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    • Day 1,983

      Ulverstone

      October 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Our first full day in Tassie saw us take a road trip to the west of Ulverstone. First off we stopped off at Table Cape to have a look at the late tulip fields. High up on the rocky outcrop there are some very fertile fields that are used to grow the tulips. Who needs Keukenhof when you can come to Tas. It is a bit backendish but the fields were very colourful with many of the heads stripped already for bulb production. We then did the walk along the cliff top to the Table Cape lighthouse.
      After that we drove along to Stanley to have a look at this sleepy town with its rocky outcrop called The Nut. The Nut is a volcanic plug standing very proud of the surrounding area and can be climbed up via a very steep path or via a cable car. We walked up as we always like a challenge and the views from the top were worth it, even on a cloudy day. On our descent Karen spotted a Pademelon with Joey in the bushes which was our first encounter with breathing indigenous wildlife this trip - all other sightings have been squashed versions by the side of the roads.
      An ice cream was welcome on our return to sea level after which we set off to have a look at the Tarkine Trail.
      We underestimated the distances travelled so only touched upon the drive before deciding to head back to Ulverstone before nightfall.
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    • Day 1,984

      Ulverstone

      October 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      We planned a more restful day for today after our long day yesterday.
      After a lazy breakfast in the camp kitchen we drove along to Penguin to have a look at their Sunday market. We saw a couple of items we liked in a local shop and bartered a reasonable price for them from the shopkeeper.
      In the market place we found one of the stallholders who was born and bred in Redcar. He was selling tat, as it happens, and was not an admirer of Margaret Thatcher which might be why he now lives in Penguin.
      After that we drove into the Dial to walk up the bush track to the top of Mount Montgomery which was quite strenuous at times. A great view over Ulverstone at the top was well worth it.
      In late afternoon we wandered into Ulverstone for a looksee and fell into The Pier for a drink, the IPA beer was one of the best so far I have tasted in Australia, made locally
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    • Day 1,985

      Ulverstone

      October 30, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

      We decided to complete another bush walk today in a different part of the hinterland behind Penguin.
      First off we drove to Sheffield, a farming town, where they have been trying to rejuvenate its fortunes by turning it into a mural town. They also have a mural street art festival each year like the one we saw in Bedminster Bristol. It was raining when we arrived and quite windy, so we did not complete the whole trail devised to show off the whole village. Some of the murals showed the history of the town, which were the ones on the sides of buildings, the competition ones in a separate park were a bit more abstract.
      The ladies in the Information office were very helpful as ever.
      We then drove to have a look at Lake Barrington, where we enjoyed our packed lunch at the Tasmanian rowing centre. We had a choice of two bush walks to do - The Billet Creek walk or the The Forbes Falls walk, both involved bush walks through tree fern lined rain forest and both involved a lot of climbing and descent. We chose to do the Falls walk which did not disappoint. The sounds in the rain forest are wonderful, with bird calls and the odd shuffle of wild life in the undergrowth. The waterfall at the bottom of the hill was running fast, discharging into a plunge pool prior to its final run to the lake below.
      On the way out we did a slight detour to have a look at the Woodhouse lookout, which is well placed on the road to give a view of the valley below.
      Everything is very green here in this north western part of the island, in part due to rainfall but also to the impressive number of irrigation schemes which are working everywhere we look. Farming is primarily green pasture for beef, milk and sheep, but we have also spotted Llamas and pigs too.
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    • Day 1,987

