Month: July 2005
20
Jul
Tasmania 2005
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We decided to see Tasmania in winter 2005We enjoy the cold and we certainly got cold.We had a great trip and it proved to be...
16
Jul
Day 15: Going Home :(
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Awoke to find a light frost on the ground. It still wasn’t cold though. We did a final check of the vehicle before heading to...
15
Jul
Day 14: Berridale to Richmond to Barilla.
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Awoke to another mild morning, we have now given up on the off chance that it is cold in Tasmania. We have decided it is...
14
Jul
Day 13 Heimat to Berridale
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We got up and had a lovely shower in the 5-star bathroom that are Heimat Chalets Ensuite Sites. We then headed toward Hobart and pulled...
13
Jul
Day 12: Snug to Russell Falls and New Norfolk
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Got up this morning and wandered over to the beach. Snug is a pretty little town on the banks of North West Bay. The caravan...
12
Jul
Day 11: Barilla to Tahune Airwalk and on to Snug.
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Woke up to 2ºc this morning. We discovered how deeply Mick slept as, when he got out of bed, he found our dozen eggs!! There...
11
Jul
Day 10: Seven Mile Beach to Port Arthur to Barilla.(Hobart)
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Slept in this morning. (Probably due to a big day yesterday??) We had breakfast and headed into Sorell to look for a Woolworths, did the...
10
Jul
Day 9: Bicheno to Freycinet to Swansea to Sorell to Seven Mile Beach.
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Waking up at Bicheno we had a good hearty omelette before heading down to Coles Bay and the Freycinet Peninsula to climb to the Wineglass...
09
Jul
Day 8: Scottsdale to Bicheno
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Lesson 1: Bush camping in Tasmania, while cheap, is STUPID!!! Not having a powered site meant that we could not use our fan heater. Consequently,...
08
Jul
Day 7: Deloraine to Launceston and the Tamar Valley to Scottsdale
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WOW!!!! Finally our first cold morning. We woke to frost on the ground and ice on the windscreen. –2ºc at 7:30am. We proved our heater...
07
Jul
Day 6: July 7th Turners Beach –Forth- Wilmot- Railton – Sheffield – La Trobe – Deloraine.
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Awoke early and it was cold!! 6ºc at 6:00am, 7ºc at 7:00am. No wind or rain though. We had our showers and headed off for...
06
Jul
Day 5: July 6th – Wynyard to Smithton and back to Turners Beach.
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Left Wynyard at 8:00am and drove to Lacrum Dairy at Mella via Smithton. The Lacrum dairy advertised Cheese tasting and dairy, unfortunately, they are not...
05
Jul
Day 4 – July 5th – Zeehan to Cradle Mountain and Wynyard.
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Another big sleep in and we were on the road at 9:00am. Heading into Zeehan we stopped at the Heritage Mining Museum. This was a...
04
Jul
Day 3 – July 4th Strahan to Zeehan
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Day 3: Strahan (Gordon River cruise) to Zeehan We had a big sleep-in today (6:00pm!!) Had breakfast and showers at the amenities block and “hit...
03
Jul
Day 2: July 3rd Heimat Chalet to Strahan.
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Had a good night’s sleep for the first night. The van bed was nice and cosy and not cold at all. I woke up at...
02
Jul
Tasmania 2005 -Day 1: Saturday July 2nd Dicky Beach to Hobart and New Norfolk.
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Day 1: Saturday July 2nd Dicky Beach to Hobart and New Norfolk. Left Dicky Beach at 7:00am with Graham our chauffeur from Quick Silver limousines....