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Day 37
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 20 m
Australia Princetown -38.69361, 143.1560838°41’37” S 143°9’22” E
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Princetown, Vic
January 19, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Stayed at Princetown Recreation Reserve...$75 for a 3 night powered site. Bargain but you get what you pay for lol! Downside was the filthy Easterly wind when we turned up and no shelter...no trees on powered sites so no shade and they were all situated around the local cricket oval 😆
Upside, the Easterly broke the 2nd day and it was a 1km walk to the Gellibrand River & Princetown Beach.
Visited the Otways Skywalk (the zipline was booked out for the next week, spewing!), Triplet Falls, Hopetoun Falls and the Redwood Forest for sightseeing/adventuring - some of those tracks are sooooo steep...its physically draining and exhilarating at the same time. Last day we had a rest day at Port Campbell and lazed on the beach for the day - and jumped off the jetty! Young, wild and free baby 🤙Read more
TravelerLooks fab ❤️ Was that your deflated tent?
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TravelerNo, it was on the site next to ours when we arrived. The wind was so strong it just about flattened his tent! He was out most of the day and when he returned some of his poles were broken and there was no solution to get it to stand up to the wind...so we helped him pack up
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TravelerOh no 👎 that’s terrible- Harzard’s of camping 😆
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Day 40
Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 39 m
Australia Wye River -38.63249, 143.8917638°37’57” S 143°53’30” E
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Wye River, Vic
January 22, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Great spot, right on the beach!
Hiked the Koala Trail (& saw a few in the wild for the first time) at Kennett River, visited Carisbrook Falls (more like a cascade but still awesome) and Erskine Falls (best waterfall yet) and got some beach time in too 😉Read more
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Travelergreat pics and the fall was fabulous x
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Day 43
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 45 m
Australia Spring Valley Park -38.32669, 144.313438°19’36” S 144°18’48” E
Torquay, Vic
January 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Stayed 3 nights here...not much choice as far as availability so stayed at the Torquay Beachfront Holiday Park...absolutely massive campground and packed out for Australia Day. Not that there were any organised Australia Day celebrations on 😒 The pub across the Rd had a disco on the night b4 Aust Day and had "boom boom" music (as Pete calls it) cranking...but only till 11.30ish which was good as we could hear it loud and clear. That was ok but the poor young girl camped 2 sites away with her family, who had obviously had way too much to drink at the disco, was not ok as we had to listen to her wretching for hours 🤮 so gross.
On Australia Day we did the 12km return Ocean walk to Bells Beach (not much swell) which was good then went out for a boozy lunch...the masses had arrived and Torquay front beach was chockas!
The following day was hot, overcast & windy so went for a massage (which was a 10/10 !), did some planning before watching tennis all afternoon & evening. YAY Special K's, Dylan Alcott & Ash Barty!! 👏👏👏 Booked accommodation in Melbourne & Tasmania. Looking forward to going on the Spirit of Tasmania! Massive storm that evening...it was wild ⚡🌪⛈ Packed up early the next morning before another storm that was forecast arrived and got the heck outta there! See ya Torquay 👋Read more
TravelerLooks lovely - not quite the Torquay I know. Ever heard of Faulty Towers Amanda ? Tell Pete that he shouldn’t complain about the vomiting - it’s only what I had to listen to in the bed room next door to
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Travelerit was ok...not the best of locations we've been to so far but that's ok. Yes, I have...Pete laughed...that's not nice Pete!
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Travelerthe red dirt .. it gets in everywhere ..
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Day 46
Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 27 m
Australia Melbourne -37.81419, 144.963237°48’51” S 144°57’48” E
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
January 28, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Killing some time here as we couldn't get on the boat to Tasmania till the 31st.

