We park at Primroese Sands whilst I (Pauline ) have a week back in Melbourne to study Hat Making for a week - that was fun I made three Hats ( When I work out how to download my pics from my I phone I will post my Hats.
Back to Primrose sands to pick up Rob ( Who had had rather a liquid week with some newfound friends ( who I aptly named Peter - they all had traits of Robs brother!!)
On to Port Auther and a cruise down the Tasman peninsula to see lots of wildlife, Albatross, Dolphins (my camera or me were not fast enough to capture them!) We saw lots of sea caves and rock formations.
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| Dolorite rock formation |
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| Albatross |
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| Sea Cave |
On from The Tasman cruise to Coalmines Historic site where convict Labour both mined and constructed this site and all of Port Arthur.
We now travel up through the central highlands to Launceston, Longford, Evandale, Deloraine and on to Mole creek national park where Rob decides to take up a sport......Fishing!!!
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| Please let there be a fish this time! |
On to Gowrie Park for some free campimg and rest and relaxation!! - great spot on the way to Cradle Mt. Where we visit Nowhere Else! Lower Crackpot, and Paradise god help us!!
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| Gowrie Park |
Neargy Railton the town of Topiary
We reached Stanley to a place called the nut a rock formation that shot out of the ground many years ago and is a tourist attraction today.
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| View from the Nut at Stanley on Northeast coast |
8th March on down the rugged west coast to Zeehan this was once the prime silvermining town and is now almost closed down here is a pic of the once very popular hotel and Gaiety theatre that used to hold 1000.
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| The Grand Hotel incorporaring the Gaiety Theatre Zeehan West Coast tasmania |
9th March on to Strahan (pronounced strawn) a really picturesque place on Macquarie harbour discovered by sailors searching for the source of the famous Huon Pine that is now becoming a lot more scarce. Here they promote the Gordon river cruises.
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| Macquarie Harbour Strahan |
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| Macquarie Heads campsite |
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| Maquarie heads Beach Looking out to Hells gate Strahan |
11th March over the mountain ranges on to Queenstown a copper mining town and home of the wilderness railway that runs between Queenstown and Strahan.
13th March We travel through the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers Nat Pk a wild drive winding up the mountains and back down againat Derwent bridge where we came across an artist Greg Duncan who had created his own private collection called the Wall in the wilderness (when completed it will be 100 metres long) it is all carved out of Huon pine and its a Mural that examines subjects that are part of Tasmanias history and in fact some still in debate today such as mining and logging.
Photos were not allowed but we bought the book and will photograph a couple of pages soon . Inside the front door of the exhibition was an overcoat -it looked as if it was made of leather but infact was carved from Huon pine, it was truely amazing.
14th March on to Wyatinah and then Hamilton a small Hamlet near Mt Field National park where we had a walk through the Tall timbers some 79metres high and to Russell Falls and Horseshoe Falls, a really lovely couple of days.
17th March on to Glenorchy - a suburb of Hobart where we spent a few days doing city walks and went to the Salamanca mkts - I had heard countless times over the years how Fab these were and we went yesterday - and welllllll they were very nice but not quite what I had summed them up to be, Oh well nothing ventured!
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| Salamanca Place hobart |
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| An early Post box still in use in Hobart |
Were off again tomorrow and after this mammoth event post I am going to post a little and often now.
