Our Campervan

Wild Tasmania

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November 14th 2008
Wild Tasmania November 9, 2008 We were awakened by the intercom (sounded like a bullhorn to me) in our ferry stateroom announcing that it was 6 AM and that we needed to be off the boat by 7:10. We drove the camper into the town of Devonport, Tasmania into blue skies and sunshine and headed toward Cradle Mountain NP. The park is known for its walking tracks and in particular the Overland Trac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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... ... read more