Day 20

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

20th Friday

Headed off to Scottsdale, Lavender Farm, and up to Bridpost, well what lovely places, we are going to stay a week at Scottsdale in the free camping. $3 for a 4 min hot shower, but hey how good is the town doing this. Bridpost has a lot to offer. Loved the Lavender Farm at Nabowla area. Bought a few things and had Devonshire Tea. Came home via the Tamar H’way thru Pipers River.

Amazing buildings in the bush by the mountain bike park.

For all those people who like a mountain bike challenge

Camping allowed for 24 hours, nice toilets no showers.

Track to the falls

First Falls we came to at Lillydale, shame about the log, that’s nature for you.

Falls number 2

Tea gardens at the Lavender Farm

This is at Scottsdale

Park at the reserve where you can camp.

Another angle, this is a very big reserve, made up of many paddocks

The view of the beach as we came over the hill at Bridport

Very rocky beaches.

Old jetty

Heading home via this way.

Heading back into Luanceston, been a long and wonderful day.

Here’s the entrance coming into Launceston.

Day 19

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

19th Thursday

Got up and headed for Ben Lomond, weather looking good at first. Wonderful drive. Got to the Ben Lomond NP and onto the dirt road, bit of corrugation and by the time we got to the registration box we let the tyres down a bit. the cloud was getting lower, fine drizzle, visibility was getting bad and when we got to the bottom of Jacobs Ladder a Ute came down and said it gets worse not good, so we had been thinking along the same lines so turned around and went back. Had a picnic lunch in the shelter shed at the toilet block rest area. Got worse the weather but was fun. Lovely drive down the hill the rest of the trip and once we hit the tar seal junction we pumped air back in the tyres. So much to see on this road still took us all day.

Beginning of the trip and at the wine area.

At the self registration shelter and let our tyres down a bit.

opps its getting worse

And now its impossible to carry on, not safe, we turn around here.

Get down to the picnic area, nice and clear.

But then it comes in so fast,

We had a our lunch here, was awesome.

On way home comes across a sow and piglets so i go for a little walk to get her photo, so funny, she grunts and the piglets run down into the side, so I took this photo and let her be, it was icy raining.

Day 18

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

18th Wednesday

Went to Cataract Gorge to the chair lift and Basin. Very nice, weather actually improved as the day went on and we did the chair ride, did the Alexandra Lookout and swing bridge. Very lovely. Took all day. After tea we went to Evandale for the Aurora and star trails as we had an alert saying that it was favorable. Was a very good night.

Night shot of the stars and we got an Aurora as well, how awesome

Another one

View of the basin from Alexandra lookout

Looking up the gorge and the swing bridge from the chairlift

Hello theres my feet to prove im up here, 🙂

View of the town Launceston suburb

Street in town

another street in town.

Days 16 & 17

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

16th Monday

Had a lovely drive down thru the Midland h’way and onto Launceston. got here and Sean said we could put the camper into the carport, so very lucky. We will do day trips for awhile from here. Spent the rest of the day catching up with Sean and Katie. Sean took us for a quick venture around town and down to his work where we caught up with Katie as well.

17th Tuesday

We decided to go to Cataract Gorge and to see Ducks Reach, was an old hydro power station, even though the weather has rained and very overcast, had a great day and will do the other end tomorrow. These photo’s were taken with a point and shoot that is waterproof, so not the best images, as it was raining.

The view from the front door

stairs out of the gorge

Swing bridge across cataract gorge at Ducks Reach

Looking up at the swing bridge and old power house in back ground

This building operated the old flying fox

These homes were built in the mid 1800’s for the workers of the hydro power station, 3 are still being lived in.

Looking down from car park at the old power station house

Yellow Wattle bird, I believe they are only in Tasmania.

Days 13, 14 & 15

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

13th Friday & 14th Saturday

Had some bits to do on the friday. Saturday we packed up and headed to Melbourne to stay at the van park for one night before catching the Ferry for Tasmania. No photo’s.

15th Sunday

Up and away early as had to be at the boat for 6.30 am. Had a good run and was loaded pretty quickly. Pulled out of port at 8.50 am. Did a walk around the boat and sorted out our room, dumped our stuff and went down for a cuppa. Took photos, bought our National Parks tickets and had a sleep in the afternoon. Day went quiet quickly, takes 9 hours and 25 min to cross over, couldn’t get over how huge Port Phillip bay is. First Off the boat and onto the van park in Devonport, well it was awful actually, very basic but not nice. Oh well it was a roof over our heads and saved us driving on dark to Launceston which is 100 km away in the dark.

Driving up to the second floor for parking on ship.

Waiting to board after quarantine.

About to go in. Our Port hole room. Looking back at St Kilda, Melbourne, City of Melboune

As we are coming out to the heads of Port Phillip Bay, Portsea.

Day 12

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

12th Thursday

Went into town on our way out and dumped the rubbish, no dump point in town. Had a lovely drive down the Maroondah H’way, got to Healesville at 12.30, got set up and had lunch, showered and then went into town, had steamed fish and chips for tea. Don has come down with a head cold. Did a big wash and dried in dryer, so all summer clothes are clean and now bringing out the winter.

We got a en suit at the van park, so nice. I use to live here some 38 years ago and so much has not changed. Still lovely.

Cathedral Range on our way down.

From a look out on the trip, many paddocks are very dry, need rain,

Day 11

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

11th Wednesday

Last day here, I took a drive into town, went to bank, book store and chemist. nice town. Toilet still leaking, I am over it. this is our 3rd toilet, never will we buy BCF toilets again. Made a yoghurt today as I use it as a cream as well. Started to tidy up and pack what I could for tomorrow. Did a some night shooting and some Milky Way shots.

Day 10

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

10th Tuesday

Had a lazy day, Don went into town and I caught up with my friend on phone.Our days are hot and the wasps are very annoying. Nights are cold. Walked around the river, very lovely. Bird life is quiet good. been doing star trails and time lapsing.

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You can see the line in this image, it was a shooting star.

Day 9

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

9th Monday

Got a good night sleep, was lovely and quiet after dark.could here the creek running. we were going to stay 2 nights but its very close to the road so decided to head down further. went to Myrtleford and fueled up then headed to Wangaratta but took a turn off before the Hume h’way and was a lovely country drive, ended up on the Hume, turned off the Hume at Euroa and headed for Alexandra, checked out a place just west of Alexandra and no good, very small right on the highway, so turned around and went back to Alexandra and came to a place called Brooks River Reserve. on the Goulbourn River and its really flowing. Staying here until Thursday morning then go to Healesville.

Alpine drive

Goulburn River Victoria.

Camp site.

Day 8

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Judy's Trekabout

8th Sunday

Wasn’t so cold last night as we were sheltered. did our morning routine and headed for Albury/Wodonga and find somewhere to stay, on our way we stopped off at a dump point at Uranquinty, a very small town, and so clean, theres water to fill tanks, & toilets as well. I have a few places in mind where to stay but that can change when we get there. Well loved the drive up thru the Alpine countryside after leaving Wodonga, had lunch at Henty, carried onto a place called Mudgegonga by a creek that you could not see from camp spot. When we went thru Yackanddandah and headed for Myrttleford, there is a camp spot at Mudgegong.

Large area here, rubbish bins that’s it.

Just a wee stream at the camp spot.

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