The Gals in Tasmania

desember 2020 - januar 2021

Tomorrow Nik and I head off to Tasmania to do the famed Lap of Tasmania for 2 weeks!! We are traveling by campervan 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 Les mer

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The Gals in Tasmania
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- 30. des. 2020, 16:15
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 4 m
- Australia State of Tasmania West Coast West Strahan War Memorial Park -42.15333, 145.3166742°9’12” S 145°19’0” E
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West Strahan Beach
30. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A beautiful beach very close to where we are staying. The water is stained brown, I thought it from tea tree, Nik reckons mining. The water was lovely, Nik says freezing!!!
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- 30. des. 2020, 17:09
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
- Australia State of Tasmania West Coast West Strahan War Memorial Park -42.15276, 145.3176442°9’10” S 145°19’4” E
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Lynchford Station
30. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This was the first stop off on our trip to Dubbill Barrill station 🙂🙂🙂 Today we planned for gold (didn't find any!) and the water was chilly and it's summer!! Imagine it in winter!!
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- 31. des. 2020, 13:54
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: 929 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Kentish Cradle Mountain Lake Lilla -41.65, 145.9616741°39’0” S 145°57’42” E
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Glacier Rock, Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain
31. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This lake was carved from a glacier 20,000 years ago. The only sounds are from people, the wind, lapping water of the lake and birds. It's breathtaking
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- 31. des. 2020, 14:01
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 929 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Kentish Cradle Mountain Lake Lilla -41.65, 145.9616741°39’0” S 145°57’42” E
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Cradle Mountain
31. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Slower start to this morning. Quiet breakfast at the van and getting settled got our drive to Cradle Mountain.

l almost fell asleep in the van as we were traveling along today. The rocking of the van almost rocking me to sleep. Managed to stay awake to keep Suzie company through.

I don't know what I expected at Cradle Mountain exactly except lots of walking. And it is that...but it's more too. I had read the walk to Dove Lake was 2 to 3 hours so didn't expect to actually see it, thought we'd just do one of the shorter walks. Turns out the 2 to 3 hours is how long it takes to walk AROUND the lake. It's only about a 20 minute walk from the bottom bus stop to Glacier Rock which has great views of Dove Lake. It's just ruggedly beautiful. The colours astonishing. We did the Enchanted walk too...saw a wallaby napping in the undergrowth. The difference in the flora between the two walks...one at the top, one at the bottom, is crazy. Both beautiful in there own ways.

We're camped tonight at a grounds litterly across the road from the visitor centre. Serene is the best word for it. Last night's camp at Strahan, and the one at Wayatinah had kids running around and playing til 9pm. Here it's just quiet with the sounds of nature. The camp kitchen has a two way fireplace. which I sat at for a while crocheting.

Again...wish we had more time here. I'd like to explore cradle mountain more. Do the walk around Dove Lake and Creator Lake too. Maybe more. There's just not enough time.Les mer
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- 31. des. 2020, 15:17
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Høyde: 807 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Kentish Cradle Mountain Pencil Pine Creek -41.59833, 145.92541°35’54” S 145°55’30” E
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Enchanted Walk, Cradle Mountain National
31. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This is such a beautiful little walk 🥰🥰🥰 Dappled sunlight and moss covered trees
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- 31. des. 2020, 17:12
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Høyde: 871 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Kentish -41.57833, 145.93541°34’42” S 145°56’6” E
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Cradle Mountain Discovery Park
31. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
I just had to share this place!! Nestled in ancient forest, this is the perfect place to stay after a big day!!!
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- 31. des. 2020, 17:56
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Høyde: 867 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Kentish -41.57887, 145.934841°34’44” S 145°56’5” E
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Europa the Eurovision Van!!
31. desember 2020, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Behold!!! May I present Europa, the Eurovision Van!! She is pretty awesome and has provided shelter, food storage, entertainment, transportation and the best night sleeps I've had in a van 🙂🙂🙂 And when else am I going to drive a Fiat?!Les mer
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- 1. jan. 2021, 14:25
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 143 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Circular Head Stanley Circular Head -40.76167, 145.3016740°45’42” S 145°18’6” E
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The Nut, Stanley
1. januar 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This is the plug of an extinct volcano and we are 143m from the ground!! A plug is formed when the magma hardens in the volcanic vent and over time the outside of the volcano erodes and the plug is left.

Now I have walked around on two plugs, the first being Edinburgh Castle as the Castle was also built on one!!Les mer
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- 1. jan. 2021, 18:17
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 16 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Circular Head Smithton Lee Park -40.84059, 145.1097840°50’26” S 145°6’35” E
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Smithton
1. januar 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our digs for the night on the gorgeous Duck River 🙂🙂🙂 It's really windy and there's a nip in the air!! I love it!!!
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- 1. jan. 2021, 20:39
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Høyde: 17 m
- Australia State of Tasmania Circular Head Smithton Lee Park -40.84072, 145.1098140°50’27” S 145°6’35” E
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Stanley and Smithton
1. januar 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Walking back to the van this morning heard a russle in the underbrush. Thought it would just be a lizard. Was a... pademelon...I think...might have been a wallaby. Managed to get Suzie to get some photos as I didn't have my phone on me. Super cute, and not bothered by our presents at all

Long drive to The Nut at Stanley. Caught the chair lift up. Beautiful scenery. Very windy. Learnt about the moonbirds and a little about the Aboriginal people of the area. (And the terrible things the settlers did to them.) Fuck the Europeans were horrible.

Then the drive to Smithton where we're camped tonight. Lovely spot on the river. A family of ducks came to visit us at the van. Begging for food I think. Bought homemade blackberry jam from the caravan reception. One for us...one for Mum and Dad.Les mer
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