Here’s a map of the southeast part of Tasmania. See Hobart at the top? Under that is Kingston. We were camping in Snug which is just south of Kingston. At the bottom of the map you’ll see Cockle Creek, where we’d been the day before. The day we went to the Tahune AirWalk we stopped in Geeveston for tickets and a trip through their Forest & Heritage Centre. Then we went on to Tahune, you can see it on the … Read More
Recap. Best walk ever, along the coast in Tasmania, as far as south as you can go. Part one is here. There was a giant pile of rocks at the end of the walk. It begged to be climbed. We walked around the bend, both of us girls had our gorgeous pink laces on. We were greeted with a beautiful scene of lichen-covered rocks. And a fairy house or two. I do try to convince the kids they are fairy … Read More
Whoever has been hiking with young kids knows that the time estimates don’t apply. I’m not sure how long this walk was for us, but it was definitely more than two hours. We really didn’t know what to expect as we set off. I was a bit afraid of getting eaten by mosquitoes as there had been many at the carpark. We started off on this somewhat narrow trail through the bush. It very quickly led to the beach. We … Read More
While we were staying in Snug (just south of Hobart) we made the drive down to Cockle Creek. We couldn’t come this close and not drive as far south as possible. I was a little nervous when we turned on the GPS and it said we were three and a half hours away! That’s a lot of car time with kids, especially a toddler. This is where we were headed. It’s as far south as you can drive in Tasmania. … Read More
A few minutes south of the Tessellated Pavement is a blowhole which I believe is part of the Tasman National Park. It turned out to be a popular spot, so popular that there’s even a fish and chips spot there. This is actually away from the beach, the water has tunnelled through and apparently you can see the water reach up to eight metres. Not so much on the day we went. The view looking out to the ocean, see … Read More
So as we journey around Australia I’m going to try to get pictures of the various wildlife road signs. First in my collection is the Tasmanian Devil. Which, of course, I could only get while we were in Tasmania. During our stay on the Tasman Peninsula we made it to a few sites to have a look. This is another gorgeous Tassie beach near, this one near the Tessellated Pavement State Reserve. (I didn’t know it was a State Reserve … Read More