Booked a site with an ènsuite and we felt like royalty!! Omgosh I have missed showering barefoot lol 😆

Did some shopping, wandered around Queen Victoria Markets (not many stalls there currently due to covid), had a posh dinner at Movida, visited Petes favourite Irish pub, the Drunken Poet for a few Guinesses and some live jazz and watched all the tennis finals!Read more
Traveler I'm sure I've been there 👍🏼
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Traveler HA! What's the story with this interesting character 🤔 😆
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Day 49
Monday, January 31, 2022 at 10:00 AM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 15 m
Australia Ferry Point -41.17979, 146.361341°10’47” S 146°21’41” E
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Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
January 31, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
On board Spirit of Tasmania at 8am...headed straight up to buy tickets to the cinema (Belinda recommended as they book out quickly). The new James Bond movie was playing at 1pm which we hadn't seen, so happy days. Grabbed a bacon & egg panini for breakfast then took a look outside. It was a beautiful, warm,
sunny day - perfect for cruising across Bass Straight! We paid for recliner seats which were in a separate area, much comfier and quieter than those placed around the ship - money well spent as it is an 11 hour trip. We did some planning, I finished my book, we spent some more time outside, had a nap then grabbed another panini and a glass of wine for dinner before heading back to the car to disembark. It felt like a long day and I was knackered and I hadn't done anything!

It was a short 15 minute drive to The Cove where we'd booked to stay for the night (arriving too late to drive to ?? and set up the camper). The place was awesome...the farm had been in the family for 150 years. Saw my first real life highland coo (cow) but didn't get a picture 😞Read more
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Day 50
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 750 m
Australia Cynthia Bay -42.1161, 146.1743342°6’58” S 146°10’28” E
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Dove Lake, Tas
February 1, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Arrived a little late to do the Cradle Mountain summit hike (8 hours) so opted for the Dove Lake circuit - a really pretty lake at the base of the mountain. If we have time, we'll come back. The lake is approximately 2.5 kms long x 1 km wide. A pretty easy track to walk but so many different aspects as you go around it. It was a 3 hr circuit which we did in just over 2 incl. stopping to take loads of pics!Read more
Traveler omg! magnificent 😍
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Day 50
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: 749 m
Australia Cynthia Bay -42.11597, 146.1741942°6’57” S 146°10’27” E
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Lake St Clair, Tasmania 7140, Australia
February 1, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Arrived at Lake St Clair mid-afternoon and had to set up in the pouring rain 🌨 and it was 11°C to boot 🥶 Needless to say we stayed inside the camper and drank red wine for the remainder of the day lol.

Next day we hiked the Watersmeet track, Platypus Pool and Frankland Beach. Sadly, we didn't spot any platypuses 😔

There is an amazing Lodge in this National Park which has a restaurant & bar & log fire and is the start/finish of the Overland Track which is a 65km hike from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair or visa versa. Loads of serious hikers here as it's a 6 day hike if you go with a tour group. Apparently it's busiest during winter when there's snow ❄. Can't even imagine. It's summer and 11 freaking degrees!!
Anyhoo, Pete & I decided to hang in the warm, cozy lodge for the afternoon as they had a beer that Pete hadn't seen/drunk for 30 years. Theakstones Old Peculiar- something he used to drink back in the day after rock climbing. Their dark ale on tap was awesome also...chocolatey 👌 and we treated ourselves to dinner as well 😋

Last day, we hiked the Shadow Lake Circuit - 18.46kms. It was cold (started with 6 layers on) and rained at times and we spotted snow on top of the mountain in the distance. But it was bloody awesome!! So green, mossy and like you were in another land...we kept expecting Gandalf to step out from behind a tree 😆Read more
TravelerLooks Beautiful but sooo cold ....
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TravelerAll good! We're willing to suffer some cold weather to have great experiences 😉
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Day 53
Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 2 m
Australia Snug Beach -43.06386, 147.2620943°3’50” S 147°15’44” E
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Snug, Tasmania
February 4, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Day 1 - Headed to the famous Salamanca Markets and they did not disappoint! Such a variety of stalls, loads of people and scrumptious food set up on Hobart harbour, which was very similar to The Rocks. Bought a few goodies and enjoyed a refreshing ale at the Irish Pub.

