The Grampians
With the Tasmania adventure over it was time to get back to work – well, my partner had to fly back to work while I still had a few days left to explore. After a quick visit to Sydney by plane – I had to renew my passport at the Swiss Embassy – I got […]
Tasmania 7 – the last few days…
We arrived in Mathinna and checked out the pub which serves as the bottle shop and general meeting point of all the landowners in the area. There is not much of a town, it is an old settlement of people that cherish the isolation. When we drove in, everyone was eyeing the numberplate – quite […]
Tasmania 7 – Northeast, including Freycinet Peninsula and Bay of Fires
This morning we got back from Bruny Island and headed straight to the East Coast, past Hobart and the whole area we’ve already explored. Our first stop was Spiky Bridge, only 2.5hrs from Kettering where the ferry dropped us of! Spiky Bridge is part of the old convict-built road which connected Swansea with Little Swanport […]
Tasmania 6 – Bruny Island
Blue: the roads we covered, green: the boat/ferry trips and a tiny but beautiful part of Tasmania red: our hikes We started early and had breakfast at the Steamhouse Café in Kettering, the town from where the ferry leaves. Excellent coffee and toasted sandwiches! By 9am we already drove off the ferry onto Bruny Island! […]
Tasmania 5 – Tasman Peninsula
The Tasman Peninsula is rather big. We spent two days exploring but you could easy fill a 3rd and 4th day especially if you’d like to do the Three Capes Hike (48km) or a boat cruise, etc. We headed straight to Port Arthur Historical Site since that was the main reason to drive down that […]
Tasmania 4 – The Southwest
Leaving New Norfolk, we drove along Huon River to Cockle Creek – the southernmost point of Tasmania you can drive to. It’s a beautiful drive along the river. We picked the last camp on the dead-end road in Cockle Creek. While the camps along Recherche Bay (only minutes north on the same road) allow campfires, […]
Tasmania 3 – Mt Field National Park
On the way into Mt Field National Park, you come past the Visitor Centre. It has a café, a little museum style section, and an information desk. We checked the board about all the walks outside the center. Off we went and combined several of the shorter walks to a big loop: Russell Falls, Lady […]
Tasmania 2 – The Northwest Part2
Hey! You are back! Thank you. As mentioned in the last blog, we stayed in Queenstown in a motel room to get out of the foul weather. Of course, the weather changed as soon as we checked into our room, and it turned into two beautiful days to explore the town and surroundings. We wanted […]
Tasmania 2 – The Northwest Part 1
To be honest, if we would have had more than 5 weeks in Tassie we would have extended our stay in Cradle Mountain. It is an incredibly beautiful area and we were pretty keen to do the Overland Track and the Walls of Jerusalem. We did the sensible thing and packed up – vowing that […]
Tasmania 1 – Cradle Mountain
Apologies for the long wait on the next blog. We’ve been busy exploring Tasmania for the last 5 weeks. Now back on mainland Australia I’ll do my best to get a new post up every week. Am currently sitting at a cafe in Sydney airport – yes, I had to do a daytrip to Sydney […]