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My Favourite Part of Tassie By amandathomas

Cradle Mountain is a beautiful place.This is the best camping ground I have stayed in. (See review.) Today we set out to explore the park. The shuttle bus system works very well.(See review.) We did 2... Read entry

We're on an ocean cruise TOO!!!! By zilly

Beautiful day in Melbourne on the way to driive our car onto the Spirit for our first family holiday to Tassie. Not sure what to expect. Drive into the cargo hold of the ship, and we're amazed how ... Read entry

Wildlife Wonders By amandathomas

Our trip across Bass Strait was lots of fun. The guy who did the cartooning workshop on board is a man of many talents. He is also an expert on wildlife. I went to the doco on board about Tassie devil... Read entry

Day Eleven: Back to Reality By emandjosh

We heard the Spirit of Tasmania dock at 6:40am although it was closer to 9am before we boarded. We had booked ocean view recliners for the day trip back to Melbourne so had a bit more space to relax ... Read entry

Day Ten: Sunrise By emandjosh

This morning we were able to watch the most amazing sunrise from the balcony of our cabin. The weather was not all that wonderful so we decided not to stop in Launceston, instead driving up to Low ... Read entry

Day Nine: Freycinet By emandjosh

Leaving Hobart our first stop was Spiky Bridge near Swansea. This convict built bridge is rather unusual as it has spikes on both sides to prevent cattle falling off. We then drove into Frecyinet N... Read entry

Day Eight: You can never have too much chocolate!! By emandjosh

Being our last day in Hobart there were a few things we wanted to do before we left. We drove over to Richmond where we saw the historic bridge, built 1823, and toured Australia's oldest, intact gaol... Read entry

Day Seven: Port Arthur By emandjosh

Today we headed for Port Arthur. This was the first thing we had decided we had to see when we first discussed Tasmania as a holiday destination. Although neither of our families have any links to thi... Read entry

Day Six: End of the Road By emandjosh

Today we decided to head to Cockle Creek, the end of Australia's most southern street. We figured there would be a dirt road but didn't realise it would be 19km of mud in the rain! We took a couple of... Read entry

Day Five: Across the state By emandjosh

After leaving Strahan we stopped in Queenstown to see the gravel football field (we didn't quite believe it until we saw it). We made a few stop up the pass out of Queenstown to marvel at the moonscap... Read entry