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Published: March 4th 2012
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Oatlands
Oatlands, an historic village After Penguin we travelled to Deloraine, a lovely little town on the Meander River with the caravan park just beside the river so we had a great spot for the week we were there. We met up with the couple who bought our first caravan as they are travelling around Tasmania also. We went out to a 60’s diner with them one evening and had hamburgers with fries of course, a great night out with juke box music and all. We visited a honey farm at Chudleigh just outside Deloraine and they had so many varieties with tastings as well it was hard to choose. From Deloraine we drove onto Longford and stayed at which we say is the best caravan park in Tasmania right beside the Macquarie River, a wonderful spot. A great bakery also within easy walking distance of the park so I was happy. We had dinner with a couple whom we met on our Cape York Trip last year and they live at Evandale about 10 kms from Longford so it was great to catch up with them. Evandale has a great market on each Sunday which we visited to purchase lovely fresh fruit and vegetables. We
Mill
Mill at Oatlands then travelled to Legana in the West Tamar just north of Launceston for a week mainly looking for land, but with no success.
During our stay at Penguin we met one of the neighbours who invited us to a caravan get together they co-ordinate each year so after Legana we travelled to Myrtle Park which is about 30 km north east of Launceston and a really pretty place right on a river and only $3 a night, no electricity but water was available. We had a great week with happy hour each afternoon and after dinner each night sitting around a campfire talking and to everyone from all parts of Tasmania. After here we travelled back to Longford for 4 nights as Margaret was sick and we needed to do some washing and collect our mail which had been sent from Brisbane.
From Longford we started travelling down towards Hobart through the middle and ended up at Oatlands for 3 nights free camping on a special area they have set aside for caravanners, etc. It is right on a lake and only about 300 metres from the town centre. Oatlands is a lovely old
Dig
Finding all the old stuff at Oatlands historical town with many heritage listed buildings and while we were there we were lucky to go to a Working Bullock festival which highlighted how bullocks were used in the early days and then showing how the same work is done in modern times with machinery. It was very interesting seeing how the bullocks were trained to do the work. On the same day they had an open day on archaeology sites in the town where they had been digging up the gallows where there had been eighteen men executed by hanging between 1844 and 1860. Oatlands was the largest gaol in Tasmania holding about 200 prisoners .
We then travelled to a property just outside Richmond which is owned by a couple we met at Legana Caravan Park. They were there for a wedding and had a lovely little dog which they were going to leave in their van while they attended the wedding but we offered to look after him which they appreciated and of course I loved it. They invited us to stay on their property which we did and intended staying for 3-4 nights but ended up staying for 10 nights as we
Bullock
A bullock ream at Oatlands had a lovely time with them. They have 40 lovely acres and live in an 1846 heritage listed home which was just great. They also had 12 Bush Tracker caravans staying there at the same time.
We bypassed Hobart to travel to the Huon Valley staying at Franklin at a park right on the Huon River with great views across towards Cygnet. I drove this day and I was very pleased with myself as we travelled right through the middle of Hobart. Usually when I drive it is on the open road and through smaller townships so now I have conquered that I only have to learn how to reverse it into a caravan park. I don't know if Trevor is game enough to let me try that as yet, but maybe one day when there are not many vans around. We had two hot days while there, one 39 degrees and the next 37 degrees which is the first time they have had 2 days 37 and above since records have been recorded, no humidity and it did cool down at nights. We were intending on travelling further down south before we realized our registration was due
Angus
Home (1846) belonging to Angus and Lexie where we stayed just North of Richmond on the 5
th wheeler at the end of February and before we can renew it a vehicle inspection has to be done and the only place was in Hobart so it was off to Hobart a little earlier than we expected. Everything went well with the inspection so we were able to pay our registration on time and head off to the caravan park for a two week stay in Hobart.
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Allan & Liz Madge
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Great to have such a interesting email. We do not have to visit that little piece of land at the bottom of Australia. Seen any two headed people yet?