Thursday, November 12th: Marakoopa Cave
I was another rainy morning when we left Launceston but since we had planned to visit two caves that was not to much of a problem. First on the list was Marakoopa cave with it’s large chambers. Next, a 15 …
Category: Tasmania
Wednesday, November 11th: Bicheno – Launceston
We left Bicheno behind us and drove to Launceston. This is one of Tasmania’s major cities and the main point of interest is Cataract Gorge. We walked around this park with it’s antique bridge and some nice views and then …
Tuesday, November 10th: Freycinet
A short distance from Bicheno is Freycinet which is famous for it’s white beach at Wineglass bay. To get a good view we hade to do a hike to a high up viewingplatform overlooking the area. It was well worth …
Monday, November 9th: Maria Island
From Orford, here we had our B&B, it was a short drive to Triabunna where we boarded yet another boat that would take us on a tour around Maria Island. As the weather was excellent we spend a lot of …
Sunday, November 8th: Port Arthur – Triabunna
We had an early start again as we needed to leave our accommodation and be at the Wild Ocean Tasmania office by 9. The sun was out and temperature was rising already when we fitted our warm onesee and drysuit. …
Saturday, November 7th: Port Arthur
Another lazy day today so we didn’t have to get up very early and we could have breakfast without having to rush. It had been raining throughout the night and it took until noon for the showers to pass. The …
Friday, November 6th, Hobart to Port Arthur
We left Hobart and it’s traffic jams behind us to the peace and quiet of the Tasman peninsula. We stopped a the sealexcursion location first to make sure all was still OK as this trip depends heavily on the weather, …
Thursday, November 5th: South of Hobart
It was a clear morning and we could see the top of Mount Wellington from our window. We drove up to the 1200m high top for a view of Hobart and surroundings below but it seems the few clouds that …
Wednesday, November 4th: Bruny Island
Alarmclock at 6….. so early…. Brekky at 7:30 and then out the door as we had to drive to Kettering where a bus would get us on the ferry to Bruny Island where we had a boattrip booked. The sky …
Tuesday, November 3rd: Lake St.Clair to Hobart
Again, a shortish drive of 180Km. First stop was only 4Km from our startingpoint and was a marker for the geographical center of Tassie. Next was the visitor center at Mount field where we did a 7Km hike to three …