Iron House Brewery & Distillery
Iron House Brewery & Distillery Tasting the gin Stopped for the night another free camp it’s a beautiful spot with vineyards all around. Went in to the distillery and did a tasting of their gin. I can honestly say it was the worst gin I have ever tasted in my life. Simon had to finish […]
Bicheno
Bicheno Stopped briefly to see the blowhole and to have lunch at the famous Lobster Shack and it did not disappoint. I had the rock lobster, I could not be in Tassie and not try it. Delicious. Previous Next
Coles Bay
Coles Bay – Freycinet Peninsula Great national park campsite right on the beach. Walked up to Wineglass Bay lookout. Great views but lots of steps. My legs have only just recovered from the Cape Hauy 4500 steps. You have to hike up through these rocky mountains called ‘The Hazards’ which are spectacular. There are then […]
Maria Island
Maria Island This was on my bucket list. I love wombats and have always wanted to see them in the wild. Maria Island has no predators for wombats so they just roam about eating grass. We saw over 50 they were everywhere and so cute. Discovered that their cube shaped poo is cube shaped for […]
Triabunna – Aurora Australis
Triabunna – Aurora Australis Stopped here for the night as this is where the ferry to Maria Island goes from. The big solar flare Aurora Australis due. Didn’t think we would see much but when I went out and took a photo of the sky it was bright pink. It’s very strange the way the […]
Port Arthur
Port Arthur This is a very sombre place. It’s the historic site of a penal settlement in the 1830’s where convicts were put to work cutting timber. The remains of the old buildings can be seen and the old asylum where prisoners were locked up 23 hours a day and not allowed to make any […]
Hobart
Hobart Went to visit the famous MONA art gallery. The building is amazing it is totally carved out of solid rock and most of the gallery is underground. Designed by David Walsh who we saw walking past, he is a professional gambler and multi millionaire who is originally from Hobart and decided to build the […]
Bruny Island
Bruny Island The Neck Our first stop was ‘Get Shucked’ to taste the famous Bruny oysters. You can see the oyster boat come in and the guys shucking out the back of the restaurant. They were delicious. We are staying in a free camp just off the beach at ‘The Neck’ which is a narrow […]
Geelong
Geelong Geelong library Before arriving in Geelong we stopped off at Scotchmans Hill vineyard for a wine tasting. Absolutely gorgeous setting and some great wines according to Simon. I was the nominated driver, surprise, surprise! Geelong is a great town I really liked it. There is a lovely waterfront with swimming areas, big wide streets, […]
The Q Train – Drysdale
The Q Train – Drysdale This was a train trip for Simon’s birthday. It’s a restaurant train so you have a five course meal whilst travelling along very very slowly from Drysdale to Queenscliff. We had bicycles passing us. There is another great rail trail now on my to do list. The food was […]