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Hi Everyone, We have set up a new profile. You might receive a friend request over the next few days. We're still the sa...
17/05/2024

Hi Everyone,
We have set up a new profile.
You might receive a friend request over the next few days.

We're still the same people and there is no suspicious activity. We're just trying to make things easier for us.

We've Hit the Road again, this time will be our longest trip yet. Sadly we leave our kids and grandkids, family and frie...
13/05/2024

We've Hit the Road again, this time will be our longest trip yet.
Sadly we leave our kids and grandkids, family and friends and of course our dog Lola.
This is definitely the hardest thing about travelling.

We look forward to meeting up with friends and family along the way ; Hallidays Point, Lismore, Lennox Head, Humpty Doo and Darwin.
In WA we will meet up with to explore the state.

We hope you enjoy our 7 month journey!

Alas the time has come to set sail on the SOT to come home. We have had such a wonderful time in Tassie over the last 10...
15/04/2024

Alas the time has come to set sail on the SOT to come home. We have had such a wonderful time in Tassie over the last 10 1/2 weeks.

We must say that we are very much looking forward to some snuggle cuddles from the grandkids as well as hugs and fun with our family and friends that we have missed over this time.

Mole Creek was quite the surprise for Lorraine, who expected a dry, rustic, 1 pub town. It turned out to be quite lush, ...
14/04/2024

Mole Creek was quite the surprise for Lorraine, who expected a dry, rustic, 1 pub town. It turned out to be quite lush, green and picturesque. By the way, it has 2 pubs!
We camped behind the Mole Creek Hotel which was lovely and home to a very visible monotreme.
The Tassie Tiger Bar, within the hotel appears to be a ‘locals’ drinking hole - a red wine was probably not a popular choice. The bar is dedicated to the elusive thylacine and has a lot of other quirky bits to ponder over whilst having a drink.

Close by there is a short walk to Alum Cliffs, also known as tulampagna which is a sacred celebration place. The Pallittorre people were the tribal custodians of the district and guardians of a sacred women’s ochre dreaming place - not to be visited but to be protected.
Tulampagna translated means ‘red ochre hill’. The ochre from this hill was highly regarded and was traded with other tribes. Only the Pallittorre women were allowed to dig or gather the ochre from the hill. Men, women and children would paint themselves creating ochred hairstyles and painted body designs to dance into the night.
The cliffs were quite striking with the meandering Mersey River flowing beneath.

A short drive through some more glorious landscapes took us to the Honeycomb Caves. What appears to be a sinkhole has an interesting walk through some rather uneven ground and shining the torch to the walls and roof of the cave demonstrates a variety of textures. It's worth a visit if you are in the area.

Waddamana in Tasmania’s Central Highlands was the first major Hydroelectric power station built in Australia. It was st...
13/04/2024

Waddamana in Tasmania’s Central Highlands was the first major Hydroelectric power station built in Australia. It was started in 1910 as a private venture to supply power to the proposed Zinc Works in Hobart. In 1914, the Tasmanian Government took it over and hence Tasmanian Hydro was formed.

It utilises the water from the Great Lake, Shannon River and Penstock Lagoon. From Penstock Lagoon there was a 100 metre drop through massive pipes into the turbines in the Turbine Hall. Over the next 2 decades, additional turbines were installed to bring the capacity up to 100MW. From 1965, a new. more efficient 300MW power station, utilising the same water from Great Lake, was built at Poatina, and Waddamana power station was decommissioned. As the machinery at Waddamana was as originally installed, and they have removed the covers on some of the turbines so we can see the details of how things work. A real “Toys for Big Boys” treat.

On the mountains above Waddamana, a Wind Farm has now been built, providing more power than the old Hydro Power Station, with more planned.

The other interesting fact is that a number of the original Hydro houses were purchased by a NSW couple (during COVID). They are now reconditioning and converting to AirBnBs.

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The third colonial town along the Midland Hwy is Campbell Town. Like Ross it has a famous bridge, the Red Bridge, made ...
12/04/2024

The third colonial town along the Midland Hwy is Campbell Town. Like Ross it has a famous bridge, the Red Bridge, made from red bricks sourced from local clays, and completed in 1838. Nearby there are 3 carved trees. The tree with the convict and the bridge is self-explanatory, but the other trees, we can only guess.
Throughout the town there a number of other Georgian buildings interspersed with more modern buildings.
In the town park is a statue of Eliza (Forlong) and the Ram. Before leaving Scotland in the late 1820s, having lost 4 of her 6 children to “consumption” (tuberculosis), she selected a superior flock of Merino sheep from Saxony, Germany. When her ship stopped at Hobart to reprovision enroute to Sydney, the Governor offered 2600 acres of land to remain in Tasmania. These sheep became the basis of the Tasmanian Wool Industry in the Midland region.

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Couldn't see Cradle Mt today, but did see a rainbow .hit.the.Road
12/04/2024

Couldn't see Cradle Mt today, but did see a rainbow
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The second, and probably best-preserved convict town on Tasmania’s Midland Hwy is Ross. It is most famous for a beautif...
11/04/2024

The second, and probably best-preserved convict town on Tasmania’s Midland Hwy is Ross. It is most famous for a beautiful stone bridge completed in 1836. It is also famous for the Ross Female (Convict) Factory, which is now almost totally demolished, and the materials reused around the town.

One interesting story is what the four corners of the main intersection were known as:
• Temptation – Man O Ross Hotel built in 1835
• Salvation – Roman Catholic Church – converted in 1920
• Damnation – the Town Goal
• Recreation – the Town Hall

Another of the attraction, especially Japanese tourists is the Ross Bakery Inn. This was the inspiration for a popular Japanese ANIME show. Apparently, it also has the best Scallop pies in Tasmania. Unfortunately, it was closed on Monday and Tuesday, so we couldn’t test. However, we did get to try another local favourite – French Vanilla Slice from Bakery 31.

Another a good place to visit is the Tasmanian Wool Centre, which has good displays of the local area, and the Tasmania Wool Industry.

Oatlands is the closest of three convict built, Georgian towns on the Midlands Highway between Hobart and Launceston. M...
11/04/2024

Oatlands is the closest of three convict built, Georgian towns on the Midlands Highway between Hobart and Launceston. Many of the buildings are well preserved or recently renovated, most notably Callington Mill, which dominates over the town, and is the icon for the Distillery of the same name.

Apart from Hobart and Launceston, Oatland was the only town which had a Supreme Court. The size of that courthouse belies its grandiose title. Only parts of the old goal still remain. In the 1950’s part of the yard was converted into the town’s swimming pool.

The drizzly weather did not stop us from walking around and enjoying the town, stopping in a converted stables for lunch.

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