Wandering Ozzies

Wandering Ozzies

We’ve sold everything and are hitting the road for an extended length of time travelling Australia. Some of you might remember that we had the name “Wandering Oz” from when we had our first caravan, 20 odd years ago. After all, our name is Osborne. Leggi altro🌍Burnett Heads

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Viaggiatore Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Giorno 55
- venerdì 26 novembre 2021 12:00
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 14 m
- Australia Smithton -40.847617, 145.12240940°50’51” S 145°7’21” E
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Smithton - Tarkine Drive
26 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Based at Smithton we drove the Tarkine Drive Circuit. The drive itself is a bit of a marketing ploy that ties a few roads together under a catchy name. Some of the spots along the way are quite spectacular though. The Sinkhole, Trowutta Arch, Dempster Plains and the Julius River are all worth a look.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Sinkhole
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Viaggiatore Dempster Plains
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Viaggiatore Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Giorno 54
- giovedì 25 novembre 2021 14:00
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitudine: 17 m
- Australia Smithton -40.848064, 145.12305240°50’53” S 145°7’23” E
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Smithton
25 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Camped at Tall Timbers Resort in their RV area. A bit amazing that a commercial establishment like this allows caravans to park in their grounds for free. No power or water but a lovely spot.
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Viaggiatore Tall Timbers Resort, Smithton
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Viaggiatore Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Giorno 54
- giovedì 25 novembre 2021 08:30
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitudine: 49 m
- Australia Highfield House -40.747798, 145.29218240°44’52” S 145°17’32” E
Stanley - Highfield House
25 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Highfield House, overlooking Stanley, is a wonderfully restored example of early colonial architecture. Built for the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1826 by convict labour, it has now been restored by NPWS. We spent a couple of hours there before moving on to Smithton and the Tall Timbers Resort grounds.Leggi altro
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ViaggiatoreVery interesting and so well built!
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- Giorno 53
- mercoledì 24 novembre 2021 12:00
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 6 m
- Australia Stanley Conservation Area -40.76431, 145.29039940°45’52” S 145°17’25” E
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Stanley
24 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The tiny town of Stanley, in the shadow of the The Nut was next on the list, but before leaving Burnie we visited Burnie Park that we had driven past the day before. The rose display here was just magnificent and as it was early morning they were all in full glory. Some with delightful scents and some without but all just beautiful. They grow so well down here. Photo is in the Burnie stop.
In Stanley we stopped at the RV Park that the Golf Club provides, again (almost) right on the beachfront. After setup it was off to The Nut. We had visited on the last trip but thought it was worth a return. The afternoon was quite misty but the winds were light. Lucky we did as the next day the chairlift was not operating because of strong winds. We took the chairlift up and walked down after walking around the top. It really is an incredible natural structure.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Pademelons on top of The Nut
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Viaggiatore Our Lap of Oz - Part 2
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- Giorno 52
- martedì 23 novembre 2021 01:00 UTC
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 6 m
- Australia Blackman Point -41.050556, 145.90966941°3’2” S 145°54’35” E
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Waratah - Burnie
23 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Heading north towards the coast we made a small diversion to visit the old tin mining town of Waratah at Mt Bischoff. A pretty little town with an impressive waterfall conveniently in the middle of the town. The public gardens were really well maintained with lovely displays of tulips. The tin deposits were discovered in 1878 by James "Philosopher" Smith and were described as the richest tin lode in the world. With the waterfall being so handy the tin deposits were extracted by stampers that were powered by the flow of the water. In 1883 the first industrial use of hydro-electric power in Australia was generated here to help light the plant and other buildings.
Continuing on to Burnie and finally back to the north coast. We camped at the Council provided site at Cooee Point, right on the shoreline. Again there was only one other camper there.
To pass the afternoon we visited the lovely Fern Glade which is right in the middle of a bustling Burnie suburb. There are reportedly platypus in the creek but this time we didn't see any.
As the Cooee Point campsite is only a couple of hundred metres from the Penguin Observation Centre we were hopeful of spying some penguins at night fall, and we weren't disappointed. The penguins turned up right next to our van to feed the chicks that we had no idea were there. The rock walls along the shoreline make perfect nests for them and the chicks started to make a noise when the adults arrived. So cute, and smelly.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Waratah Waterfall
