New Plymouth

Early morning start today. Left home at 5am for a 5.40am check in. Let the fun begin!!!
Early morning start today. Left home at 5am for a 5.40am check in. Let the fun begin!!!
Arrived in Hobart around 11am and picked up our hiace 12 seater van from the airport, then headed into town to sort out Sims for our phones. Got into our accommodation around 3pm.
Headed over to Bruny Island for the day. You can only get there by the vehicle ferry.
Bruny Island is about 360sq km in size, divided by a narrow, sandy isthmus known as the Neck, which is one of itsRead more
Once we got back from our day on Bruny Island, we decided a trip up Mt Wellington would finish the day off nicely. And we weren't disappointed in the decision!! More 👌 moments.
Mount WellingtonRead more
Big day today, 97km drive to Port Arthur, and on the way, we stopped at Unzoo.
PORT ARTHUR
A brutal penal colony located on the Tasman Peninsula, Port Arthur, was home for many of Australia's earlyRead more
Spent the morning at the MONA Museum. A very strange and unusual place.
Described by its owner David Walsh as a “subversive adult Disneyland”, MONA is Australia's largest private museum and one ofRead more
From our accommodation we get a very beautiful view of Maria island. Maria Island has had a mixed history, including two convict eras, two industrial eras, a farming era, and finally becoming theRead more
With its fishing port, Bicheno is a magnet for seafood lovers. And plenty more natural wonders await bushwalkers just a short drive away at Douglas-Apsley National Park and Freycinet National Park
Today, we drove about 15km from Bicheno to the Freycinet National Park to do a few walking trails. We saw Coles Bay, Wine Glass Bay, and the Cape Tourville lighthouse.
We spent 2 nights here. St Helens is the largest town on the north-east coast of Tasmania, on Georges Bay. It is known as the game fishing capital of Tasmania and is also renowned for its oysters. ItRead more