Hi from Waratah, Tasmania

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Hi everyone
We came over to Tasmania on Saturday and are really enjoying it here.
After 2 nights at Ulverstone, on the north coast near Devonport, where our ferry came in, we then travelled to Stanley, in the NW corner of Tasmania. Stanley is an interesting fishing village , with lots of history. We spent 3 nights there, and did day trips with the car to Arthur River and the "Edge of the World", on the west coast, which had amazing scenery - red rocks and rough west coast breakers coming in to the river mouth and bar. We also went inland to Dip Falls, and through forest to the Big Tree. In Stanley we caught the chairlift up "The Nut", which rises 152 meters above the ground, and walked around on the top, where mutton birds come in to nest. We visited Highfield, a colonial house used by the van Dieman's Land Company, still going today. We ticked off several more lighthouses, and loved the white sandy beaches, although the water was cold.
From Stanley , we headed south to Waratah yesterday, where we have spent 2 nights at a rustic council camping ground (with free washing machine - all clothes , sheets, towels etc now clean!) Waratah is a tin mining town, has been the most prosperous in the Southern Hemisphere, and is now being reworked. They even have a fossicking area we found today, so we have a few rocks!
Today we were up early, and drove to Cradle Mountain, nearby, a pretty area in the national park. We walked around Lake Dove, a 2 hour walk, but it got very hot the 2nd half with no shade and about 35 degrees. (We read on the net tonight, Tasmania recorded it's hottest temperature ever today!)
Tomorrow we head further south, to Zeehan and then on to Strahan on the west coast for a few days.
The roads here are much like NZ roads, get off the beaten track and they are windy and often metal.
Thanks to everyone sending us comments and messages, we love hearing from you, but can't always respond individually.
Cheers Lynne and Chris

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Photos

Dove Lake
We walked around this lake today at Cradle Mountain National Park.

Ulverstone Beach
We walked on this beach night and morning. The campsite was right on the beach.

Table Cape Lighthouse
Another ticked off.

Fossell Beach
A lovely sandy beach with fossell rocks.

Arthur Rver meets the sea
West Coast on a windy day!

The Edge of the World
Near Arthur Rivermouth.

Green Point
West Coast further north than arthur rivermouth - spectacular scenery.

The Nut , Stanley
We caught the chairlift up and walked around the top. Our campsite was right on the beach below here.

Up The Nut
Lovely weather so far in Tasmania!

Stanley
Looking down on the caravan park at Stanley

Highfield Historic House
The Van Dieman's Land company manager's house.

Penguin
With the Big Penguin at Penguin. We came here for the Sunday markets, but it was mainly arts and crafts - we needed fruit and vegetables!

Leven Canyon
South of Ulverstone we drove up into the hills

Dip Falls
Notice the hexagonal granite rocks.

Boat Harbour Beach
We had a picnic lunch here on the north coast - a typical white sandy beach.

Comments

[Susi]

Hi
Carl and I went to Tasmania a couple of years ago and loved it. It felt more like New Zealand, than Australia, to us. Looking forward to seeing you when you are back for your visit.

[Linda and Den]

WOWEE!
We are thrilled to see you are enjoying Tas. Your pictures bring back lots of memories, especially Cradle Mountain and the Nut at Stanley. Lynne your photos are stunning-keep up the great work! We have been waiting in anticipation for your first entry from Tas. ENJOY!

[Penny Kidd]

oak river drive
Hi, finding your travels in Tasmania very interesting and not dissimilar to some of NZ landscapes. We are also having hot temperatures this year for NZ and am trying to spend as much time up here as commitments will allow. Janie and Richard are coming over to NZ at Easter time to stay which will be great and looking forward to seeing them. Hope to be able to bring them up North as well. Stu is going back to Thailand in May and think I might go with him and will take an extra week to do some sightseeing. Hope you are both well. You look great in the photos. Love Penny and Stuart

[Lckiwis]

Loving it in Tasmania
Good to hear from you. We are coming home for the month of March, so look forward to catching up with everyone. We will leave the car and van at a Melbourne Caravan Park. Tracey and Kent have already booked us in for a week's babysitting while they go to China. We hope to spend a week or so at Baylys too. Cheers Lynne and Chris

[Rick and Sue]

Tasmania
Great photos and commentary - it does look a bit like N.Z. - Temperatures here are up at present - Kerekeri recorded highest temp in country yesterday....31 degrees! Look foward to catching up in March