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Post by ozziegiraffe on Dec 13, 2020 7:28:13 GMT -5
I just booked ferry tickets for myself and my campervan to and from Tasmania in February. I will stay for a month. I’m not making too many plans, except that I will head west and stop where I feel like it.
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Post by mei on Dec 14, 2020 5:40:27 GMT -5
oooh lovely. am possibly biased but I still think it's the best part of Australia, in terms of diversity, nature, beauty, etc. would love to go there again some day....
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Dec 14, 2020 5:48:24 GMT -5
Lovely!
Deloraine was my favourite town when I went there when I was 21. Took LC and Clipper back there for our holiday last year and found it was just as lovely as I remembered it.
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Post by Liiisa on Dec 14, 2020 6:53:52 GMT -5
Aaaaaah jealous!
You totally deserve the break, ozzie: have a fantastic time.
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Post by wombatrois on Dec 14, 2020 8:35:32 GMT -5
I have yet to visit Tasmania. I keep mentioning it to Dr w3, but I think he's set his sights on Thailand opening up again when we can travel OS.
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Post by riverhorse on Dec 14, 2020 10:12:59 GMT -5
Sounds fab! I do love Tassie, woukd love to take PG there one time!
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Post by mei on Dec 14, 2020 10:18:39 GMT -5
I have yet to visit Tasmania. I keep mentioning it to Dr w3, but I think he's set his sights on Thailand opening up again when we can travel OS. isn't there talk of a NZ/OZ travel bubble? (that was in the news here, at least) If so, Tasmania might seem more feasible than Thailand on the short term! |
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Post by Phar Lap on Dec 14, 2020 15:30:38 GMT -5
Oh how wonderful, Ozzie. I went to Tassie twice, the first time we drove down the middle and retuned along the east coast and made our way to Stanley to see the Nut!
A day trip from Hobart heading west along the Huon Highway to Geeveston, then right at Arves Road until you reach the Tahune Airwalk is awesome. Tahune was fairly new when we were there in 2004. The “Airwalk” is along an elevated bridge among the tree tops with the Huon River below, the end section is cantilevered. Naturally The Troublemaker (youngest lad) said look at this mum......then he jumped up and down for all he was worth to scare me! Another well worth it thing to do.
Second time, I didn’t hire a car, but went by bus down the west side. Queenstown is quaint, Strahan is beautiful. Cruise on the Gordon River well worth it.
If you would like more ideas or tips, let me know. I loved Tassie, it was wonderful!
Note: Very windy at The Nut. Very windy and icy cold wind at Port Arthur. More about the ghost tours later. There really is a ghost walks one of the places!
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Post by crazycat on Dec 14, 2020 22:20:14 GMT -5
I second the cruise on the Gordon River in Strahan. We did it on Christmas Day a few years ago. The commentary was so interesting especially at Sarah Island (I think that was what it was called) and beautiful scenery.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Dec 15, 2020 7:01:58 GMT -5
I was in Tassie for a week two years ago, mostly Hobart, east coast and around Deloraine, where a friend lives. Bush fires prevented travel further west. Current plan is head west along the north coast, and stop for a few days somewhere nice, then down to Strahan and cruise the Gordon River.
I have bad memories of Queenstown from a family trip when I was 17.
After that, who knows? I have four weeks.
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Post by riverhorse on Dec 15, 2020 8:12:33 GMT -5
One "not to be missed" on my Tassie list is Freycinet National Park (with Wineglass Bay, The Hazards etc) - a bit of a trek to get too but absolutely beautiful! 25-ish years ago I stayed at Freycinet Lodge but that would probably be way out of my league these days - still, with a campervan, you have so many good options!
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Post by crazycat on Dec 15, 2020 15:52:39 GMT -5
We stayed at the caravan park at Freycinet. It had such beautiful views on to the water.
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Post by wombatrois on Dec 15, 2020 18:24:46 GMT -5
Mei - I'll keep working on him. NZ was also in the conversation, but that seems to not excite him either (sorry NZers!).
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Dec 16, 2020 6:20:24 GMT -5
One "not to be missed" on my Tassie list is Freycinet National Park (with Wineglass Bay, The Hazards etc) - a bit of a trek to get too but absolutely beautiful! 25-ish years ago I stayed at Freycinet Lodge but that would probably be way out of my league these days - still, with a campervan, you have so many good options! It is actually only 5 or 6 hours drive from Strahan. Everything is so close in Tassie! One possible route would allow me to stay at Lake St Clair en route. |
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