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Freycinet Nat'l Park (more...)
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Sunset at Richardsons Beach https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4647/...6765f1b6_k.jpgDSC_0291 Lovely campsite with its own private access to the beach https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4594/...f1b77d81_k.jpgIMG_20171217_170415973 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4596/...fc8c1729_k.jpgIMG_20171217_170437784 |
Town of Ross, Tasmania
The Wool Centre
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Mount Wellington and Hobart (more...)
The view from top of Mount Wellington
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Episode 7 - Fortescue Bay and Port Arthur
I took a couple of days to ride on Tasman Peninsula, visit Port Arthur Historic Site as well as Fortescue Bay in Tasman Nat'l Park.
The video is 20 minutes long. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4646/...4b702c17_z.jpgCarte Port Arthur Fortescue Bay, Tasman Nat'l Park https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4688/...286b6337_k.jpgDSC_0404 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4686/...bf91178e_k.jpgDSC_0407 The Penitentiary, Port Arthur Historic Site https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4681/...b541fbf1_k.jpgDSC_0427 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4682/...7049a3ef_k.jpgDSC_0439 Guard Tower, Military District https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4590/...5e3bab52_k.jpgDSC_0448 Smith O'Brien's Cottage. He was a famous political prisoner from Ireland https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4682/...6ca18af4_k.jpgDSC_0450 Paupers' Depot https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4730/...8bd4c6a1_k.jpgDSC_0451 The Asylum https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4594/...aba14afe_k.jpgDSC_0449 A Cell in the Separate Prison https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4691/...3daf1e2f_k.jpgDSC_0454 Government Gardens https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4680/...4ea32a7d_k.jpgDSC_0458 |
Episode 7 (continued) - Eaglehawk Neck
The Tasman Arch
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Episode 8 - Bruny Island
I spent four wonderful days on Bruny Island. There’s lots to see over there and I found some very nice campgrounds and hiking tracks. The most spectacular moment, that was unfortunately not captured on camera, is the evening activity with a ranger at the Neck Lookout. You get to see thousands of birds, the short-tailed shearwaters as well as penguins coming on shore to their nest. An unique and awesome experience!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4631/...aca7d41d_b.jpgCarte T6 - Bruny Island The video is divided in two 15 minutes sessions, enjoy! Jetty Beach, South Bruny Nat'l Park https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4681/...bf88a160_k.jpgDSC_0519 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4639/...7140f63e_k.jpgDSC_0518 View from Cape Bruny Lighthouse https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4639/...35a42a62_k.jpgDSC_0524 The Neck Campground Beach https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4637/...8ac81b51_k.jpgDSC_0534 View from the Neck Lookout https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4683/...97b57222_k.jpgDSC_0536 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4681/...6626ab36_k.jpgDSC_0538 Full Moon at the Neck Lookout https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4641/...3c683fed_k.jpgDSC_0546 |
Episode 9 - Cockle Creek
I spent two days at Cockel Creek Campground located in Southwest Nat’l Park. This is Australia’s Southernmost Road and there’s an easy hike that brings you to South Cape Bay which offers extraordinary scenery.
On my way back up North, I had a look at the Tahune Air Walk, an interesting experience. The road getting there was awesome! https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4668/...2b8488fc_b.jpgCarte T7 - Cockle Creek The video is divided in two parts, first one is 14 minutes and the second part is 9 minutes long. Port Huon, just north of Geeveston https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4757/...d7987b28_k.jpgDSC_0560 |
Episode 10 - Mount Field Nat'l Park
Based on what's indicated in the Motorcycle Atlas, you can get directly from Grove to New Norfolk by taking a gravel road, a section between Crabtree and Lachlan (Ride #166).
