Back on the Mainland
5 marca 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We got back late Saturday night the 25/2.
Spent the Sunday with all of our kids. We had a great time for lunch and a couple of games. We then saw the build so far on Mel and Nat's house. We spent a Czytaj więcej
The last week in Tasmania
19 lutego 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our last blog for Tasmania.
We are sitting on the ship heading back to the mainland. The queue to check in and board was long.
Our last stops were in Ulverstone and Devonport.
From Ulverstone we went Czytaj więcej
Sheffield
17 lutego 2023, Australia
We left Launceston and stopped in Hagley to pick blueberries. It is near the end of the season but we were able to pick the tart late ripening blueberries (Mark's favourite). We were also able to Czytaj więcej
Oatsland to Launceston
13 lutego 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We left Hobart heading back towards Devonport in preparation for catching the ship back to the mainland.
Drove to Oatlands for a night and then onto Launceston.
We stopped at Ross to have a look Czytaj więcej
Hobart
12 lutego 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
We spent the day at MONA with Nat and Mel. (They were in Tassie for a wedding)
We had a great time it was a full on day. The exhibitions were very quirky. One we saw but I didn't photograph was the Czytaj więcej
Hamilton to New Norfolk
8 lutego 2023, Australia
The drive from Derwent Bridge was great. We saw the pipes for the hydro electric scheme. They are awesome. We spent 2 nights in Hamilton at a low cost camp and then 3 nights in New Norfolk.
Hamilton Czytaj więcej
Derwent Bridge
3 lutego 2023, Australia
We stopped at Derwent Bridge for 2 nights. It is a free camp outside the pub. From here we did the Wall (fantastic wood carved panels) unfortunately no photos allowed we did get photos of the metal Czytaj więcej
Railton
2 lutego 2023, Australia
A one night stop behind the pub. Railton is the town of topiary. Up and down the main street the topiary are at different stages of development. There are also some pretty murals. We went into the Czytaj więcej
Stanley and surrounds
31 stycznia 2023, Australia
We had a lovely time in Stanley this time. We were able to go up onto the Nut. The views are amazing. The view coming down from the Nut on the chairlift are spectacular.
We had a look around town and Czytaj więcej
Rack and Gorge Train Journey
26 stycznia 2023, Australia
The Rack and Gorge train journey was amazing. We paid for the wilderness carriage which came with food.
The carriage had padded seats with a balcony on the back of the carriage.
We were greeted with Czytaj więcej
Queenstown
24 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The trip from Strahan is only short..we are staying at Queenstown Oval which is a gravel oval. It is very different. The town is stunning. We went to the Spion Kopf Lookout. The views were amazing. Czytaj więcej
Gordon River Cruise
23 stycznia 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Half day cruise on the Gordon River. It was magnificent the cruise starts by going out through Hell's Gate and then back into Macquarie Harbour. We went past some fish farms and then into the Gordon Czytaj więcej
Strahan and the area
20 stycznia 2023, Australia
We are in Strahan for several nights to go on a Gordon River Cruise and to see the play 'the Ship that Never Was'.
We did a day trip to Zeehan and Trial Harbour. (See another blog)
On the way we went Czytaj więcej
Zeehan and Trial Harbour
20 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We went to Trail Harbour and Zeehan for a day trip.
Trial Harbour was in the early days a bustling harbour, now there are only houses and the nearest shop is in Zeehan. The gravel road is very windy. Czytaj więcej
Waratah
17 stycznia 2023, Australia
We spent a couple of nights in Waratah on the way to Strahan. We had a walk around town and went to a lookout. A nice place to relax.
Boat Harbour Beach and Stanley
15 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We made our way to Boat Harbour Beach. We heard about a caravan park there that is good.
The views are amazing. Each site has a view of the ocean and then up the back of the park at the top of the Czytaj więcej
Wynyard RSL
13 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
While visiting Wynyard we walked past the RSL and I fell in love with the murals on the walls.
There are 2 sets of photos for each mural. One showing the mural and a second showing a close up of the Czytaj więcej
Cradle Mountain
11 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We camped at Cradle Mountain Fishery and Camping about 20km from Cradle Mountain.
We had a couple of fantastic nights beside the lagoon.
Cradle Mountain is fantastic. We got to tick another item off Czytaj więcej
Deloraine
10 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We left Southport and spent the first night at Brighton with the second night at Penstock Lagoon, Beginners Bay Campground.
We spent 3 nights in Deloraine at the RV Rest Area.
There are a couple of Czytaj więcej
Deloraine Sculptures
9 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
While we were walking around Deloraine we noticed little sculptures all around the town centre. They are really cute.
Westbury
8 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We took a drive to Westbury. Only about 20km from Deloraine.
As we drove around to see the Silhouette Trail we couldn't believe how beautiful the town is. There are so many churches for such a small Czytaj więcej
Southport and beyond
4 stycznia 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We stayed at Southport Hotel (the most southern pub in Tassie). From here we went to Hastings Caves (dolomite caves) and Cockle Creek (the most southern point in Australia you can get to by Czytaj więcej
Hobart and surrounds
27 grudnia 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We loved seeing around Hobart. We drove around to South Arm and saw Hobart from a different perspective. Then on to Rosny to the battery.
We wandered around Hobart and went to the Salamanca Markets Czytaj więcej
Richmond
21 grudnia 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Richmond is a beautiful little town with many local producers. We especially loved the local wood work shop. So many beautiful pieces we really loved the butcher block moveable island (it was too big Czytaj więcej
Bruny Island
20 grudnia 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Bruny Island is a full day adventure. We drove from one end to the other stopping everywhere. The very south has the lighthouse (which we didn't climb). We had lunch at the Bruny tavern and afternoon Czytaj więcej
















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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