Category Archives: Tasmania

Monday 20th February Waterhouse Conservation Park.

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Drizzled during the night so we will get ready and soon as the canvas dries then the camper can be wound up. The wallabies are hanging around. Its 15 deg in shorts so not bad, we got away at 10 am. Heading to Eddiestone Point and Lighthouse. What a lovely spot, we’er only here for a look. Fabulous photography and things to see, but no camping big enough for us. Called into Tomahawk, another fishing village and van park. Staying at Waterhouse Conservation Park at Little Lagoon. This is on the North coast heading towards Devonport.

 Eddiestone Point  Lighthouse at Eddiestone Point.  Boat ramp, Eddiestone Point.  Road through to Tomahawk.  Tomahawk.  Little Lagoon at Waterhouse Conservation, we felt like the Jed Clamberts.  Little Lagoon.  Bush camping at its best. 🙂  Little Lagoon.

Sunday 19th February Stumpy 3.

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Light rain off and on during the night. Good day for computer work. While having my breakfast a wallaby came around and sat watching me, you can tell they are use to humans. There was a break in the weather so grabbed my camera and off I went.

 Panorama from the exit onto the beach from the bush.   Beautiful big camp spots. Bennett’s Wallaby.

 Rains are coming.  I found the Lagoon.

Friday & Saturday 17th & 18th February.

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Friday we got everything sorted and not leaving until Saturday now. Saturday, Slept in until 9 am as we were up shooting stars until late, then cloud came so that ended that. Its partly cloudy but fine at this time. There is nothing past Gladstone so you have to be totally self reliant. Had a lovely drive up over the ranges Blue Tier ranges, some of the little settlements are as if time has stood still. The forests up here are magnificent. Out here on the coast the villages are mainly fishing. When we got here we got a fire going, cooked tea fast as the weather is not looking great. We have ended up at Stumpy 3 and have a lovely big, sheltered site. No coverage and we are allowed generators. Heaps of Bennett’s Wallabies. Went checked the beach out, big sweeping bays.

 Two bays meet here.    Big baby Bennett’s having a drink.   Tasmanian Green Parrot.  Meat eating ant.

Thursday 16th February. Heading to North East Coast

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Once we’d had breakfast and did all our bits in at St Helen’s for the next trip, heading up to Gladstone for Policeman’s Point up in the Mount William N.P. There is not a lot of camping up this way but enough for what we want to do. Not sure about the weather but cant sit around waiting, just gotta go. 🙂 Here’s the last of shots from here.

 Underwater at Dora Point,   Floating grass.  Camp site at Dora Point this time.

 Beach looking West at Dora point. This is Georges bay. Last nights starry sky.

Wednesday 15th February. Dora Point.

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I went and saw a lady in Binnalong Bay who is a massage therapist, Michelle, using the Gokhale Method, well what an education, If you look up Gokhale Method you can read the benefits. A quiet day today after massage. More birds visit at the camp site, they get very use to you after a few days.

 Kookaburra  Yellow White Eye Unknown name. Has the features of a Butcher bird.

Tuesday 14th February. Dora Point.

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Woke to a fine warm day. Breeze is fresh but going to be 21 deg. 🙂  I’m in Tee-shirt and shorts, been awhile. Doing some juicing. Used the inverter and took a reading, it used .04 volts, the juicer is 140 W so not a super duper one but hey on the road it works well. Had a lovely day just pottering. Here’s some wee critters visiting the camp site.

 Superb Fairy Wren, male  Common Black bird Lizard.

Monday 13th February Heading to East Coast

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There is snow on Hartz Mountain last night, no wonder it is very cold. We are hoping for a break in the weather to dry the canvas on camper trailer enough to pack up and head off to St Helen’s, weather over there is beautiful. Finally got away by 9.30 am and 10 deg, windy. Had a good run and stopped at Campbell town for more fresh veggies for juicing. Ended up at Dora point, just love this area. Very sheltered.

 Huon River.  Approaching Hobart.  Country side on the way to East Coast.  Dora Point sunset in opposite direction.

Love the colours on the rocks from the sunset.

Sunday 12th Geeveston

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Cold but sunny day. Went for a big drive to Huon Port, Lookout and just took in the scenic spots. Some images from the Hartz Mountain National Park.

 Camping at the sports ground at Geeveston. Bad weather is coming.  Myrtle Tree. Heading up to Hartz N.P.  This is worth the read.  From the lookout going up to Hartz Mountain.   Lichen.  Weather closing in. Hartz N.P. It has it’s own beauty.  Arve Waterfall, Hartz N.P.  Arve Waterfall, Hartz N.P.  Huon River, to the right is the Oyster beds.  Just a beautiful Gum tree.  Houn Port down there.  Looking down onto Geeveston from the big hill. You can see It was raining so had to move.   Beautiful Huon Valley.  Boat on the Huon River.

Saturday 11th Geeveston

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Low of 10 deg and high of 16 deg. Made a yoghurt in my Thermal Pot, yum. Went for a big walk along the Platypus way, didn’t see the Platypus though. Came back and had morning tea, then headed up to the Hartz Mountain National Park. Rain started and just got heavier, so when we got to Arve car park for the waterfall, decided to put our coats on and go for it, Well it only got worse on the way back horizontal rain and blowing a gale, but was very invigorating. Carried onto the Centre and stayed there with others waiting for a break in the weather. Still was a awesome day.

 Scarlet Robin  Eastern Spotted Quoll, Tasmania  Yellow White Eye  Scarlet Robins  Historical Railway Station, most southerly railway.  Geeveston has amazing statues that have been chainsawed from timber all over town. Each one tells a story which they have written for the peoples information. This town supports its Artist.   Some people have no where to go, 🙂

Two Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo’s

Friday 10th Finns Beach

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The bird life here is really good. We were very fortunate to see a Spotted Quoll today. Tasmania’s wild cat. We drove to Geeveston and decided to stay as its so beautiful, need to explore this area.

 Finns Beach  Finns Beach  Filthy toilet rubbish on the edge of the beach, we have seen a lot of this sort of thing, absolutely filthy.  Went for a walk and came across this beautiful garden in the middle of nowhere.  This is our camp spot at Finns beach, clean drop toilets, ocean on the right, forest on our left. Magic spot.  Two wee Baby Wrens, I watched them for ages, mum was coming and feeding them.  Dad sitting watching me I think, so moved away, let them be.  So cold and damp here most of the time, moss on everything. Can you feel the heat, was a good fire.