Black Friday, September 13, 2013 It bucketed down again during the night, which made for a very noisy night. After packing up we headed for the local Woolworths to stock up on fresh food and supplies for the 8-day trip…
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The drive to Adelaide was easy and the roads good. We arrived in the city center of Adelaide before the banks closed and in time to pickup our Australian banking card. This meant we could get…
This post provides a brief overview of the mapping technology in use on the trip. We have two Garmin GPS units. For the car we have a 5 inch Garmin nüvi 52LM that is useful for driving directions. For walking around…
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Had a wonderful stay in Devonport at the very up market B&B. The plan for the morning was to visit King Solomons Caves in the Mole Creek region and a photographic exhibition in Launceston in the…
Monday, July 29, 2013 The Far North West is dairy country and looks a lot like the Central North Island of New Zealand. We spent the day enjoying the countryside and the good weather. First thing was to climb “The…
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Today’s weather report was for rain, but this did not deter us from a walk in famous Cradle Mountain National Park. We started the hike where the Overland Track starts. Then we continued towards and partly…
Friday, July 26, 2013 The early morning rain stopped as we arrived in the beautiful quaint seaside town of Strahan. We were not planning on staying the day, but quickly changed our mind and signed up for two tours: a…
Talk about being frustrated. But at long last Sterlin has left Los Angeles, some 62 days after he was dropped off. In the end we had to switch to an exclusive 20 foot container to get things moving. Shipping company…
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Today was the day we made some serious ground towards the North West through central Tasmania. First stop was Mt Field National Park and Russell Falls. Caroline was heard to say, “this is probably the most…
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Drove through the towns of Gordon, Cygnet, Huonville, Franklin and Geeveston on our way to the Tahune Forest Reserve and the Tahune Airwalk. We walked above and among the giant trees where the Huon River meets…
Sunday, July 21, 2013 Left Hobart and headed South in rainy weather. We were not going far, in fact only a few hours to see a friend we made during our 2011 Antarctica expedition. Rod and his wonderful wife Jeannie…
Thursday, July 18, 2013 Travelled South from Triabunna to Dunalley via a small forest back road. It was beautiful in the early morning mist and completely void of other people. This is a great way to start the morning. At…
Sunday, July 14, 2013 First day of Australian rain today. We are still recovering from jet lag, so we were up early again. Did not burn the toast in the toaster but still managed to set off the smoke alarm…
Saturday, July 13, 2013 Headed into the North East of Tasmania and the Mt William National Park. First stop was the Low Head Lighthouse. It was a cold and foggy morning and it was good to see the light house…
Friday, July 12, 2013 Travelled up the western Tamar Valley, from Launceston to Greens Beach and then headed to George Town for the night. First stop was the Tamar Island Wetlands where we walked the fog covered boardwalks in search…
