Blogs from Tasmania, Australia, Oceania - page 10

Arrived in Sheffield at about 0645. We had breakfas, a full Aussie, then went fo a drive and a recce of the town before booking in to our great Airbn. We checked out the tourist office and got some details of local walks the went to the town war memorial to lay a poppy for a Pete Higgs. We met an ex Green Jacket from the Malaya era. We then took a drive to visit a wildlife park and fed the free roaming kangaroos. Afternoon tea then back to Sheffield. We spent a bit too long chatting to Jan and Peter and we just managed to get a take out Chinese as everywhere else was shut and the town was in darkness. It has been about 25c today. Loverly blue skies.... read more

Hi for my first blog. I hope this finds everyone easily enough. Well my case is packed but Bryan has that job tomorrow morning to think about what he might take. Luckily we don’t leave until approximately 12:45. So this trip we have my good friend and Bryans sister Pauline coming with us from Tasmania, then once we arrive in Melbourne my girlfriend from the Riverland in South Australia joins us as Pauline’s companion as we all know how expensive it is when you want to go solo and they add those single traveller charges. Then we head off to Cambodia on Thai Airways. We have a stop over in Thailand’s Bangkok before heading on to Cambodia’s Siem Reap. Arriving at 08:30 after what I’m sure will be a sleepless night. We aren’t sure what we ... read more

Whilst in Melbourne I caught up with others that o had met while traveling. I landed in Hobart and have started the hard task of looking for work. In between filling in application forms I have had a few breaks. I have had plenty of time to do exciting things such as checking out the botanical gardens in Hobart. Most recently I and some friends I have made in the hostel and I went for a spontaneous road trip. We headed out from Hobart to mole creek campsite. After a night in the car we headed out to cradle mountain. When we arrived we discovered that it was snowing periodically. We decided to hike up to a view point over the ranges, then to hike back to the visitor centre. While walking down we came across ... read more

Had this little getaway booked for a few months...got a great deal through Timeshare and cheap airfares so why not? We had a very early 6.05a.m. flight from Melbourne so were off by 7.30a.m. in Hobart, couldn't book into our accom so decided to head to Richmond to check out this beautiful historical little town, a cool crisp morning so lovely for walking around Richmond. Richmond is quite an iconic site and only about 25klms north east of Hobart in the Coal River Valley region and that bridge is recognisable all over Australia. John spotted the bakery so we opted for Curried Scallop pies and coffee for breaky. Later in the afternoon booked into our accommodation at the Ramada Seven Mile Beach Resort, were pleasantly surprised a lovely three bedroom, two bathroom apartment set on a ... read more

Since returning from our previous adventure, we have been thinking about what we might do next. After careful consideration, we decided to add a trailer to the bus and put kayaks on top. A tinny with a small outboard motor was a consideration early on but getting it off and on the trailer was an issue and there seemed to be lots of rules about licenses with each of the different states having different regulations. So kayaks seemed like the best idea. We had some minor issues with the amount of "stuff" that we had inside the bus on our last trip. The walkway was sometimes a little congested and it usually meant that we had to "unload" the bus when we stopped to have easy access to all parts of our home away from home. ... read more