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Traveler Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Oct 6, 2021, 12:00pm
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 249 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.525094, 146.6599341°31’30” S 146°39’36” E
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Deloraine, Tasmania
October 6, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Heading back towards the east along the pretty north coast we stopped at Ashgrove Cheese Factory. Disappointed they didn't have any tasting options so we bought some anyway. Stopped at Deloraine at an RV Point near the centre of town. Again the camp was wet and a bit boggy but nice and open. After setting up the van we headed off for a couple of bush walks because there was no way we could tow the van into Liffey Falls. What a beautiful spot. I did carry the drone in but wasn't confident enough to use it. From there we headed to Pine Lake which is an alpine lake as the weather closed in. Passed a sign telling us we were 1210m above sea level. Thanks for that. It was too damn cold to get a decent photo. The fog rolled in.Read more
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Traveler Liffey Falls
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Traveler Pine Lake. Real alpine landscape.
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The big one
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- Mar 23, 2022, 1:00pm
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 232 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.5256, 146.657941°31’32” S 146°39’28” E
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Tassie Tour: Day 6
March 23, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Launceston to Cradle Mountain - 202km

We left the big city in the morning and headed back out west into the Western Tiers (that's mountains to the rest of us). As we rose in altitude the mercury in our thermometers declined, dropping to a chilly 7°C at one point. We were really not prepared for the cold. We took a brisk stoll through the fern forests to see the 4 tiered Liffey Falls before heading over to Pine Lake, one of the few places in the world where you can see the hardy Pencil Pine tree. We didn't stay long as the cold, wind and rain started to get to us.

We stopped by Deloraine to see their Sculpture tour Riverside walk, a sleepy little town that is trying to encourage tourism, it doesn't seem to be going to well yet but it was worth a stop. A short lunch and the Van Diemens Land Creamery, a Tasmania institution known for its Ice Cream. The sun popped out for a few minutes so we figured we should give it a try.

After lunch we continued west into the foothills of Cradle Mountain to meet some Tasmanian devils and Quolls. We wanted to learn a bit more about this animal so famously known but for what? Here are a few facts that could surprise you:
- it has the strongest bite of all carnivorous marsupials
- it takes his name from the sound that he makes (check out the video!) and the fact that his ears go red from blood circulation to help him cool down
- all his fat goes into his tail, so if you want to know if he is in good health, don't look at his belly look at his tail!
We also saw some quolls, an animal that we were not familiar with before the tour! They are very cute, but same as the Tasmanian devil you may want to watch your fingers when close as they have pretty good teath!

Finally we headed to our wood fired nature hut in the wilderness. As we are staying on the mountain it gets quite cold at night so the fire is roaring and the extra blankets are out. Equipped with most of the mod cons we were able to do our first home cooked meal in 3 months, nothing fancy but just what we needed on a cold night in the mountain.Read more
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Traveler Bien couverte aujourd'hui !
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Traveler on fait avec les moyens du bord 🤭
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Traveler Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Oct 7, 2021, 7:38am
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 249 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.52509, 146.6599341°31’30” S 146°39’36” E
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Deloraine
October 7, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Another night in Deloraine at the RV Stop. The weather was a little kinder so we went for a wander around the town. The riverside walk is spectacular and so so English. They even have the original flour mill with the water wheel in the river. This was later used for power generation and was the first in the state. The parklands were lush and green and bursting with wildlife and their babies. We've seen ducklings. goslings, native hens chicks (locally known as Turbo Chooks) and of course the platypus. He was the largest and boldest we've ever seen. The trees lining the river are also worth a mention. Some are over 150 years old and were planted from seed stock originally brought from England. There is no need to go to Japan to get amongst the cherry blossoms either. The cherry trees in full bloom here were beautiful. The whole main street frontage here is heritage listed and rightly so. We stopped for coffee and a slice of something to warm up a little.Read more
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Traveler Australien -Tasmanien 2016
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- Dec 4, 2016, 4:00pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 228 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.523768, 146.66201141°31’26” S 146°39’43” E
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Deloraine 50´s Diner
December 4, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Der Hunger trieb uns in Deloraine ins 50´s Diner. Ein hammercooler Laden und super lecker war es auch noch :-)
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- Jan 30, 2023
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 236 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.52468, 146.6583641°31’29” S 146°39’30” E
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Tasmanien - Beauty Point & Deloraine
January 30, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Das Ziel, welches wir uns für heute vorgenommen hatten, mussten wir leider aus gesundheitlichen Gründen meines Travelbuddys auslassen. Eigentlich wollten wir einen Ausflug zum Cradle Mountain machen, stattdessen besuchten wir ein gemütliches Kaffee zum Mittagessen und ließen es uns gut gehen.

