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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 16 – Stanley

October 22, 2024

The Nut at Stanley – a 143m high massif thought to be an ancient volcanic plug jutting out into Bass Strait above the historic town of Stanley. Our neighbours An early morning visit to the port area revealed 1000 seagulls and a few other avian friends like these black headed cormorants…. …Gull chicks…. ..and a … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 16 – Stanley

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 15 – The Tarkine (pm)

October 21, 2024

Kanunnah Bridge over the Arthur River, taking its name from the palawa name for ‘Tasmanian Tiger.’ Upstream from the bridge Downstream The forested section of the Tarkine Forest Drive View from Sumac Lookout over the Tarkine rainforest Julius River Forest Reserve has cool temperate rainforest. Tasmanian laurel (Anopterus glandulosus) growing in the stream bed. Filmy … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 15 – The Tarkine (pm)

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 13 – Cradle Mountain – Dove Lake and Devils

October 19, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 11 – Cradle Mountain

October 17, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 10 – Mole Creek

October 16, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 9 – Great Lake and the Central Plateau

October 15, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 8 – Launceston

October 14, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 7 – Narawntapu and the Turbo Chooks

October 13, 2024

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

Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 6 – Across Bass Strait

October 12, 2024

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