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    Happy new year Bess is back

    1. januar 2020, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Today we went for lunch at a beautiful restaurant that Andy picked and it was a good choice. We ate and drank heartily enjoying the company, and the first day of 2020. The next day we were busy, a mine tour, a platypus and seahorse tour followed by another long lunch. The self guided mine tour was at the mine that collapsed after an earthquake in the 90s in Beaconsfield. It trapped 3 miners, killing one and trapping the other two. It was a fascinating story with, thankfully, a happy ending for the 3 survivors!! Then onto the platypus display which was both entertaining as well as very informative. These fellows are beautiful to watch but just like all things in the animal kingdom they can be very nasty when their world is threatened or they are breeding. Not so the seahorses. They are so beautiful and graceful to watch. This place breeds all sorts of seahorses, l mean thousands of them , for Chinese medicine, commercial aquariums, and home aquariums. You sure can get a lot of these fellas in one tank. Ah now for lunch!!
    On the 3rd we drove up into the mountains to Liffey Falls. We went for a lovely walk down to the falls through some beautiful Tasmanian bush. All went well until Nik’s took a tumble, but she was okay , so we had lunch in the picnic area and then beat a retreat back to the creamery for a feel better exercise, which miraculously worked.
    On the 4th we did a tour of the Boag’s brewery. This brewery started in the late 1800s and until the late 1900s was owned by the Boag family. Another great tour with an excellent finish, a cheese platter to have as you tried their beers. The beer was on tap and there was plenty of cheese,
    brilliant , thanks again Andy and Nik’s for organising all these things to do.    Læs mere

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    Around Launceston

    29. december 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    On the 29th Nik’s Andy and I took a drive west of Launceston towards Davenport looking at some absolutely beautiful farming country. It went from dairy farms to intensive horticulture including all your berries, cherries, potatoes for miles, plus veggie farms and a truffle farm which was really interesting. We visited a fresh water salmon farm, tried some smoked salmon, then a cheese factory , a cheese platter with a wine and then I had to sit the last one out because they stopped at a creamery . All sorts of ice cream here but nothing took my fancy, Andy and nik’s enjoyed it though. Tomorrow I am cleaning the truck as I pick Bess up on the 31st.Læs mere

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    Cygnet to Launceston

    28. december 2019, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    We left Bruny and traveled west to Cygnet on the Huon river, to Nicks and Andy’s second air B&B. The next day went for a drive up one side of the Huon river and down the other side visiting lots of beautiful old towns as we went. The day after that we headed towards Launceston and I suggested we take the back roads, it’ll take a little longer but far more picturesque and very little traffic. They agreed, so we zigzagged our way to Launceston, instead of taking 2 and a half hours it took 6 hours , and what a fantastic drive it was. We traveled through farm land, forestry, mountains and horticultural land as we came into Launceston. The mountain we came down into Launceston dropped us down 1200m in a very short time ( ears were popping) and the brakes were very hot. I pick up Bess in a couple of days and we will start looking around Launceston and then down the east coast.Læs mere

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    Christmas on Bruny island

    25. december 2019, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    After staying in a beautiful beach camp the night before I met Nicks and Andy for oysters at the Get Shucked Oyster shed., They ate up heartily while I just watched thinking 🤔 who would eat snot balls and appear to be enjoying them. They had some which were crumbed and kilpatrick style, which looked edible but they wouldn’t share them 😡. Any way they had already been to the whisky brewery and now the cheese factory, I helped them out there, and on to the chocolate factory , I sat that one out, before heading to their air B&B. The next couple of days were spent checking the island out and enjoying a great Christmas roast 🎄😎.Læs mere

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    Devonport south through the centre

    15. december 2019, Australien ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    Left Devonport the day after I got off the ferry and headed south through the centre of Tasmania. Drove through some beautiful little old towns heading towards the hills ( mountains really) and started to climb. Beautiful country side and lovely high country bush. First night was at 900m , a bit cold but beautiful scenery. Next morning climb another 300m to a lookout over the Great Lakes. Spectacular!!! Then on to my next camp by another lake , much smaller, but a lovely high country lake all the same. From there I drove to another lake, Bradys lake , where I was told I could fish 🎣🎣. A great medium size lake where I could camp right on the waters edge with magic views. I ate trout that night which was delicious 😋. There is a bit of a story to the trout but I won’t bore you with the details. Spent 3 days kayaking around the lake before it was time to move on towards Hobart to meet up with Nicks and Andy. Traveled the back roads to Ouse and then on to my next camp at Ellendale. A very beautiful one horse town where I found a whole paddock of garlic growing so had to stop and smell the roses!!! so to speak. Stayed a couple of nights here , did a lovely walk through the little town and back out to the garlic patch just for shits and giggles. Then down to Hobart, pick up some supplies, and onto Kettering to catch the ferry over to Bruny island where I have Christmas with Nicks and Andy.Læs mere

