Category Archives: Tasmania

April 2010 saw us travelling around Tasmania with a group of friends from our church in a little 25 seater bus, with me as the driver. It is always interesting to visit the ‘Island State’ and it’s certainly very scenic. … Continue reading →

Hobart was its usual pleasant self. We enjoyed a look at the cute galleries along Salamander Place and our dinner at Mures. This morning, we wandered around the stalls at Salamander Market and enjoyed looking at the range of  goods … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, we sauntered down the west coast of Tasmania through the mining towns of Roseberry, Rennison Bell and Zeehan to Strahan. There was much excitement in Zeehan as the Premier was in town to  lay the foundation stone for … Continue reading →

Yesterday we ventured from Devonport to Stanley (and its Nut). We explored a lot of coastal scenery and a lighthouse at Table Cape. There Are lots of interesting crops around this area of Tasmania. One is the daisy from which … Continue reading →

We are having a quick pre Christmas break in Tasmania  this week. We have no plans  other than to see the western part of Tasmania that we didn’t see on our last trip. We left  Melbourne on a little Dash … Continue reading →

Our final day saw us leaving Lemonthyme Lodge by about 10.00 am and heading across the high country past the turnoff to Cradle Mountain. The further we went, the colder it became. It was snowing constantly and the road was … Continue reading →

Today, Friday, is our last full day in Tasmania and we spent it driving from Hobart to Lemonthyme Lodge. We stopped at most of the historic old towns along the Midland Highway (Oatlands, Ross & Campbelltown). All these little towns … Continue reading →

On Wednesday morning, we headed up the highway to Hobart, stopping for a coffee in Sorrel. We also found an Internet Cafe; where we booked some accommodation in Hobart using Wotif. It only took a couple of hours to get … Continue reading →

Tuesday turned out to be very wet, although we did manage to see most of the Port Arthur historical site before it began to rain. The main area of Port Arthur is pretty much as I remember but there’s an … Continue reading →

After checking out from Freycenet Lodge our day began today with a walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout. This was a 30 minute walk from the carpark, all uphill and through coastal heath forest and granite boulders in an environment … Continue reading →