Blogs from Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania

I was up early and packed up my car. I headed up the east coast towards Freycinet National park which is home to Wineglass Bay. I lucked out with a sunny day but it wasn't that warm! Very windy too. I passed through some very cute little towns and stopped to take some pictures of the convict built spiky bridge. Many of the structures and roads in Tasmania were built by convicts. There is just so much history on this little island of Australia! The coast here is amazing. The colour of the water is so beautiful. I arrived in Bicheno and booked into the hostel there for the night and then drove out to Freycinet National park. I popped into the visitor center and bought my national park pass. I was also told that the ... read more

Nu ar det sondag kvall igen..veckan gar fort! forsokt plugga en del denna veckan, tentan narmar sig, men sa mycket annat man vill gora! Igar lordag hyrde vi en bil och akte mot Freycinet National Park som ligger pa ostkusten. Denna nationalpark ar kand for sina fina strander, bl.a. Wine Glass Bay (stranden ar formad som ett vinglas). Riktigt tur med vadret hade vi och hade stralande sol hela dagen, harligt! Pa kvallen sov vi over pa ett hostel i Bicheno, en liten stad strax norr om Freycinet. Pa kvallen gick vi ner till stranden och tittade pa pingviner som gick upp pa stranden for att mata sina ungar. Haftigt att se! Jattesota, sma pingviner, ca 40 cm stora, som kampade for att ta sig upp pa klipporna! svart att ta bilder dock, ville inte skramma ... read more

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Mon 15th March 2010-03 Started off the day in Hobart. Said goodbye to the hotel Grand Chancellor and packed up the little Nissan Tiida before departing for Freycinet lodges. Refuelled at the BP garage near the airport and saw a Police bike and car dealing with the aftermath of a crash. Turned left at Sorrell and took the A3 north. Lovely drive of about200 km. Stopped off at Orford for a spot of brunch by a river and continued along to the peninsula. Had a lovely photo opportunity overlooking Oyster Bay where the original Aborigines were found. Eventually got to Freycinet lodges about 1400 hours and booked in. What a lovely place. The lodge was roomy air conditioned and peaceful guitar music playing as we entered. Great big shower and big bed. A cup of tea ... read more

As the plane came in to land at Launceston's small airport, my view over the northern part of Tasmania was one of rolling pastures, distant hills and a small town nestled at the side of a large river. Tasmania sits off the coast of Victoria, one hour's flying time from Melbourne. Roughly the size of Ireland, it's a compact place where Nick and I would spend six nights. We collected our hire car from the airport and set off east, to start a circular route that would take us along the east coast to Hobart, then up the west coast via Cradle Mountain. The first thing we noticed as we drove was the amount of roadkill. I'd heard stories from other people about the dangers of driving after dusk, but I wasn't prepared for just how ... read more

With access to a car (thanks Les) and some camping equipment borrowed from friends (thanks Fox and Sam), we decided to head to Tasmania to see some of Australia’s rugged sights. We set sail on the Spirit of Tasmania, a huge ferry, at 9pm from Melbourne. The journey was to take 9.5 hours so we booked a recliner chair in the hope of getting some sleep and prayed it wouldn’t be too rough as the waters between Australia and Tasmania are notoriously choppy. The crossing was calm and we managed to have a few hours sleep before we disembarked for our Tasmanian adventure. Our first stop, Launceston, is the second largest town in Tasmania and 80km south of our docking port. Daniel’s cousin, Rob, lives there but he and his family were on holiday on the ... read more