Blogs from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania - page 20

Slowly touring the Tasmanian island We have pitched up at the only naturist facility on the island which consists of Michael and Yvonne's garden with the use of their pool and a lovely view over the water to Kingston near Hobart. And we switched the computer on to watch The Wire and tried the wifi on the off chance only to find they had it even though Michael did not know what we were talking about. His daughter did so we are connected. We've coped with some warm weather for a while up to 28C but mostly it is like an English summer here. The terrain is smaller scale than the mainland with lots of sea views. The east coast was very empty compared to this part near Hobart and we found some lovely spots ... read more

Day 298 - Coles Bay to Hobart We have a Happy Birthday wish to deliver to a lovely lady back home in Bristol, Norfy it’s you! Our lovely Lisa is celebrating today. Happy Birthday chick, see you soon for a good ol knees up! Lots of love from both of us x x . Once we’d decided to have a go at a day trip to Port Arthur from Hobart rather than staying in Port Arthur itself, the only other thing we needed to sort out was where to stay. There are no free campsites around the city, the Showground is the most economical place at a mere $16 per night with power but you need to be self contained which we’re not. It turned out that the only other practical option available to us was ... read more

Tazzie treated us very well! The photos should mostly speak for themselves. After hours of mostly fruitless searching for Tasmanian critters in the wild, and tiring of seeing them splattered on the roadside, we decided to tour some wildlife refuge and breeding parks. It was well worth the visit. If Nancy had her way we would be adopting kangaroos. And wombats. And probably devils. See below for photos - really, there are some there. And a few might be sideways, sorry, there seems to be an uploading glitch at the moment. ... read more

Neues aus Australien!!! Wir haben auch die letzte Schulwoche gemeistert und zum Abschluss unser Zeugnis bekommen. Zwei Tage nach Schulschluss haben wir uns nun aufgemacht, Tasmanien mit den Raedern zu erkunden. An alle Radlfreunde sei vorab gesagt. Ein echt sehr hartes Stueck Arbeit. Wir sind also gestartet, jedes Rad bepackt mit vier Taschen, zusaetzlich ein Zelt, Schlafsaecke und Isomatten. Bereits am ersten Radltag bekamen wir volle Breitseite serviert mit Wind, Regen und sehr kuehlen Temparaturen. Am ersten Tag steckt man diese Umstaende noch relativ leicht weg, aber es sollte noch schlimmer kommen. Allgemein haben wir bereits am ersten Tag bereits unsere Grenzen aufgezeigt bekommen mit dem staendigen auf und ab und dem schweren Gepaeck in den Taschen und auf den Hueften *grins* Wir hatten wirklich alles: viel Regen, wenig Sonne und kuehle Temparaturen. Wir hatten ... read more

Monday was the last day of our tour. We drove to Nelson Falls, and checked out the scenery. Unfortunately, we had some really windy roads that day. When it comes to being a passenger, I have a tendency to get a little motion sick. Being on the smaller buses usually helps but the constant swaying was tough. All it meant though was that I’d get the privilege to sit up in the front, which meant a better view out the front window! We had lunch at Lake St Clair. There were tons of other backpackers there, but these guys were serious. In fact, the majority of them were just completing a several day long trek from Cradle Mountain! Talk about a journey. Afterwards we saw some more waterfalls and walked through some great rainforests. In fact, ... read more