Launceston

Leaving the lovely Deloraine we travelled to a wet and windy Launceston for a stay at Old Mac's Caravan & Motorhome Farm Stay. After setting up, a quick drive up the Tamar Valley where we found the B&B Trevallyn House where we had stayed many years before on our 25th wedding anniversary. A little further on we dropped in at the Tamar Island Wetlands Center for a walk through the wetlands over to Tamar Island. The boardwalk stroll would be lovely on a fine day. We had to hold on to the rails to stop from being blown into the river. It was really interesting though and worth the effort. The wetlands incorporate 60 hectares of mud flats, lagoons and islands teeming with plant and animal life. Also on the island are trees planted by the original settlers that had again been brought out from England. Firs and Myrtles we are not used to seeing are thriving.Read more