Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 30 – Hartz Mountains National Park

November 5, 2024

Arve River at the base of the range and start of the mountain drive to Hartz Mountains NP. The road up the mountain… Hartz Mountains National Park has been shaped by ancient glaciers and is on the edge of Tasmania’s remote and rugged south-west wilderness. The park has a high backbone of dolerite and small … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 30 – Hartz Mountains National Park

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 29 – Bruny Island

November 4, 2024

Ferry at Kettering across to Bruny Island. Crossing the  D’Entrecasteaux Channel passing the sister ferry. Bruny was named after the French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, who explored the Channel region and discovered it to be an island in 1792. Our first stop is at The Neck. Bruny Island Neck Lookout looking south. The Neck is an isthmus of … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 29 – Bruny Island

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 28 – On the Waterfront

November 3, 2024

The historic waterfront at Hobart is a nice way to spend an afternoon with lots of history, a pleasant stroll and many cafes and restaurants. Hope and Anchor Pub (1807) – the oldest licenced hotel in Australia. Mawson’s Hut Replica Museum is an exact replica of the huts used by Douglas Mawson in the 1911-1914 … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 28 – On the Waterfront

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 27 – Hydro in the wilderness

November 2, 2024

Today we travel into the heart of the wilderness to Gordon Dam, reason and cataylst for many environmental actions and initiatives in protest to environmental destruction. Great view of Mount Field with residual snow from near Maydena. Another view north to Mount Field NP The road from here to Gordon Dam is over 80km passing … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 27 – Hydro in the wilderness

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 26 – Out and about in Hobart

November 1, 2024

Jackman and McRoss at Battery Point – considered and rated as one of the best bakeries in Australia. No sign of Hugh. I fluked a park outside on the very narrow streets. Salamanca Place has rows of sandstone buildings that were formerly warehouses for the port of Hobart Town. These have since been converted into … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 26 – Out and about in Hobart

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 25 – Whisky business

October 31, 2024

The 2014 Australian TV show Bogan Hunters named Tasmania as the ‘bogan capital of Australia’ with Taswegians earning four spots out of seven in the final. There are a ring of suburbs around the outskirts of Hobart which some people attribute to being “bogan.” Above is a local in standard red flannie. He seems happy … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 25 – Whisky business

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 24 – Mount Field National Park

October 30, 2024

Today we venture to Mount Field National which rises from cool temperate rainforests to alpines areas dotted with many lakes.  The rainforest tree, Tasmanian laurel is very hardy. The creek from the track to Russell Falls. Tree being recycled back into the nutrient cycle. Family photo recreation – with a huge Dicksonia tree fern. The … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 24 – Mount Field National Park

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 23 – kunanyi – Mount Wellington

October 29, 2024

kunanyi/Mount Wellington is a dramatic backdrop to Hobart. The mountain rises to 1,270 metres above sea level and is frequently covered by snow, with snowfalls even occurring in summer. Rhododendrons in Wellington Park at Ferntree The Organ Pipes are towering dolerite cliffs are one of the defining features of kunanyi / Mt Wellington. The long road up … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 23 – kunanyi – Mount Wellington

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 22 – Historic towns and handkerchief heists

October 28, 2024

A drive through the Midlands. We start the day in the gardens at Launceston. Japanese maple Campbell Town Inn which was built in 1840. Campbell Town was established in 1826 as a garrison town with soldiers to maintain the displacement of the Tyerrernotepanner people who were formidable opponents of settler colonisation and aggression during the Black … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 22 – Historic towns and handkerchief heists

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 21 – Sheffield

October 27, 2024

With me having tested positive too, we limp on to Launceston to some accommodation that kindly took us in knowing the circumstances. Our current travels are a little underwhelming considering we were to drive the Murchison Highway through the high country and forests of the west to Zeehan, Strahan and Queenstown. We also had to … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 21 – Sheffield

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Days 19 and 20 – Burnie and the Devil of a virus

October 26, 2024

We are laying low for a few days due to a infection you may have heard of in recent years – the dreaded Omicron aka Kraken aka COVID 19. We may have made an error getting on the overcrowded shuttle buses at Cradle Mountain. But as only one of us has tested positive, I have … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Days 19 and 20 – Burnie and the Devil of a virus

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 18 – Fossils, giant crustaceans and Swifties

October 24, 2024

Wynyard Fossil Bluff. Fossils have been found in the 23 million-year-old sandstone headland. At the base is a softer 1.2 metre thick Freestone Cove sandstone, above which there is 24 metres of Fossil Bluff Sandstone. Capping the sandstone formations is a layer of basalt from the Table Cape volcano flow 13.3 million years ago. Gastropod … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 18 – Fossils, giant crustaceans and Swifties