Welcome to my 300th published blog post. The Vale of Belvoir is a sub-alpine area near Cradle Mountain. The Black Bluff Range looks over the Vale. Wide angle image from Black Bluff Lookout with expansive views over sub-alpine areas to Cradle Mountain. Cradle Mountain from Black Bluff Barn Bluff from Black Bluff – I was … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 14 – The Penguin coast
Dove Lake Walk is a 6.3km circumference of Dove Lake nestled below the iconic Cradle Mountain. A selection from our walk: Marions Peak A small beach The Dove Lake Devil let us pass in peace. Honeymoon Islands – not likely to be disturbed out there. Ballroom Forest Mount Campbell and Hansons Peak Another beach Waterfall … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 13 – Cradle Mountain – Dove Lake and Devils
Today is very wet – the goretex jackets, overpants and boots are worth the cost in this type of weather as we stay dry all day despite the downpours and persistent misty rain. We catch the shuttle bus to Ronny Creek about 8km into the park. This track is one of the starting points for … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 12 – Cradle Mountain – Walking with Wombats to Waldheim
Cradle Mountain National Park is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. This is a world renowned place of spectacular beauty with moss-covered ancient rainforests, deep river gorges, snow-covered mountain peaks, wild alpine moorlands and glacial lakes. A Black Currawong came to say good morning at our cabin. Cradle Mountain (zoomed image) from Cradle Montain … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 11 – Cradle Mountain
Big Coffee Pot at Deloraine. I feel I had been here before – I had a sense of deja brew. Alum Cliffs Reserve (Tulampanga) was a meeting place for Pakana people. Ochre was found in the cliffs on the Mersey River. Wildflowers at Alum Cliffs Western flag iris (Diplarrena latifolia) A shy pademelon. Alum Cliffs … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 10 – Mole Creek
The Central Plateau Conservation Area is a wild place of sub-alpine moorlands and a myriad of tarns on the northern edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. It is in the isolated heart of Tasmania and is un-serviced by the State’s major road network other than the A5 which forms the eastern boundary. Flanked on the east … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 9 – Great Lake and the Central Plateau
Tamar Islands Wetlands is a unique estuarine wetland ecosystem of mudflats, lagoons and islands. Just down the path from the entrance were these Black swans and cygnets. Boardwalk to the Bird Hide Bird Hide at the Tamar Wetlands. “Listen, lad. I built this bird hide up from nothing. When I started here, all there was … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 8 – Launceston
Our first full day in Tasmania will be around the Tamar region – the large inlet and river that runs south to Launceston. Big Apple at Spreyton. I went for a walk last night and there was an Apple pie, Apple strudel and Apple Charlotte on the ground. The streets were strangely desserted. The Big … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 7 – Narawntapu and the Turbo Chooks
The excitement builds – today is the day we cross Bass Strait. We are caught up in Tas-mania! The 26th largest island in the world was colonised as a penal settlement in 1803 to dissuade the French from settling there during the Napoleanic Wars. Environmentally, the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) is presumed extinct from hunting and … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 6 – Across Bass Strait
The Sphinx Hotel in Geelong is a curiosity – complete with 15 metres high Sphinx, a pyramid, pharoahs and columns. It is a very clever pyramid scheme. Now that is a grand entrance. The other entrance The Big Amphora is quite jarring. Inside … the foyer We were sure we had been transported to Egypt. … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 5 – Geelong
How to avoid Melbourne traffic on roads less travelled. The original 1917 SPC factory (Shepparton Fruit Preserving Company)…. …. and the newer plant across the road. The Big Cherry at Wyuna (Older image from Wikipedia) We had hoped to start the day by seeing a different kind of fruit – the The Big Cherry at … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 4 – Big Day in Victoria
550km today through the South Western Slopes Biogeographic region of New South Wales. Sheep west of Cowra. These guys couldn’t break into the next paddock. There was no battering ram. Angus with four mates…all called Angus too. Grenfell main street Grenfell’s favourite son is Henry Lawson. On meeting this lovely young lady, Henry recited a … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 3 – Gold, guitar, gargantuans and grazers
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