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    Tasmania here we come

    14. december 2019, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Lined up for the boat at 6.30 am. Got on to the boat by 7.30 and then waited for late comers till 9. Lovely big ship with every conceivable thing on it ( most of which you don’t need ) but catering for your every need. Quite a smooth crossing to Davenport ,considering it’s the Bass strait , but still took 9 hours. Stayed in a camp just out of Davenport for the night.Læs mere

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    Wombat state forest

    6. december 2019, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Hayden’s camp

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    Driving from Adelaide to Melbourne

    24. november 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    We said our goodbyes to Karl and family after a top week watching Benny play cricket and some great evening catchups. We then headed towards Melbourne as Bess flys back to Perth on the 30th to be with her grandees for Christmas. We stayed at a three free camps on our way, one just out of Ballarat where we did some shopping and looking around a very beautiful town/ city not sure which. Then on to Sunbury which is just north west of Melbourne airport till Bess flies After that I will hold out in the hills till the 14th when my boat leaves for Tasmania. I stayed in a couple of different places.
    Cobaw state forest and wombat state forest called Hayden’s track camp. Both camps were beautiful with great walks and lots of fire wood. The first day at Cobaw was wet and cold so I made a batch of pumpkin soup. Made it all from scratch including my own broth.    Læs mere

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    Adelaide

    17. november 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We are in Adelaide to watch Benny play cricket for the WA under 12s state team ( not a bad effort by him just getting selected ). The rest of Karl’s family are here so a great catchup time as I haven’t seen them for over eighteen months. The WA team didn’t fare to well ,Benny played well for most of it ,it was a great learning curve for the whole team. What an experience for boys of that age. I throughly enjoyed all the games and the weather was kind to us as well.
    We leave here to drive to Melbourne airport as Bess flys home on the 30th to spend Christmas with her grandees!! I will go to Tasmania on the 14th to meet Nicks and Andy for Christmas and Bess will join us there on the 30th December. We will have a couple of weeks with Nicks and Andy and then Bess and I will set out on our Tasmanian trek , for how long we will have to wait and see. Mean while I be up in the high country enjoying the beautiful bush and serenity.    Læs mere

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    Interesting sign on our way to Cummins
    Electric fan. Fxxked!!!Streaky bay wharf1Smoky bay wharf half way out

    Cummins and up to Streaky bay

    12. november 2019, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We spent longer than we had intended in Cummins as we found another problem so had to wait for more parts to fix it. We did agree though it is a beautiful little country town and the people were just lovely country folk , so helpful and friendly even though its their busiest time of the year with all the harvesting going on.
    From there we headed to Streaky bay and hopefully some more squid. Streaky was lovely, but no squid, so pushed on to Smoky bay. Here was another very long wharf but a little too windy for kayaking. We had a couple of days fishing from the wharf, no fish but lots of squid 🦑.
    It was great but times up and we must be in Adelaide by the 17th to watch Benny play cricket 🏏. So that’s it for the Eyre peninsula for now!!    Læs mere

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    Venus bay

    1. november 2019, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We drove back down to Venus bay in the arvo after Bess had finished swimming with the seals and dolphins. We had seen the bay the day before and both said, we have got to come back to this. We had four more days waiting for parts to arrive in Cummins so we could have the air con fixed. So lets go fishing!!!
    It’s has a beautifully protected bay, great for kayaking, and a lovely long wharf to fish off as well. We spent most of our time fishing the rest eating our bounty. We ate king George whiting, salmon, herring and lots of squid 🦑. I did a lot of fishing from the kayak catching fish as well as squid ( getting inked in the process nasty parsties ) But I have to admit on one occasion I proudly came back with my catch only to be upstaged by Bess who had caught a much bigger squid than mine off the wharf ( hate it when that happens ). We had a great time here and it’s one of those places we must come back too.    Læs mere

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    Baird Bay sea lions and dolphins swim

