Tasmania

G’day all, Leaving Cairns at 11am we planned to head towards Cowley Beach, hoping that the wind would drop and we could enjoy some boating around the Barnard Group of Islands.  On the way we dropped in at Josephine Falls for a looksy and also for a slide down the rocks.  By the time we [...]

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Bushman Bud on October 16th, 2011

G’day all, With very threatening rain across the gulf we had to make the sad decision to avoid the gravel roads along the Savanah Way and bottom of the Gulf.  This decison has since proved very wise with some areas through the Gulf receiving significant rainfall…getting stuck out in the middle of nowhere is not [...]

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Bushman Bud on June 10th, 2010

G’day all, We will get on the band wagon and update you on proceedings shortly.  We have tarvelled to Brady Lake, Roseberry, Queenstown, Zeehan, Strahan (Sarah Island), Trial Harbour, Granville Harbour and now Waratah.  We have taken in many sites and had some great company amongst new friends and old. Now for today…snow…snow…snow.  Coming from [...]

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Bushman Bud on June 8th, 2010

G’day all, Immediately after the Gordon River Cruise we decided to take a walk to Hogarth Falls. Hogarth Falls can be found via a short walking trail from Peoples Park very close to the town centre of Strahan. The walk is about 1 klm either way on well formed wide tracks. Along the way are [...]

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Bushman Bud on May 27th, 2010

G’day all, What a couple of weeks it has been since our last post regarding Jeffery’s Track in Hobart.  Since then we have discovered we did the Balfour Track and Montezuma Falls/Ring River Road Track in two wheel drive.  The drivers side manual hub lock had failed meaning know front end traction…I thought things seemed [...]

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G’day all, What a pleasure getting a knock on the door early on a Sunday morning and getting asked to come out on a 4WD day, especially when its from a great group of people and a track you were wanting to do.  Its amazing what you attract into your life – law of attraction [...]

Continue reading about Bushman Bud tackles the East West 4WD Track (Montrose Track), Hobart

G’day all, What a way to kick off an awesome weekend.  We had contacted the Trekka 4WD Club a few weeks ago and they were good enough to allow us to come along on the night run up and over Jeffery’s Track to Huonville, have dinner and head back over the hill again.  It is [...]

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Bushman Bud on May 10th, 2010

G’day all, After the Southern Forests trip with the Land Rover Club we have been camped at Hobart Show Grounds due to a wearing clutch on the Patrol.  We have ordered a replacement which gets fitted tommorrow and then off we go again. Our time here hasn’t been wasted though, we have spent a few [...]

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Bushman Bud on May 4th, 2010

G’day all, We travelled to Hobart’s Cadbury Chocolate Factory today in Claremont, Hobart.  Usually it costs $17.50 for a family to get in for a look, but today we were in luck…or were we.  Management has decided to try a new tour of the factory out and so were offering free admission. Unfortunately I have [...]

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G’day all, We had been looking forward to catching up with the Land Rover Owners Club of Tasmania Inc as we had found them both helpful and friendly in making us welcome as visitors of the club.  I must say I was curious though how the Land Rover would perform offroad and how long it [...]

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