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Published: March 27th 2015
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White Sands beach
Beach is right next to the Caravan Park After the final major service / repair of the Coaster we decided we could fit in one last weekend away before we started to get organised for our holiday. But where to go? In the end, it was a decision made partly by the weather forecast - it was going to be a little brighter on the East Coast.
We got off to a late start and then discovered that we had left quite a few things behind at home! So we called in to Sorell to see if we could get a charger for the phones and were lucky to find some good service at the Telstra Shop there.
After our delays, we decided that we would head to the Tasman Peninsula, and being unsure of where we might be able to free camp and being later in the day, we decided to stop at the White Sands Caravan Park. Our site was adjacent to the beach and we had a quick walk but it was quite cool with a southerly off the water.
Beth at work had told me of a great walk on the Tasman Peninsula called Mt. Brown / Crescent Beach. The walk started
Maingon Blowhole
About halfway along the track near Remarkable Cave so next morning we headed off to check it out. The coast along the Tasman Peninsula is spectacular and this area is no exception. If you get the chance, take the walk.
Mount Brown and Crescent Beach are each four hours return. After an hour or so, you walk along the cliff and come to Maingon Blowhole - it was quiet in the morning but we were curious so we leaned over and looked way down to see the waves. Another hour later and we came to the foot of Mt Brown and because the weather looked a little threatening we decided to walk up to Mt Brown and take a photo of Crescent Beach rather than continue on to the beach. It's a really fabulous view from the top of Mt Brown.
After the walk along the coast, we returned and had a look at Remarkable Cave. Sadly, the steps down to the cave are now enclosed and restricts access to the sand (and the sea). Previously, the steps finished at the beach and you could walk right through the cave and out to the sea. The nanny state strikes again! I guess you
View from Mt. Brown
That's Georgi way ahead down below could hurdle the fence, but we were tired after the walk and decided to have a late lunch and rest in the Coaster.
Later that day, after driving around and searching for a suitable camping spot we chanced on a lovely site right next to the water near Port Arthur.
The next morning we were up early and took a walk around Point Puer, the boys reformatory prison which was located on the other side of Carnarvon Bay opposite Port Arthur. It's a fascinating walk among the ruins. Point Puer operated from 1834 to 1849 and 3,000 boys were sent to the facility during this period. Point Puer was the first juvenile prison established in the British Empire. It might be interesting to do some more research on Point Puer.
Of course, we had to visit the Tesselated Pavement, the Blowhole, Tasman Arch and the Devil's Kitchen seeing we were close by. We also walked the Waterfall Bay track, a short walk leaving from Devil's Kitchen which is just stunning.
The drive home to Moonah was uneventful and the Coaster was performing perfectly. We thought we might nearly be ready for the big trip.
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