    31. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    After finding out that we had to wait a number of days for a new condenser for our air conditioner to arrive at the Cummins Garage we went back out to the coast so I could do the Baird Bay Eco Experience. Dave wasn’t keen because these southern waters are freezing, so he stayed back and did the housework. 😉
    It was a hot day but extremely windy, and overcast, even the skipper joked that we might have a “Gilligans Island” stranding.
    A small group of 10 people, we were supplied with full length wet suits, snorkel and mask. A 15 minute boat ride had us at the sea lion hangout and they were soon in the water and playing all around us. They are super cute to watch with their big brown eyes and graceful ballet like movements. It was a magic experience.
    After a couple of hours we moved across the bay to where the dolphins were swimming. This spot was much more exposed to the crappy weather and and we only had a very brief time swimming in and around them. These animals are so fast, there one second, gone the next. A brilliant morning, even with the 60kph wind tossing us around.    Læs mere

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    A nice safe rock pool for swimming in. Bess these girls there

    Greenly Beach

    23. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Left Coffin bay and drifted north up the western coast dropping in and out of all the bays as we went until we got to Greenly beach. Here we stayed a couple of days as it looked like good fishing, rock fishing. Spent some time on the rocks catching mainly cod, which either shot under a rock and snapped my line or the few l did get to shore were too small. The second day the swell was up and after being chased by some rather large waves I gave it away so I could fish another day. Compare the two videos. Very windy but great fun, although Bess wasn’t to happy with me. She thought I was taking too many chances. You know all those news stories of fishermen being washed off rocks. 🙄. Meanwhile Bess found a nice safe rock pool to paddle in.Læs mere

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    Southern tip of the park, east and west ocean waters meet between an island and the mainland. Rough!

    Coffin Bay National Park

    19. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We left Port Lincoln, on the east side of the Eyre Peninsula, and headed over to the western side to a place called Coffin Bay. Here we went into another national park , a camp called Black Springs , another beautiful beach and fishing spot. The track into this national park was very slow travelling over really rough rocks and a lot of soft sand ( 9k took us an hour and a half). Had a lovely time here kayaking, fishing for a few days, sadly no fish but the water was so clear it made the kayaking really interesting and enjoyable ( even Bess spent a couple of days kayaking). But no fish so must move on!!Læs mere

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    Great kyaking
    What a view.The squid caught at Donington

    Lincoln National Park

    11. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Arrived late Friday arvo, too late to look around at all the camp spots available to us, so just pick one for the night because of its name ( fishermen’s point ). The next day we went for a walk to check the place out, beautiful.
    Went for a fish but only caught rock dwellers and small at that ( even using my ruler). So moved on checking out the different camp sites as we went. After a few we came across a camp site called Donington bay , perfect. Lincoln National Park is very picturesque. Didn’t catch many fish but caught a good feed of squid, delicious!! Stayed for a few days until supplies were getting low ( wine mainly) so back to Port Lincoln to top up.    Læs mere

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    Port lincoln
    View from our PAID 😪 staySwiming hole located about 70 metres belowLadder and chain down to the swimming hole.The first of many crevasses1

    Port Lincoln and Whalers way

    8. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Arrived in Port Lincoln needing a food top up but especially the wine cupboard. 🍷🍷🍷🍷
    Spent a day in Port Lincoln getting permits for National parks and keys for Whalers way, which are our next stops, and then up to a PAID 😩 park for the night which had a beautiful view over Port Lincoln. We had to pay for a key to get into Whalers way ( $30 ) but it included one nights camping , so two days to look around , it better be good!! So off we went in through the gate and out to the first point of interest , not impressed. Slowly from one point to the next until we came across one that was half decent. A few photos and by this time it was getting late ( well late for us, drinkies and all that you know ) so we headed off to Red Banks the place they recommended to stay. Well this place just blew us away, seals, views to die for and a reasonably sheltered camp spot. Walk around till dam near dark ( late drinkies ) and retired for the night looking forward to tomorrow. The next day was amazing, one fantastic spot after another ( as you will see in the photos and they don’t do the place justice). We spent all that day just mooching around taking in all these beautiful sites until we had to leave. From there we went back up to Lincoln national park and got there late so just found an empty spot and beded down for the night.Læs mere

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    Vicki Alan and Bess at Carrow Well
    Campsite with a view at The KnobOur resident seal scratching itself on the rockFish for dinner1Squid for dinnerFrom a lookout near our campsiteSweeping view of Lipson CoveLiz and Alan, Dave and Judy from the Arno PubVicki and Alan and us at Carrow well.