Day 2 - we had an early start (6am) to catch the ferry over to Bruny Island and do a 3 hr cruise around the island. It was fantastic! Saw another seal colony, some very playful dolphins and the highest dolomite sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere! Had an awesome lunch at Bruny Is. Hotel...the best seafood chowder outside of Canada, Pete said 😉 They brew their own Apple & Cherry cider here also so tried and purchased some of that! yummo 😋
Drove to a couple of lookouts then it was time to catch the ferry back. An hour and a half wait as everyone else was leaving at the same time apparently!

Day 3 - drove the Southern Wine Trail (from Cambridge to Richmond) to sample some of Tasmania's finest produce. Stopped at a little town called Richmond on the way home...it was beautiful 😍Read more
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Day 57
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Australia Mount Parsons -42.1325, 148.3023142°7’57” S 148°18’8” E
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Freycinet NP, Tasmania
February 8, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Managed to swing a couple of nights at a beautiful campground called Richardson's Beach. Spots are ballotted for the high season in August! I called and there happened to be 2 nights available 👏👏👏 #winning

After setting up, we walked up to the Lighthouse Lookout and Sleepy Bay Lookout.

The 2nd day we headed off on the hike that had brought us to this destination...Wineglass Bay. The pack was fully stocked - Pete mentioning that it was the heaviest he'd felt it 🤷‍♀️
The track up to the Lookout was steep but soooo worth it - absolutely amazing views!!
We continued on down to the Bay...we hit the gorgeous white sand but there was a hectic Easterly blowing...looking to the end of the bay it seemed more sheltered, so off we went...4km along the beach (great for exfoliating the tootsies!) encountering a washed up seal on the way 😢
Arriving 25 mins later to no wind, warm sunshine and the clearest water ever!! Hooray!! Pete actually got in the water before me...we hung out here for a couple of hours then braced ourselves for a further 2 hours to complete the circuit. After hiking across to Hazards Beach we were amazed how beautiful that was also...we'd had a fantastic day hiking 17.96kms and needless to say - we slept like the dead!!
This was definitely a highlight and we're chuffed we got to experience it 🥰

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Day 57
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 1:00 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Australia Mount Parsons -42.1325, 148.3023142°7’57” S 148°18’8” E
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Richardsons Beach, Freycinet NP
February 8, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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Day 59
Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM
☁️ 21 °C
Altitude: 1 m
Australia Suicide Beach -41.1684, 148.2841441°10’6” S 148°17’3” E
Bay of Fires, Tas
February 10, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Advised to get here early due to FREE first in best dressed camping. Scored a top spot at Cozy Corner Sth campground. Spent the afternoon lazing in the sun on the beautiful beach 50m away. Had a swim, was amazeballs!
Next day the weather wasn't so great so rock-hopped along the orange lichen covered rocks, which was fun. I spent a couple of hours looking in rock pools and the cracks in the rocks for crabs, sea urchins & starfish 🐚🦂 one of my favourite pastimes from when I was a kid 🥰
One of the "things to do" here is see a sunrise...so against my will each morning, we awoke to the alarm at 6am only to find it was overcast. No sunrise for us Ketut 😔
We did a bush walk out tothe point and the coastal walk out to The Gardens and back which was awesome and found out why it's called the Bay of Fires. The guy who named it was Captain someone-or-other who saw the Aboriginal (traditional owners of the land) inhabitants fires all the way along the bay - hence Bay of Fires.
Went to Latrobe for Valentines Day dinner before getting back on the ship...Read more
TravelerGorgeous photos 💗
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TravelerThanks Tashi x
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Two to TravelJust wanted to say thank you for writing about your trip. We are in the midst of planning our Australia overland for 2023. Reading about and seeing photos of some of the places on our "possible itinerary" helped me to narrow it down or add to it in some cases.
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Day 63
Monday, February 14, 2022 at 4:00 PM
☁️ 24 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Australia Pig Island -41.23479, 146.4141°14’5” S 146°24’36” E
Latrobe, Tasmania
February 14, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Here for 1 night and Valentines Day dinner before catching the Spirit of Tasmania back to the mainland...
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Day 65
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 12:00 PM
☁️ 19 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Australia Koonya Ocean Beach -38.3538, 144.7630238°21’14” S 144°45’47” E
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Mornington Peninsula, Vic
February 16, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Well it's beautiful here! Went up to Arthur's Seat on the gondola to check out the view and walked a few of the tracks...it was a nice clear day so we could see Melboune on the other side!

