Monday 26th February It was a beautiful sunny morning for our last day in Hobart and we managed to fit in a harbour-front walk before our departure to catch the ferry to Bruny Island. Our plan for the day was to check out of our apartment in Hobart and head to the ferry terminal at… More

Friday 23rd February  There was a change of plans for our schedule today. Originally, we were checking out early from Freycinet Lodge and heading to Orford to take a cruise out to Maria Island. We ended up cancelling that cruise though when it was modified and so we decided to skip staying the night at… More

Wednesday 21st February The next stop on our Tasmanian itinerary was Freycinet National Park which is located a bit further down the coast from Bicheno and our accommodation for the next two nights was at Freycinet Lodge. The drive down from Bicheno to the Coles Bay Area only took 30 minutes but it was drizzling… More

Monday 19th February It was quite overcast and cool by the time we arrived at Bicheno for our 3 pm check-in at Allure, that we had booked through Booking.com. It was pleasing to find the house very clean, reasonably modern and with everything we needed for our two night stay, including a barbecue on the… More

Sunday 18th February: one night in Bay of Fires area of St Helen’s  It was another glorious morning in this part of the world so Mark set off for an early bike ride whilst I did yoga and then we both went for a walk out to the beach before joining Gordon, Jude and Mike… More

Fri 16th February The second and third night of our Tasmania trip were spent with Gordon and Judy Reidy at Gordon’s work-based home in West Ulverstone, about 10 minutes further along from Devonport, and what a beautiful part of her world this is. Ulverstone is located on the coast of Bass Strait, at the mouth… More

Thursday 15th February It was an eventful start to our 2 week Tasmanian holiday. We woke to find our morning Qantas flight, direct to Launceston, had been cancelled and we were rescheduled onto flights via Melbourne. As if this wasn’t bad enough our pre-booked taxi was delayed, and at one point we were even notified… More