I sort of easily found Mitchells Road which becomes Jeffreys Track, but it looks much more like a track than a road… and is well indicated as 4WD only. Although this stretch was about 14 km, I decided to turn back. Too bad but when you're on your own, especially on a very warm day with not enough water anyway, I think this was a wise decision... :innocent: So, I took the long way up to Mount Field Nat'l Park, which was a very pleasant ride. I spent a few days over there. You will see in the video that I went hiking the Lady Barron Falls Circuit. A lovely place! Then I went riding up the gravel section of Lake Dobson Road (16 km, very narrow and twisty!) and enjoyed the Pandani Grove Track along Dobson Lake. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4767/...3d781512_z.jpgCarte T8 - Mount Field The video is 16 minutes long. |
Episode 11 - Gordon Dam
During my stay at Mount Field Nat'l Park Campground, I took the opportunity to ride along Gordon River Road all the way to see the beautiful Gordon Dam. The scenery on the way through the mountains is awesome!
Gordon Dam is a major gated double curvature concrete arch dam with a controlled spillway, and its operation started in 1978. It is the tallest dam in Tasmania and quite an extraordinary engineering work. Very impressive to walk on the dam! https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4611/...7b175323_b.jpgCarte T9 - Gordon Dam The video is 20 minutes long. Lake Pedder https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4764/...4f9d77f8_k.jpgDSC_0564 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4659/...37a7d000_k.jpgDSC_0566 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4654/...1cb1ec5b_k.jpgDSC_0568 Gordon Dam https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4744/...f9f6f2d1_k.jpgDSC_0572 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4744/...ec74d2d7_k.jpgDSC_0575 |
Greetings from Huntsville Ontario
What a great trip!!! I am in the planning process for a 90 day ride around Australia on my personal motorcycle. I am having difficulty in finding an insurance company that provides non resident insurance for a personal vehicle. What did you do for your motorcycle insurance? I have shipped the motorcycle to Europe twice and the insurance coverage is the "Green Card". Is there anything similar in Australia?
Thanks Wilf McQuinn Huntsville Ontario |
Motorcycle Insurance in Australia
Hi Wilf!
Try Swann Motorcycle Insurance Australia, however I do have a temporary home address in Melbourne. If you need to find a 'friend' to borrow an address, contact the HU Community in the city where you will be landing. https://www.swanninsurance.com.au/ 90 days is not enough to see it all, but it's a good start! :mchappy: Cheers, Claire |
Episode 12 - Lake St Clair
I left Mount Field National Park on a cloudy day and decided to go east for 10 km to Hamilton in order to get some fuel and groceries. Could not find anything in that small town… Luckily the next town west (Ouse) had everything I needed!
Rain started just before getting to Tarraleah. You can see on the map below the layout of the road to get down the ravin along the Nive River and back up is quite twisty. I stopped at the power station and had a look at its long steel pipes and huge chimneys. The water drops 290m to the power station that was opened in 1938. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4619/...60b55bee_z.jpgTarraleah Next stop was at 'The Wall' to see the incredible art work of the sculptor Greg Duncan. There are one hundred panels of huon pin, 3m high by 1m wide in the exhibit. Fascinating experience, which could not be recorded on film. I was so impressed with his work, I spent more than an hour looking around this place! The sky cleared up as I was setting up my tent at the Lake St Clair Lodge Campground. It was quite cold that evening and unfortunately, the kitchen shelter has openings on all sides… But it was worth it as I enjoyed an amazing hike the following day up to Mount Rufus.] https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4759/...1d8da5f1_h.jpgCarte T10 - Lake St Clair The video is 22 minutes long and ends at Nelson Falls, on my way to Queenstown. Tarraleah Power Station https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4754/...25335f3f_k.jpgDSC_0576 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4748/...18621bf8_k.jpgDSC_0577 The end of the Overland Track at Lake St Clair Visitor Centre https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4657/...a8678ff4_k.jpgDSC_0578 Lake St Clair https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4628/...936fdd33_k.jpgDSC_0582 Hiking up Mount Rufus https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4648/...9bd72b14_k.jpgIMG_20180110_103507371 View of Lake St Clair https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4618/...81e67b1b_k.jpgIMG_20180110_105936199 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4701/...57b38b9f_k.jpgIMG_20180110_120712306 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4630/...d0fbf632_k.jpgIMG_20180110_120843022 Track going down Mount Rufus https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4655/...f9c29e26_k.jpgIMG_20180110_120312641 Nelson Falls https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4669/...bad7dcfb_k.jpgDSC_0586 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4678/...915c9bca_k.jpgDSC_0590 |
Episode 13 - Queenstown
I spent four days in the best Caravan Park I have seen so far, right here in Queenstown. It's under new management and the couple who runs it are doing an amazing job! Top first class!
