NSW – Tasmania

Sunday-Tuesday: NSW Southcoast: Pambula/Merimbula/Euroboddalla/Moruya and coastal surroundsDriving from Bairnsdale towards the NSW border, we noticed on Google Maps that this spot is indicated with a (Covid) ‘Border Checkpoint’! The first time we’ve seen that! The NSW south coast was one of the areas most seriously hit by the fires a Continue Reading

Thursday Port Melbourne/WalkervilleArrived in Port Melbourne at 6 am, and we were off the boat half hour later, and on our way along the south-east coast towards the southern coast of NSW, which we will travel up towards home. We are booked in 2 nights at a paid campground near Continue Reading

Monday – Cradle Mountain National ParkWe had booked a helicopter scenic tour at midday, so we were at the CMNP Visitor Centre around 11.15am where we obtained maps of the available tracks and their duration.The carpark was huge, and about 90% full!  There is also a 65km ‘overland’ track (which Continue Reading

Thursday 4 MarchAn extremely windy day again!!! But we didn’t mind, as we had planned on ‘doing’ a few wineries in the Tamar Valley. Arno was treating Jen (he was the driver) as it was my birthday. Tasmania has some truly wonderful Pinot Noirs (like New Zealand) and sparkling wines, Continue Reading

Monday/Tuesday – St Helens/The Gardens/Swimcart BeachWell, if you saw the pictures of where landed on Sunday in our previous post, you’ll understand why we spent the last few days just chilling at this magnificent Bay of Fires. Swimcart Beach campsite is quite the most fantastic (free) beach campsite we’ve seen. Continue Reading

Thursday–Friday: Ross/Campbell TownOff we went towards Ross, an attractive historic town with plenty to see for a day. We saw the very old sandstone bridge which opened in 1836 and Arno went late at night to take pictures of it lit up. There were old buildings, cottages, churches, a wool Continue Reading

Tuesday- Wednesday – Orford/OatlandsWe spent 3 nights at Marg & Andrew’s incredible place at Orford. Our van got the best site on the property – a level place beside the house with the same views on the sea and the rolling hill down to the beach. A lovely piece of Continue Reading

Thursday – Sunday – SouthportLeft Adventure Bay and stopped at the Neck lookout on our way to the ferry back to the mainland.  The lookout is around 200 steps high, with sensational views. The weather was warm!  The young Argentinian couple we kept bumping into took a picture of us, Continue Reading

Monday – Bruny IslandLeft Sorell and headed down to Kettering to catch the ferry to Bruny Island. The ferry goes every half hour, and we got there 3 minutes before it left, and there was just room for us (and 2 more cars!) and off we went.The crossing took around Continue Reading

Sunday – ZeehanRain, windy and cold… Temperature at noon on app: 11C feels like 7C!!So a chill (actually more like ‘heat’) day. Didn’t feel like going anywhere, spent a fair bit of time updating last week’s blog inside with the heater on…!Arno worked on his photos. A typical Sunday! The Continue Reading