Last Day
Devonport, 05/04/2008
We packed up and left our Cosy Cabin to join the throng of other travellers to catch the Spirt back to the mainland.
Seven days was not long enough for us to really get to know our southern state.
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Launceston to Devonport
Devonport, 04/04/2008
We're working our way back to Devonport - One week is not enough to truly appreciate what Tasmania has to offer. The countryside on this trip is beautiful. Never much of a beach person, I certainly a
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Beauty Point and Beaconsfield
Beauty Point, 03/04/2008
We stayed overnight in Launceston and then headed to Beauty Point - my daughter wanted to go to the Seahorse World. This attarction is well worth the price of admission. We decided to buy the three at
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Port Arthur
Port Arthur, 02/04/2008
We left Hobart early in the morning and then headed to Port Arthur.
Knowing its recent terrible past only added to the feeling of this place. As we walked around the site and viewed the buildings w
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Devils
Port Arthur, 02/04/2008
On the drive to and from Port Arthur there a coumple of small diversions you should coonsider. The Devils Kitchen, The Blowhole and the Tasman Arch.
We called here to check out the Blowhole and too
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Hobart and Mount Wellington
Hobart, 01/04/2008
After visting the wildlife park we headed into Hobart. We wanted to see the view from the top of Mount Wellington. On the way there we stopped off at the old Cascade Brewery - we missed the last tour
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Richmond
Richmond, 01/04/2008
I love historic buildings. Richmond, like Port Arthur has a past in crime. Our first stop was the Richmond Bridge - This would possibly be the most photographed bridge in Australia (with the exception
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Bonorong
Brighton, 01/04/2008
A visit to Tasmania without seeing Devils - I don't think so. This was one of three requests my daughter made when we were planning our trip to Tassie - we had to see the Devils. Our local Fauna Park
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Strahan to Hobart
Derwent Bridge, 31/03/2008
Leaving Strahan we headed to Hobart with a quick stop at Queenstown. The scenery on this drive was hard to beat from desolate hillsides in Queenstown to lush green forests. We stopped off at Queenstow
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Off to Strahan
Strahan, 30/03/2008
Before leaving Devonport we went for a walk along the beach just outside the front gates of Cosy Cabins. we then packed the car and started off. Heading towards Strahan we stopped off at Hellyer Gorge
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The journey begins
Devonport, 29/03/2008
After a very early start we arrived at Station Pier just on dawn to catch Spirit of Tasmania 2. There was no denying the excitement the family was feeling. This was our first "real" holiday in some ti
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