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Traveler Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
- Nov 26, 2021, 12:00pm · ☁️ 17 °C Altitude: 14 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton -40.847617, 145.12240940°50’51” S 145°7’21” E
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Smithton - Tarkine Drive
November 26, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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Based at Smithton we drove the Tarkine Drive Circuit. The drive itself is a bit of a marketing ploy that ties a few roads together under a catchy name. Some of the spots along the way are quite spectacular though. The Sinkhole, Trowutta Arch, Dempster Plains and the Julius River are all worth a look.Read more
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Trowutta Arch
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Sinkhole
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Dempster Plains
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The Gals in Tasmania
- Jan 1, 2021, 8:39pm · ⛅ 16 °C Altitude: 17 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Lee Park -40.84072, 145.1098140°50’27” S 145°6’35” E
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Stanley and Smithton
January 1, 2021 in 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.Read more
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Traveler Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
- Nov 25, 2021, 2:00pm · ⛅ 20 °C Altitude: 17 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton -40.848064, 145.12305240°50’53” S 145°7’23” E
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Day54
Smithton
November 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
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Camped at Tall Timbers Resort in their RV area. A bit amazing that a commercial establishment like this allows caravans to park in their grounds for free. No power or water but a lovely spot.
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Tall Timbers Resort, Smithton
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Traveler World Travel Winter 2019/2020
- Nov 19, 2019, 6:24pm · ☀️ 14 °C Altitude: 16 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Lee Park -40.84066, 145.1098140°50’26” S 145°6’35” E
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River Breeze Caravan and Cabin Park
November 19, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Camping this night
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The Gals in Tasmania
- Jan 1, 2021, 6:17pm · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: 16 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Lee Park -40.84059, 145.1097840°50’26” S 145°6’35” E
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Smithton
January 1, 2021 in 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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Traveler Tassie
- Mar 12, 2021, 7:00am · ⛅ 11 °C Altitude: 17 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Marthicks Hill -40.85643, 145.1199240°51’23” S 145°7’12” E
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Stanley
March 12, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Yesterday we took a drive around Stanley from our camp at Tall Timbers. Stanley is a beautiful old fishing/shipping town where the houses have been restored to their original beauty. The guys conquered the climb up,around and back down The Nut while us "sensible" chick's took the chair lift up and back....we did do the 2klms walk around the top though!Read more
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Bloody big climb doing the nut. How come the girls wimped out?
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too much for the old cripples lol......both carrying hip/knee injuries
3/13/21Reply
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Traveler Tassie
- Mar 12, 2021, 3:00pm · ⛅ 21 °C Altitude: 17 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Marthicks Hill -40.85637, 145.120140°51’23” S 145°7’12” E
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Smithton
March 12, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Todays adventures took us along the west coast to view more rugged coastline! 1st stop was Woolnorth .....heaps of dairies and lush green pastures. Chinese owned Woolnorth dairy is the biggest dairy in Australia but not accessible to the public unless you take a tour ...no thanks! On then to Marrawah for morning tea and then to Arthur River (where lots of logs were washed ashore.) Edge of the World was a beautiful spot! Next on to Couta Rocks ...a small fisherman's village overlooking the ocean! We then travelled east towards the Tarkine Forest where we enjoyed our picnic lunch before heading back north towards Smithton passing through more dairies around Edith Creek.Read more
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What an adventure
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Traveler Tassie
- Mar 10, 2021, 2:00pm · ⛅ 20 °C Altitude: 17 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Marthicks Hill -40.85636, 145.1200340°51’23” S 145°7’12” E
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Smithton
March 10, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We moved camp today from Bernie to Tall Timbers camp near Smithton. More interesting sights along the way including the iron ore station where the ore is mined 90kms away and piped to the station to be crushed and loaded onto the ship for export! The lookout at the station has magnificent views looking across the ocean and on to The Nut . Our camp for the next few days is without a doubt my favourite (and it's free...what a bonus!)....beautiful green grassy area by a lake with ducks aplenty.Read more
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Traveler Tasmania and back 2019
- Mar 2, 2019, 10:59am · ☀️ 23 °C Altitude: 14 m
  Australia Tasmania Circular Head Council Smithton Marthicks Hill -40.855656, 145.1190840°51’20” S 145°7’9” E
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Smithton
March 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After leaving Devonport we travelled west along the coast passing through Ulverstone, Penguin, Burnie and Wynyard each having great coastal views although not many beaches as it’s mainly a rocky coast.
We stopped off at the Tasmanian Pickled onion factory.
We filled up with fresh water at Penguin which allows us to stay off grid longer, (we drink bottled water so the tank water is for washing up and showering).
We finished this trip at Smithton to stay for the next 3 nights at the Tall Timbers free camp there are strict rules here about being self contained, nothing must be allowed to drain onto the site but we are set up for this with our grey water tank.Read more
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