largest sandstone buildings village in Australia, we will be back!!Read more
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Campbell Town
December 14, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Like nearby areas of Ross and Oatlands, this town was founded in 1821 and named for Governor Lachlan Macquarie's wife Elizabeth Macquarie nee Campbell.

The log was felled nearby in the late 1800's and it's diameter is taller than me and it's length is 7.8 metres!!

Along High St there is a brick convict trail which mentions some of the convicts and crew sent to Van Diemen's Land. It's absolutely fascinating 🙂🙂🙂

It's beautiful and quaint here 🙂Read more
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Evandale
December 14, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Founded circa 1830, this gorgeous village is near Ben Lomond National Park. I feel like I have stepped back in time and I'm loving it!!!!
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Grindelwald
December 15, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Nik and Iwere here earlier on this year and now we are back with the Clan!! 💜💜 Josh spent some time with the Tasmanian Native Hens 🙂🙂
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Josh and the Hens :)
December 15, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
TravelerI remember that. The locals call them turbo chickens! 😜
4/25/23Reply
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Grindelwald Swiss Village
December 15, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Hi all. So the clan took a trip out to Grindelwald Swiss Village (only about 20 minutes away from Launceston). Highlights included super tasty treats, lovely scenery, baby Tasmanian Nativehens and a game of mini golf that turned into speed golf since our amazing skills meant that others were catching up to us!

Now it's time to rest before this evening's adventure. Stay tuned!Read more
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Low Head Penguin Tour
December 15, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Penguins, penguins, penguins, penguins, penguins, penguins, PENGUINS!!!!!!
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Low Head Penguin Tour
December 15, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Tonight we took a trip to Low Head to see the Little Penguins swim out of the water and waddle into their rookeries. We heard the songs the males sung to the females in an effort to mate and saw what happens when unsuccessful with the female kicking the male out with a nip on his tail feathers!! And then he tried it on again with the same result!! We saw baby penguins and heard the babies call to their parents, they sound a bit like some of the night birds that we have at home.

It was so adorable and I'm so glad we got the opportunity to see them 💜💜💜
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Trevor HollandYep Find Penguins... we found them!
12/15/21Reply
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Japanese Macau, Launceston Botanical Gar
December 16, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
These were a surprise find in Launceston! Apparently the climate down here is perfectly suited to these exotic guests.

Seeing the babies interacting with their parents was an absolute delight!
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Cataract Gorge Reserve
December 16, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This place is so beautiful!! Picnic grounds, playground, BBQ, swimming pool with swimming in the gorge not being really encouraged, but people are swimming anyway 😃😃😃 If I had brought my swimmers, I would be joining them 😃😃😃

There is a suspension bridge which has been here since 1904, which the original got washed away in a large flood. That must have been a massive flood!

Someone is playing my favourite Depeche Mode song (Enjoy The Silence) and I feel blissed and blessed 😃😃😃

The dolermite rocks are over 200 million years old and in First Nation people of this area histories, these once were warriors and are now the sentinels looking after the gorge. of this area. That's the most special part of this beautiful area for me. 💜💜💜Read more
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Ashgrove Cheeses
December 17, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
OMG's!! Cheeeeeeese!!! We are going to have a High Cheese!! Like a High Tea, but cheese!!
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Ashgrove Cheese
December 17, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Time for a stop off in a very cheesy place. Way too many temptations here plus some very happy looking cows!
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Westbury
December 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This is the village where my four x great grandfather John McDonald Singer was sent as a English convict (arrived in Hobart in 1829 on board the 'York' for stealing) to the Westbury Probation Station (in operation from 1842-1845) (now the Westbury Recreation Ground buildings) where due to his ability to read and write, he was working. In 1842, John received his Conditional Pardon and in 1845, he received his Ticket of Leave for helping to extinguish a fire at the Station and headed back to Hobart with his wife Mary and their 5 (out of 11 children they would go on to have). Westbury was also the location of a convict hiring depot, in operation from 1842-1847.

I have spent the last few hours at the Westbury Historical Society seeing if there was any more information about John and I was given maps of the Station which was gratefully received. Thank you Amanda!!Read more
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Westbury Maze
December 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
This place is kinda charming but probably needs a sign out front warning about how narrow the passages are in the maze. The people here are super friendly though.
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Pearn's Steam World
December 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This is a lovely little museum put together by three brothers who farmed the local land. Staffed by absolutely charming volunteers and has a gorgeous miniature train.
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Deloraine
December 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Deloraine is a beautiful little town with a lot of character. Amazing scenery and lovely people. We're really looking forward to exploring more over the next few days.
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Cradle Mountain
December 19, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
What an amazing place!!!! We saw echidnas and a wallaby 💜💜💜 The sounds of nature's beauty 💜💜 It was also 9°, raining and cold! Welcome to the Tassie summer!! 😄😄😄😄
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Dove Lake Boatshed
December 19, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
I missed seeing this gorgeous boatshed last time I was at Cradle Mountain (December 31st 2020) and I wasn't going to miss it again!!

Built in 1940 by the first Cradle Mountain Ranger, Lionel Connell, the wooden shed sits on a pebble beach while the clear and fresh water of the lake gently laps on the shore. It's perfect 💜💜💜💜Read more
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Penguin - Suzie
December 20, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
This is the second time I have been to Penguin, having visited in January this year ony first trip to Tassie. So happy to show the boys this beautiful seaside town 🙂🙂🙂
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Penguin
December 20, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We're at the top of Tassie looking over Bass Strait in the charming town of Penguin!
Super gorgeous and extra windy today.
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