Janette and John - postscript.

We think it's been twenty five years plus since our last visit to Tasmania.

We've always said “we could quite happily live in Tassie”. After this holiday, we're still saying that. It has, not surprisingly, gone ahead in many areas but has still retained the natural beauty that is so different depending on which part of the State you are in.

We started in the rugged West Coast area taking in Stanley, Strahan, Queenstown and Cradle Mountain. We cruised Macquarie Harbour and the Gordon River, took a steam train from Queenstown and walked to Dove Lake with its amazing views of Cradle Mountain.

We drove through old growth rainforest, crossed raging rivers made higher and faster by recent rains and walked in to many scenic waterfalls.

By contrast, Hobart in the South, gave us a good base for six days with splendid views across Franklin Wharf. Hobart's Botanic Gardens, particularly The Patch, was high on everyones' must visit list. On successive days, we visited Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Salamanca Markets, the Huon Valley and the 'must see' MONA.

Then it was the East Coast, staying at Swansea in beachfront chalets with a great view of the lunar eclipse while celebrating Paul's birthday. This leg gave us the Legerwood tree carvings on remembrance day and the Wineglass Bay Cruise.

The North gave us George Town with its wealth of maritime history and the Tamar River / Cataract Gorge Cruise. City Park, Launceston still has the Design Tasmania Centre and its well known monkey exhibit.

Everywhere gave us a feast of views and history, but we also had a feast of fine food. It's difficult to say where the best food was, but here's a 'short list' of fifteen:-

- dinner on the ferry from Geelong to Devonport.
- dinner at Hursey Seafood Restaurant, Stanley.
- dinner at Cradle Mountain Lodge.
- dinner at Risby Cove, Strahan (?).
- dinner at the Highlander Arms, Taraleah.
- dinner at Landscape, Franklin Wharf.
- morning tea, Bruny Island.
- dinner at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Hobart.
- breakfast at Kingston Beach.
- lunch at The Source, MONA, Hobart.
- dinner at Saltshaker, Swansea on Paul's birthday.
- lunch on Wineglass Bay Cruise.
- dinner at Furneaux Restaurant, St Helens.
- dinner at Navaro's, Launceston.
- lunch at Josef Chromy Winery.

Good sights and sounds, good food and wine and good company - POSH indeed!Baca lagi