From London Bridge Lookout we hiked out through Wilsons Folly to the old Quarantine Station where people & their belongings had to go through a boiler house and disinfecting station before quarantining when they arrived back in the 1800's. The ships were plagued with typhus, scurvy and measles...the station had been used as recently as 1998 to house Kosovo refugees! It was an eerie place, I could feel all the souls lurking about 👻 Fort Nepean was another few k's away...it was a huge place with tunnels and bunkers and loads of artefacts on display from the war. It was a well protected part of the coast that's for sure.
It is a lovely spot and we really enjoyed our time here...Read more
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Day 66
Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Australia Bridgewater Bay -38.36894, 144.7714238°22’8” S 144°46’17” E
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February 17, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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Day 67
Friday, February 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 3 m
Australia Lakes Entrance Rotunda -37.87949, 147.994437°52’46” S 147°59’40” E
Lakes Entrance
February 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Spent 5 days here...relaxed on the beach, the water was amazing! Had some great sushi, did the Lakes Entrance walk (where we saw seals playing in the water) and Kalimna Jetty walk and did a cruise around the Lakes past Metung Hotel and the canals. It is a fisherman's paradise here 🎣Read more
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Day 67
Friday, February 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 3 m
Australia Lakes Entrance -37.87949, 147.994437°52’46” S 147°59’40” E
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February 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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Day 74
Friday, February 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 933 m
Australia Jindabyne -36.41709, 148.6236°25’2” S 148°37’12” E
Jindabyne, NSW
February 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The GPS (Google Maps) took us via a very mountainous route...it had been raining non-stop for a couple of weeks so parts of the road were washed away and the road narrowed to one-car width at some points - it was a white knuckle drive! Seeing the Snowy River from above was awesome though...
The following day we drove up to Thredbo an caught the ski lift up to the top of Thredbo, then hiked up to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko and then all the way back down again via Merritts Nature Track...22kms for the day and our legs were like jelly once we got back to the car! Then home-made wood-fire oven pizza for dinner 😋
The next day, the sun came out and we did a quick 7km walk along Lake Jindabyne then relaxed for the rest of the day before heading to Banjo Patersons Pub for a lovely dinner & some wine.
We had booked a week on the beach at Huskisson following this stop but decided to head for shelter (Dads house) as more heavy rain was predicted for the following week/s.Read more
Travelercool to see it without snow 😉
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Day 74
Friday, February 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM
🌧 12 °C
Altitude: 1,931 m
Australia Merritt's Creek -36.45279, 148.3059536°27’10” S 148°18’21” E
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February 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
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Day 74
Friday, February 25, 2022 at 6:00 PM
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 933 m
Australia Jindabyne -36.41709, 148.6236°25’2” S 148°37’12” E
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February 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
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Day 81
Friday, March 4, 2022 at 1:00 PM
🌧 24 °C
Altitude: 3 m
Australia Andersons Point -33.04933, 151.6569533°2’58” S 151°39’25” E
Belmont South, NSW
March 4, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Spent a few days drying out at Dad & Jens, then headed up to Newy to see the girls and the Grandies for the weekend. It was glorious and we had much needed hugs and kisses 🫂
So that's the end of our trip and what a fantastic adventure it was...

Our top 3 highlights were:
• NSW Outback
• Limestone Coast
• Tasmania
• and all the amazing hikes that we did that showcased the beautiful sceneryRead more
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March 4, 2022