Queenstown's area seems to get more rain than elsewhere. Clouds would come in and go with a few showers. From there, I did a few day trips and one of them was towards Strahan et Zeehan, a lovely area with lots of curves on the way. Travelling in Australia is always full of surprises. You never know who you will meet during the day or what you will see. During my visit to Macquarie Heads, I made a new friend on the beach and he took me for a ride on his quad up the hill where he said I could take better pictures… https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4676/...85635823_h.jpgCarte T11 - Queenstown The video is 30 minutes long. View of Queenstown from the Spion Kop Lookout https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4700/...b9b59523_k.jpgDSC_0611 Queenstown Post Office https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4620/...e65a76d6_k.jpgDSC_0613 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4625/...2d3ea968_k.jpgDSC_0614 Walking the beach at Macquarie Heads https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4652/...bc67543f_k.jpgDSC_0596 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4664/...ff05c334_k.jpgDSC_0599 Stuart with his Quad https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4622/...61d7531f_k.jpgDSC_0605 View from the top of the hill, Quad Tour https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4607/...82b4fc33_k.jpgDSC_0601 Ocean Beach https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4661/...bb8247ae_k.jpgDSC_0608 |
Episode 14 - Walls of Jerusalem
During my travel in Tasmania I did quite a lot of hiking, usually half-a-day walks selected from the '60 Great Short Walk'. I heard about the Walls of Jerusalem and its spectacular landscape, and thought it might be less crowded than Cradle Mountain. A good opportunity for an overnight hike!
I left Queenstown and followed the road shown on the map below to Mole Creek in order to get supplies as well as the detailed map of Walls of Jerusalem Nat'l Park. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4740/...6ed0db02_z.jpgCarte T12 - Walls of Jerusalem https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4650/...77f09ccb_z.jpgCarte T13 - Burnie et Boat Harbour The first 2.6 km going up the track is steep and a bit difficult carrying my big backpack. It took me 3½ hours to get to the campsite. I can't believe anyone can get there in two hours as indicated on the map!!! I camped two nights at Wild Dog Creek Campsite which gave me the opportunity to get to the top of Mount Jerusalem, 11.6 km from the car park. The weather was perfect for this activity and I was really impressed with the scenery. Have a look! Part 1 is 20 minutes long Part 2 is 12 minutes long Cradle Mountain in the Background https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4665/...8d47192e_k.jpgDSC_0618 Wild Dog Creek Campsite https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4756/...5b3074ba_k.jpgIMG_20180116_162543305 Snake lying in the sun at the campsite https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4650/...4c1d711f_k.jpgIMG_20180117_085314873 Hiking to Mount Jerusalem https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4668/...2aa08fce_k.jpgIMG_20180117_102309545 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4671/...ce48981c_k.jpgIMG_20180117_104234241_HDR https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4744/...70907657_k.jpgIMG_20180117_105326062 View from top of Mount Jerusalem https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4743/...91e6c594_k.jpgIMG_20180117_125951128 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4721/...f78d824b_k.jpgIMG_20180117_131114322 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4703/...bf35af20_k.jpgIMG_20180117_131741366 Solomons Throne https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4650/...b2476bca_k.jpgIMG_20180117_105431808 View from top of Solomons Throne https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4666/...784f4c44_k.jpgIMG_20180117_151918672 View of the track from the top of Solomons Throne https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4657/...02f2958f_k.jpgIMG_20180117_151941935 |
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