      Cradle Mountain

      November 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      The forecast for today has been for clear skies all day, so we had put it aside for a trip to the local World Heritage Site which is the national park of Cradle Mountain. We arose reasonably early for us and departed in glorious sunshine with temperatures similar to a typical English spring day.
      The drive to the visitor centre, which is where everyone has to go to get into the park, was through the lush green countryside. As we ascended through forestry plantations and the occasional farm smallholding we arrived on a high plain with a thick moorland landscape. We could see the snow covered top of cradle mountain in the distance. We knew we were in for a good day.
      Kirsty had passed by here on one of her adventures a few years ago, as she started the 65k Overland Trail in the National Park which is done from north to south. We had heard about the beauty of this area from her, but could not believe how stunning it all was.
      We arrived at the visitor centre to be met by a wombat which was foraging in the carpark. Alan has always wanted to see a wild wombat in the flesh - so a good start to the day.
      Formalities completed at the visitor centre we boarded a courtesy bus along with other visitors which took us into the park. There were four men on the bus all packed up with haversacks for the 6 day walk south, but most were day visitors like ourselves.
      The short bus ride into the park was useful as the driver gave a commentary about the park, walks to do, stop off points etc. and reminded us that if we missed the last bus back it would take three hours from the pick up point back to our motor.
      We were advised that there would be a lot of wombats to see in the button grass around Ronny Creek, but we opted to go further into the park to complete a couple of walks directly under the mountain.
      The Dove Lake walk is a popular walk. It encircles the lake which lies under the peaks. It was formed by glacial activity a few million years ago along with others that we walked to.
      The mountain looked magnificent. There are not that many days of the year when there is no cloud cover so we chose our day well. The path around the lake was beautiful. We stopped for our picnic lunch at a small lake side beach, all we could hear was the sound of nature. After completing the circular walk we then doubled back on ourselves a little bit to do the walk to Ronny Creek via Lake Lilla, another upward climb through bush. There was an option to nip up to Wombat Pool half way along which we couldn't resist a look at. This involved another steep climb up shingle/ rubble paths and over 320 steps. At the pool we turned around to return to the Ronny Creek walk. Soon we were amongst the button grass plains and wombats were busy grazing as we passed by.
      On the bus back to our car we both said we enjoyed the day so much that we thought it would be great to come back again tomorrow. Definitely the highlight of our trip so far.
      We felt some envy for the lads doing the 6 day hike south. The countryside at the start of the walk is spectacular and Kirsty says that the views just get better and better as each day goes by.
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    • Day 670

      The last week in Tasmania

      February 19, 2023 in 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 to Penguin and Burnie. The beaches in this part of the world are amazing. Too cold for Mark and I to swim in but the locals are swimming.
      Oh what a trip we have had, neither of us can pick a best place or experience. We loved it all.
      Tassie we will be back. (In a few years)
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    • Day 37–39

      Ulverstone

      October 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

      After quite a wild night, wind gusts of 80kms! We drove rhe ute under the awning at 1am and anchored everything down, we are on the move again.

    • Day 2

      Ulverstone

      July 22, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Our motel is nice enough but not very exciting, especially as the pool is closed for winter. Ruby is devastated! But it's a cute historical town to explore and we are near the (freezing) beach on Bass Strait. The fish and chips are good! The main thing for Sam is the good WiFi!Read more

    • Day 1,988

      Ulverstone

      November 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      We resisted the temptation to return to Cradle Mountain, as we had a few domestic things to sort out such as food purchase, washing etc which we needed to do before our departure to St Helens tomorrow.
      We drove to the nearby town of Latrobe, stopping off at a very popular belgian chocolate making factory. We watched some of the pralines being assembled all by hand. It all looked so tasty that we bought a couple of items to sample later.
      We then visited a shop that we were told simply had to be seen. It is called Reliquaire and it sits on Latrobe main street. We have never seen anything like it, it is quite extraordinary, very hard to describe and was well worth a visit. It consisted of a series of rooms, each on a different theme - Alice's adventures in Wonderland, Harry Potter, out in space, dinosaurs - to name just a few. The shop sold the most unusual toys and games alongside up market food items and some household goods. It was absolutely packed with goodies. The Christmas section of the shop had just opened for the season, and was packed with ornaments, lights and Christmas figures. We didn't know where to look first!!
      After Latrobe we visited Coles supermarket for provisions in Devonport, then back to base before the next leg of our journey tomorrow.
      The people on this campsite have been very friendly. Katrina, the manager has gone above and beyond to assist us and tonight presented us with a leaving present - a bottle of Sauvignon made at a vinery very close to our next stop in St Helens. Of course we will have to try it pretty soon and if we like it we'll just have to visit the vineyard there. It's a tough life!!
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