Hi
All
We
hope this blog finds you all safe and well, We left Cranbourne and
headed to the Melbourne port to board the Spirit of Tasmania which we
had to be there for 5.45am as there was a cruise ship in port at the
same time so we were advised to be there early.
The
we departed on time and sailed down Port Phillip Bay towards the
heads and into Bass Strait it was very calm sailing, Lee rang our
friends, Andrew and Helen who live in Lonsdale, to let them know we
were on our way to Tasmania, they went down and wave a towel from the
Point Lonsdale jetty.
We
past thought the heads and the sea became a little more choppy but
then well past the heads it was quite calm again, we had recliner
seats on the ferry as it was a day sailing and we could walk around
and read.
We
arrive in Devonport and the next day we went down to Launceston to
book in to the motel and then go and pick up our friends Rocky and
Sue, from the airport.
We
had three nights in Launceston where we had day trips out and about,
the highlights were Cataract Gorge, Tour guild around Town, Drive up
the west side of the Tamar River and then over the Batman bridge,
while we were taking photos of the bridge and a car pulled up and in
it was a old work mate Danny from Perth, fancy seeing him at the
bridge.
We
continued up the east side of the Tamar river to Low Head and then
back down to Launceston to have a few drinks.
We
then toured east to Scottsdale, St Helens where we were to stop for
the night but there was no accommodation left in town, so we
contained down to the coast to find some room for the night, we found
a house to rent for the night in Swansea.
We
then headed for Port Arthur where we spent 2 nights, there is a lot
to see and is very interesting, the entry ticket is for two days so
we took advantage of this offer.
We
then headed to Hobart for three nights the highlights were Mt
Wellington, Cadbury Chocolate Factory, Old Hobart Town, Constitution
dock where we saw Wild Oats yacht and the air walk in Huonville,
We
then moved on to Strahan, passing though New Norfolk, Hamilton, Ouse,
Lake Stain Clare and Queenstown look like moon scape from the old
gold mining days.
Strahan,
We did the Gordon River cruise which was awesome day out and a
wonderful lunch and great commentary along the way by the Captain.
We
left Strahan and head for Cradle Mountain but on the way the weather
changed and the rain came we only managed to get some good photos of
the mountain,
We
then headed fro Burnie for the hight but again no room available so
we found rooms in Somerset, the next morning we head west to Stanley
to see the Nut and other highlights.
Then
back to Launceston via Devonport, Latrobe, Deloraine Hadspen to drop
of Rock and Sue in the morning at the airport. After saying goodbye
to our friends we went back into Launceston for lunch, then drove to
Perth. A little place, but at least we can say we have been there.
The next day we headed back to Devonport via Sheffield. A pretty
place with lots of muriels painted on the sides of buildings. We
even had our photos taken with a baby Alpaca. (so cute). We finally
sailed at 7.30 pm , and we were glad we had booked a cabin for the
night. The trip to Melbourne was smooth .
Hope
you all stay safe and well till next time
Regards
Jim & Lee
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