Anschließend erkundeten wir mit dem Auto noch ein bisschen die Umgebung und machten uns bereits in die Unterkunft auf. Diese befand sich in Deloraine. Einem kleinen Städtchen im Norden der Insel. Eigentlich wollte ich noch etwas durch die Geschäfte schlendern, doch leider schließen in Australien die meisten Läden bereits um 17Uhr (ausgenommen in der Großstadt). Auch Cafés machen meist schon um 13Uhr zu.

Bereits bei der Ankunft im Hotel habe ich ein Schild für eine Free Walking Tour für den Abend entdeckt. Gerne habe ich mich dieser angeschlossen. Ziel der Tour war es zu dem nahegelegenen Meander River zu spazieren, um dort Schnabeltiere zu sichten. Die Tourführerin hat währenddessen auch Wissenswertes über die besonderen Tiere erzählt. Wir sollten auf Kreise im Wasser Nähe des Ufers achten (ähnlich, wenn man einen Stein in das Wasser wirft). Die Kreise entstehen, da der Platybus mit seiner schaufelartigen Hand am Grunde des Wassers kratzt, um dort Nahrung zu finden. Oftmals tauchen die eierlegenden Säugetiere dann 30 - 60sec später auf. Leider hatten wir heute kein besonderes Glück und konnten während des Spaziergangs am Ufer kein Schnabeltier entdecken. Lt. der Führerin hatten die Tiere vor kurzem Nachwuchs bekommen und verbringen deswegen mehr Zeit als gewohnt in ihren Nestern. Ganz zum Ende der Tour, viele hatten sich bereits auf den Heimweg gemacht, hat unser Tourguide in einem Schacht doch noch eins der Tiere gesichtet. Da es bereits dunkel geworden ist, war die Sicht nicht besonders gut. Ich habe die Stelle zwar sehen können, es hätte sich aber genauso gut um einen Stein handeln können.
Trotz der nicht besonders erfolgreichen Suche nach dem Schnabeltier konnte ich einiges mitnehmen und weiß nun, auf was ich bei meiner weiteren Reise durch Australien achten muss, um vielleicht doch noch irgendwann ein Platybus entdecken zu können.Read more
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Traveler Around Oz 2023-24
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- Mar 2, 2024, 2:35pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 233 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.522801, 146.65945141°31’22” S 146°39’34” E
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Deloraine
March 2 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Camping at the Deloraine RV site. Such a pretty town. We stopped here for breakfast when we got off the boat on our ill-fated covid trip. Then again, 10 days later, to grab a subway for lunch, heading back to Devonport to catch the boat back.

Walked along the river this afternoon. Then, down the main street back to the van. I had forgotten about all the cute statues along the street.Read more
Traveler I love those statues. So cute 🥰
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Traveler Tassie trip 2022
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- Sep 29, 2022, 12:50pm
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 236 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.52387, 146.6622741°31’26” S 146°39’44” E
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Doleraine Crusin in the 50s diner
September 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Had lunch here it was awsome. Scotty died and went to heaven he was in his element.
Traveler What was it like when you reached the pearly gates ( Bern said that you died LOL)
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Traveler looks like a fantastic shop to visit, you would have been in your element Scotty
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suemac Tassie 2023
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- Mar 10, 2023, 10:39am
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 227 m
- Australia Tasmania Meander Valley Deloraine Deloraine Recreation Ground -41.523333, 146.66166741°31’24” S 146°39’42” E
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Deloraine
March 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
50's diner
Lots of old stuff beautifully restored.
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