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Viaggiatore Bischoff Hotel, Waratah. First built 1878, this one in 1909
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Viaggiatore Fern Glade, Burnie
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- Giorno 51
- lunedì 22 novembre 2021 11:06
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitudine: 255 m
- Australia Snake Island -41.68398, 145.6561841°41’2” S 145°39’22” E
Lake Mackintosh
22 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Finally! A day warm enough and still enough to hazard a paddle in the kayaks. I was worried they had actually become permanently attached to the roof racks. We geared up and hit the water for a lovely morning's exploration of the lake. Had another try to catch some breakfast (or anything) but no luck.
The water is stained by the tannins from the vegetation but incredibly clear when you are up close. Just a lovely day.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 50
- domenica 21 novembre 2021 12:00
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 255 m
- Australia Snake Island -41.683813, 145.65618941°41’2” S 145°39’22” E
Lake Mackintosh
21 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Heading north we passed through the small town of Tullah and turned off to Lake Mackintosh, one of the hydro storage lakes along the west coast. We found a lovely camp spot overlooking the lake and not another camper in sight, although I had a nagging feeling we weren't actually in the designated camping area. Oh well. The weather was fine for a change and had warmed up a fraction. We cracked out the fishing gear and went in search of some brown trout. No luck though.
Had a visit from the local wildlife around sunset.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 49
- sabato 20 novembre 2021 07:12
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitudine: 143 m
- Australia Queenstown -42.080124, 145.55538442°4’48” S 145°33’19” E
Queenstown Tasmania
20 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Catch up day before moving on from Queenstown. The car received a long overdue wash, inside and out. Washing, shopping and cleaning the van were all jobs that needed to be done.
A lovely sunset to finish our stay here.Leggi altro
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- Giorno 48
- venerdì 19 novembre 2021 08:00
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitudine: 12 m
- Australia Peoples Park -42.15254, 145.3282242°9’9” S 145°19’42” E
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Strahan - Gordon River Cruise
19 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
After suffering through a dismal Queenstown day yesterday we were glad to see a little sunshine for our cruise day. The Gordon River wilderness cruise with World Heritage Cruises. The cruise departed Strahan at 9:00am so an early start from Queenstown for another winding drive through the mist.
We did this same cruise 15 years ago but the boat we had then has now been replaced by the Harbour Master II, a purpose built $9m catamaran. Once on the water we could explore the boat and we were even welcome onto the bridge to sit and chat with the captain.
Again it was obvious the lack of tourists here. The boat could not have had any more than 40 people on board with a capacity of probably 250. Just a few minutes into the cruise we were accompanied by some dolphins having a play in the bow wave.
The weather was kind if not sunny and the water was calm. So calm that we were lucky enough to be able to cruise out through Hells Gates and into the Southern Ocean. We cruised as far as the Cape Sorrell Lighthouse which apparently is unusual to be able to reach on these cruises.
Back through Hells Gates into Macquarie Harbour we had a tour of the salmon and trout farms in the area. Many many more that were here 15 years ago. The mixture of the huge amount of fresh water and sea water creates a brackish mix that the fish thrive on.
Next to the old convict settlement at Sarah Island. The guided tour was quite enjoyable apart from one fellow passenger. Anyone who has travelled has come across one of these people. Must be first in the line, first off the boat, right in the face of the guide and just generally rude and obnoxious. Faye was sure he was stalking her.
Back on the boat for a lovely lunch although no drink was offered as part of the lunch at all. You could buy from the bar.
Next on to a rainforest walk at Heritage Landing, about 10km up the Gordon River. A film showing the history of the river, the piners and the environmental protests of the 70s was a great way to pass the time. We cruised past a fisherman in a small boat that enjoyed showing off his brown trout catch. It must have been close to 1m. Sorry I didn't get a picture. Enjoyed the short walk through the rainforest, back on the boat for the trip back to Strahan. A fantastic cruise.
A quick walk around the town and a drive out to Ocean Beach before we headed back to Queenstown.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Faye driving
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Viaggiatore Out through Hells Gates and back
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Viaggiatore Cape Sorrell
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- Giorno 47
- giovedì 18 novembre 2021 08:30
- 🌧 10 °C
- Altitudine: 128 m
- Australia Queenstown Airport -42.08881, 145.5453642°5’20” S 145°32’43” E
Queenstown
18 novembre 2021, Australia ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Rain, rain and more rain. A very quiet day.
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