Autumn visit to Tasmania 2008

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Welcome to our Journey to Tasmania in Autumn 2008.

We left on 4 April for four weeks holiday in this beautiful wilderness island. There are lots of reasons to visit Tasmania and lots to see and do. It is an island of contrasts. The populated east, the wilderness of the west. Dryer east, wet west. Lowlands in the east, mountainous west.

We went to look closer at this amazing place. Come and "join" us on our visit to Tasmania in Autumn.

Bruce, Belinda & family.

Journal Entries


Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mt - Lake St Clair National Park, 30/04/2008
Cradle Mountain is certainly an incredible place. We were ready for it to be rainy, cold and windy and we werent disappointed. We got out and made the best of it anyway. Regardless of the weather the
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Mount Field National Park
Mt Field National Park, 22/04/2008
Mt Field is an easy to access, well managed NP. There is a modern visitor centre, excellent picnic area and playground and short walks at the base of the mountain. A dirt road leads to the alpine area
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Walls of Jerusalem
Walls of Jeruseleum National Park, 15/04/2008
Wow! What a special place this was. The path to the Walls takes you past pristine alpine tarns through an untouched wilderness landscape. Inside the Walls is a spectacular alpine environment of ta
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Deloraine
Deloraine, 10/04/2008
We enjoyed a week at Deloraine, a beautiful little town on the banks on the Meander River. It was the perfect base for exploring the central northern part of Tassie. The motorway passes just north of
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The Journey
Devonport, 05/04/2008
There's no doubt it's a long drive from Brisbane to catch the ferry in Melbourne especially with four children in the car. We found the New England highway to be senic with the begining of Autumn a fo
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Reviews


Ferry to Tassie, Devonport
Transport: Getting There
It might not be for everyone but the Ferry across Bass Strait is a unique and special way to get to Tassie. Airport terminals have their place but we found it worth the treat of sailing. The boats are
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Bonny's Farm Cottages, Deloraine
Accommodation: B & B
We spent a week in one of the Historic cottages on Bonny's Farm at Deloraine with four young children. We found the accommodation brilliant for our situation. There are several cottages on diffe
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Giants Table Cottages, Maydena
Accommodation: B & B
A number of what appear to be renovated single mens quarters for the forestry from the 50s or 60s offer lots of space for groups or families. The accommodation was clean and comfy and reasonably eq
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