The ‘Nut’

We travelled to the town of Stanley which has two big tourist attractions…The Nut and Hursey Fish restaurant which is renown for having an extra large rock lobster 🦞 on the roof.

The Nut is a volcanic plug near the town of Stanley, Tasmania. It is made of fragments of basaltic volcanic rock from a volcano that was active about 25–70 million years ago. It has an elevation of 143 metres (469 ft) above sea level. The areas around it are culturally significant to the local Tarkine Aboriginal people because of stone formations, middens, quarries and artefact scatters near the area.

The European discovery of the Nut was made by George Bass and Matthew Flinders when they circumnavigated Tasmania in the sloop Norfolk. The origins of its name are speculated to be from the Tasmanian Aboriginal name, "munatrik" (moo-nut-re-ker).

It is a steep short walk to the top and it is also possible to take a chair lift as well. It is a nesting place for mutton birds who dig burrows to hatch their chicks. The mountain has an exposed and a protected side which allows a different bio diversity of vegetation with some taller trees.
As you can see there are some magnificent views of the surrounding town of Stanley which sits at the base of the ‘Nut’.

We ordered a seafood basket for 2 and was unable to finish it and so the seagulls had an extra helping.
The fish was so fresh and it was some of the best fish and a chips I have eaten.Leggi altro