Blogs from Bridport, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bridport February 15th 2015

Geo: -41.003, 147.394After a second night in Launceston we drove the 90 minutes north-east to Bridport and prepared for our Sat 1:30pm tee off at Lost Farm Golf Course.This course is part of the Barnbougle complex. After the surprising success of the Barnbougle Dunes development (the course is regularly rated in the top 50 of the world) the owners built this second course adjacent to the first, with larger and more upscale facilities. It also ranks highly as a golf course.It was raining hard when our tee time came around. After much grumbling from the majority of us dry-weather golfers, we hit off in driving rain and proceeded to get drenched. The rain did ease somewhat to showers after about an hour but by then we were having trouble holding on to our clubs. Regretfully, we ... read more

Bridport, Scottsdale and Derby

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bridport February 26th 2014

Legerwood 6

MargAndRob

Todays journey continued north east from Lilydale to the coastal town of Bridport. This is a very attractive and sheltered port supporting maritime industry and fishing. The hilly land drops quickly down into the harbour with trees adorning the area. Adjacent to the boat ramp is the remnants of the pier that disappeared which makes an interesting photo study. The view north from Bridport looks out to Flinders island in the distance, the Strzelecki Ranges dominating the horizon. To the right of Flinders island are two smaller islands. From the beach they all look joined, but that is only an illusion. We moved south east from Bridport to Scottsdale. This is a small but active rural town with a variety of interesting things to see. One local has a rhubarb farm and has recently started a ... read more

37 Melbourne & Beyond

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bridport June 9th 2012

Dinner with George & Linda

DonPattie

Echuca on the Murray is probably only about 70 or 80m above sea level, so it was surprising on our way south to Melbourne to recross the Great Dividing Range at an altitude of 600m. No wonder the car’s fuel economy seemed terrible. We are now officially in the east again, having crossed the Great Dividing Range over a year ago in Queensland. Passed through Bendigo on the way south, it was founded on gold and has morphed into a strong rural town. We had picked a campground near to the CBD, and also as close as possible to the docks, and when we reviewed Chris & Lynne’s blog found they had stayed here too. We had a day in town, and then went for dinner with George, Linda and the kids. George is Janet & ... read more

Brief history of Australia

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name...more history

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