Just an update for those wondering what we’ve been up to. Well, not much. We have both had an ordinary year so far with cancelled epic road trips. The latest hiccup was three lots of laser eye surgery for retinal tears for me in one week. Eye didn’t see that one coming! It was an … More SE Queensland – Pumicestone Passage
We continue our journey north via the Olympic Highway, Goldfields Way and Newell Highway. Silky oaks were common in town and in paddocks around Gerogery. Morning commercial flights – vapour trails. Impressive old building at a small town called The Rock. It is named after a prominent local peak, The Rock. I just call it … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 47 – The Rock, Elvis and the Temora Tornado
The Bay of Fires Conservation Area comprises a series of magnificent bays that stretch along Tasmania’s north-east coast. Bright orange lichen encrusts the granite boulders becoming more vivid on rainy days like today. The Tin Dragon celebrates Chinese tin mining in the local district. A unique steam engine used to mill local timber that was … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 40 – Bay of Fires
Encounter Maria Island ferry for the crossing to Maria Island. Maria is not pronounced mah-ree-uh but Mar-rye-uh. It rhymes with pariah and as a former convict settlement was home to outcasts who were despised or rejected. The island was named in 1642 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman after Maria van Diemen, wife of the Governor-General of the Dutch East … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 37 – Maria Island
We started our day at the Salamanca markets which are open every Saturday morning. We visited the woodworkers stall with handcrafts made by the stall owners. The pipers were warming up. Warning: Don’t run with bagpipes. Your could put an aye out or worse yet, get kilt. Today we visited more of the spectacular coastline … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 34 – Abel Tasman National Park
After a sleep in and morning of washing we ventured over the Tasman Bridge for a highlight of our time in Hobart – catching up with and having lunch with an actual Hobartian. But not any Hobartian but the Wise Oracle that I described on Day 1, The Seer of Seers, Duchess of the Derwent. … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 33 – South Arm
Battery Point in Hobart – another visit to Jackman McRoss bakery to fuel up for the day. Sculpture “Rockpools” at Sandy Bay beach – Sandy Bay is the starting point for the annual nude swim on the Winter Solstice as part of the Dark Mofo Festival. The Big Slide Rule at University of Tasmania Mathematics … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 32 – Southern drive
On the drive from Geeveston to Tahune, the forest had a lot of tree fall with some overhanging the road. We wouldn’t want to travel here in high winds. The manager of Tahune Airwalk carries a chain saw with him on his daily commute. The road to Tahune Tahune Airwalk is beside the Huon River … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 31 – Tahune
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
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
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
“Buenos días, saludos desde Stanley!“ A receding hare I walked part way up the Nut with an unwell travelling companion remaining at the car. We then took a short drive up a valley to Mawbanna. We must be getting close to the honey farm. This guy is over 20 years old. Blue Hills Honey at … More Down with the Devils – Tasmania 2024 – Day 17 – The North-west coast
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