Scenic
G’day all, Today we did a small tour to Freycinet National Park near Coles Bay in Tassie’s Sout East Coast. We decided to take the following route. Cape Toureville to Whitewater Wall to Bluestone Bay and finally to Sleepy Bay. The first stop was Cape Toureville and the beautiful walk that follows the headland. [...]
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G’day all, The dreaded flu caught up to me at Bicheno and I have been recovering the past couple of days. I am just starting to feel better and will start putting time into the blog recapping Easter and my new trip “The Waterfall Way.” This will be a good one to do…so stay tuned. [...]
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We have been at Dora Point since last Wednesday near Bingalong Bay close to the Bay of Fires just round the corner from St Helens on Tasmania’s East Coast…if you get all of that!!! Since that time we have trialled the pancakes at Elephant Pancakes near St Mary’s, unfortunately, these proved to be rather tasteless [...]
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G’day all, Back in Tassie again after a very successful trip to plan further developments to the Bushman Bud website and blog. Today it was off to Tasmazia near Roland in Tassie’s central north. No 4WD or 4×4 ing but plenty of mind blowing confusion and adventure in the mazes. We started out with a [...]
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G”day all, Well we all made it up Cradle Mountain this time around. Joey Jess (7) on her second run and Orangatang Amy (5) on her first attempt. We followed the track from Dove Lake to the interection of the Overland Track and Dove Lake Track (about 300m from the carpark). We turned left towards [...]
Good news the afternoon got a lot better. We escaped camp and headed 5 minutes down the road to the Mole Creek Caravan Park for a more…relaxed…nights sleep. After dropping off the van (we had passed the Chudleigh Honey Farm so many times, promising ourselves and the kids an icecream) we finally headed to the [...]
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Alum Cliff Gorge can be found on a turnoff between the honey farm and Mole Creek on the Mersey Hill Road and is well sign posted. To get to the Alum Cliff Gorge it is a short 800m walk traversing a very well maintained pathway. It is an easy walk for young and old, the fit [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGv9E5-rSiY Devils Gullet is a lookout over 230m sheer cliffs that have been shaped by ice and rain over millions of years. In the distance is the vista of Cradle Mtn – Lake St Clair National Park and it many mountain peaks. There is a board at the lookout pointing out the many peaks on [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGv9E5-rSiY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJS65mbxmc This is a great drive through very scenic forestry and then up high to the scenic lookouts of Devils Gullet and Fisher River Lookout. Throw in a side trip to Mackenzie Lake and the canals of its hydro scheme and you have a great day trip. You could also combine a tour at [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJS65mbxmc The Fisher River Lookout is a beautiful vista over the Cradle Mtn – Lake St Clair National Park and highlights many of the towering peaks of the park. Off in the distance is the famous Cradle Mtn and Mt Ossa (Tasmania’s highest peak). There is a board which names all the various peaks you [...]
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