Winter Cove

Week four begins!

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September 29th 2014
Well it has sure been a mixed week with the weather. Sunny days but chilly winds and I mean WIND. I guess you have to expect that on an island in the middle of Bass Strait don't you. We have still been able to walk somewhere or another depending on the wind direction and have this week conquered the Wedge/Pyramid/Fuji. It was a slog up to the ridge and even still a bit of a climb to the top of the ... 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