    Down the Eyre peninsula we go

    3. oktober 2019, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    We left Cowell and drove hard for 30k to our next camp 😂. The Knob. A beautiful but rocky piece of the coast so had to wet a line for a few days, with some success I might add, where we were joined by a seal who decided to set up camp as well.
    Then another big 30k to Arno bay , another sleepy seaside town , where we stayed behind the pub , starting to become a pattern I fear. Here we meet 3 other like minded couples so a few more days slipped by before a big farewell at the pub. We then pressed on for another few k’s to another free seaside camp ( one of many on this peninsula thanks SA ) called Carrow Well beach. Only one night here with one of the couples we met at Arno bay , we all went fishing (well the guys did the girls just yaked), but came up empty handed sadly so back to camp and a nice campfire and a pleasant evening.
    Then on to Lipson cove and there another beautiful beach and an island just off shore ( perfect ). Down with the kayak and off around the island fishing but this time again to no avail , ah well next time perhaps. Here the wind went from 3 knots to 40 knots in 5mins flat!!! survice to say that put an end of my kayaking.
    From here we went to Tumby Bay rv park for some much needed rest 😜 and of course some more washing. We went sqiding off the jetty , after we had watched a fella catching them the day before , got all the hot tips and bingo 3 squid in 10min. Another big push ( 40k’s ) to Moonlight bay , not much beach here but fantastic views and of course no fish!!    Læs mere

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    Oh yeah! Sounds like a plan
    Lovely old pub where the spit pig wasOyster boat heading to the boat rampCowell Jetty.A scary bloke frightening the pelicans on the beach 🙄Our free camp in the bush on the way to Port Augusta

    From Coober Pedy to the Eyre peninsula

    20. september 2019, Australien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    Left Coober Pedy for Port Augusta and a top up of stores and time to do the washing. It’s not too far , but we don’t do far anymore so we had a free camp along the way. Did our bits and pieces in Augusta and headed down the Eyre peninsular to enjoy the seaside again and hopefully some fish and some squid, as this peninsula is renowned for squid , snapper and king prawns. Had our first night on the peninsula at Fitzgerald bay , a lovely bay but too hard to get to the beach, so left the next day for Whyalla.
    Just passed through Whyalla, had a quick look around, and onto Cowell. A beautiful little seaside town with a gorgeous pub which has a spit pig every Wednesday night, and guess what tomorrow is, hate it when that happens!!!
    Had some lovely walks around Cowell and out onto their long jetty, followed by a nice spit meal at the pub ( albeit a little late coming ).    Læs mere

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    1Serbian church built into the hill
    Entry to Fayes underground houseRooms carved out of the hill of rock

    Coober Pedy

    19. september 2019, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

    Well it certainly is a different place to come into. It looks like a whole lot of giant gofers have been at work and nobody has cleaned up after them! The mounds start kilometres out of town and go right into town. They have dug thousands of holes in the search of opals, most of them abandoned, with a few are being mined while the rest of the miners just keep digging holes.
    We had a tour through The Old Timers Mine, now a museum, which was really interesting. The rock they had to dig through wasn’t what you would call soft but all that did was slow them down a bit. They follow water seams down till they find where the opal has formed and bingo there’s your reward. Usually not very big and not worth a lot, but chase it they do, not a lot of rich people in Coober Pedy. They made their money and left, but the rest keep digging.
    We also visited an underground house which in the winter, it gets very cold outside , inside 23 degrees and in the summer time 50 + outside but still 23 degrees inside. Also if they needed more room for whatever, they just dug through the wall and hey presto you have an additional room, hopefully the neighbor isn’t to close . This lady who owned the house had a mine as well and she did become rich , so much so she installed a indoor swimming pool which was unheard of , especially when your allocation of water was one 200 litre drum a fortnight per household. She had to buy the rest from Port Augusta and get it transported up to Coober Pedy. As a footnote she did sell her house and mine a few years later and bought the Exchange Hotel in Brisbane. They also had underground churches of which we visited the Serbian one. Very very beautiful but it did make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
    The only place of real note was the pizza joint , here they served a pizza they called the coat of arms, bloody huge. It’s called the coat of arms because it had kangaroo and emu ( road kill ) as the meats , delicious.    Læs mere

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