Now to start the real holiday.
As with our first nights accommodation on two out of three previous visits to Tassie there is a bit of a hiccup. We are met by the owner of the Mountain View Country Inn at Deloraine who shows us to our room, where we are booked in for three nights, and says "there's one small problem, the shower doesn't drain properly but we will have it fixed tomorrow". Lynn wasn't that pleased but I was OK as I wasn't due for a shower for another three days.
What the motel lacked in draining showers was made up for in their restaurant where we had dinner over the next few nights, nice home cooked meals.
After Deloraine our next stay was for three nights at the River Breeze Caravan and Cabin Park, Smithton. On the way, at Ulverstone, we were invited by Christine and John, from our European trip in 2017 and, by coincidence, again on the ferry going to Tasmania, to their place for morning tea (I'm still kicking myself for leaving the camera in the car). Another Tassie couple we met on the Europe trip, Cheryl and Terry invited us to lunch, along with Christine and John, to their place near Marrwah on the west coast. Unfortunately Terry couldn't be there as he had made arrangements earlier to do some work on 'the shed' further down the coast. We were lucky to meet up with Terry, and Cheryl, the next day for afternoon tea while on our way back to Smithton after another little excursion. It was lovely to meet up again with the Tasmanites, nice food and lots of laughs.
Our next stay was at the Discovery Park (Cosy Cabins) Cradle Mountain for two nights. More on Cradle Mtn further on.
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| Where we went in Tassie. |
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(PbL) Photo by Lynn
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| Sunday 20th |
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View from our motel window at Deloraine.
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View from our motel window at Deloraine.
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| Old brick wall and cherry tree, Deloraine. |
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| The Parish Church of St Mark, built in 1859, Deloraine. |
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On the Meander River at Deloraine.
This weir was built to hold back water which, in turn, drove the wheel
inside the Electric Power Station (red Building) which was built in 1907. |
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| Roosters rule the shelter shed in the Rotary Park Reserve at Deloraine. |
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| Alexandra Suspension Bridge in the Cataract Gorge Reserve, Launceston. |
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| Foot bridge across the South Esk River, Cataract Gorge Reserve. |
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| Tamar Island Wetlands Centre, Riverside (Launceston). |
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| Looking across from Greens Beach to Low Head. |
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| Low Head Lighthouse |
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| Looking west from Badger Beach Lookout. Yes, it was windy. |
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| The cliffs at Badger Beach Lookout. |
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| Echidnas have longer fur in Tasmania. |
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How much longer will this little cottage, at Kelso,
last before completely falling down.................... |
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................in slightly better days.
Jan 2010 (photo Google Maps) |
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This race of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, know locally
as the Forester Kangaroo, was on my Tasmanian bucket list.
Narawntapu National Park. |
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One of the two species of wallably to be found in Tasmania, the Bennetts Wallaby.
Narawntapu National Park. |
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A (not quite) white Bennetts Wallaby.
Narawntapu National Park. |
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| Mon 21st |
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It's amazing who you might bump into down here.
Deloraine. |
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| The track to Liffey Falls. |
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| I think this is a species of filmy fern. |
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| I think this is Kangaroo Fern (Microsorum pustulatum) growing on an old tree stump. |
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| Liffey Falls |
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| Liffey Falls |
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| From the Great Lakes Lookout. |
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| From the lookout at the Poatina Power Station Headrace Tunnel. |
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The old Liffey State School.
The school was closed in 1943 and is now used as a local hall. |
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This cherry tree was in full bloom along Cluan Rd.
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| Hare today, dinner tomorrow |
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| Tues 22nd |
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| Mount Roland, from Paradise Rd. |
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| Lunch at Penguin. |
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| Penguin Beach |
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| 'Little'? Penguin Beach with Echium flowers (Pride of Madeira). |
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| Uniting Church, Penguin. Opened in May 1903. |
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We went looking for platypus at Fern Glade Reserve,
no luck, too much noise from road works. |
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| Reflections at Fern Glade Reserve |
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| Reflections at Fern Glade Reserve |
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| Dutch Iris at Table Cape Tulip Farm. |
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| Tulips at Table Cape Tulip Farm. |
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| Tulips at Table Cape Tulip Farm. |
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| Tulips at Table Cape Tulip Farm. |
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| Boat Harbour Beach |
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Wed 23rd
'We saw a Tasmanian Tiger here at Welcome River' |
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| From Tier Hill Scenic Lookout, Smithton, looking over Duck Bay to Seven Mile Beach. |
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Self-serve honey sales at Tier Hill Scenic Lookout. Some people weren't so honest
and now you have to go to the house across the road to get the honey.
"Local Honey Sales"
Thank you for your Honesty" |
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Met up with some nice locals we met on our European trip in 2017 for lunch
at Cheryl and Terry's home. Terry couldn't be there as he was working on his 'shed'.
We also had morning tea with Christine and John (rear left), the
day before, at their place but I forgot to take photos. |
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| The view from Cheryl and Terry's lounge room over their dairy farm. |
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| Poddies in their yard. |
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| Looking north, from Green Point, over the Preminghana Indigenous Protected Area to the wind-turbines on Woolnorth. |
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| Looking west from Green Point. |
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| Green Point Beach |
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| Thur 24th |
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Lynn wanted to know if we could take one home.
Edith Creek. |
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| Arthur River from Kanunnah Bridge |
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| Arthur River from Sumac Lookout. |
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| Fungi at Sumac Lookout |
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| The Indian Ocean roars in at the Edge Of the World. |
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| Driftwood, and wind, at the entrance to the Arthur River, Edge Of the World. |
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| Driftwood, Edge Of the World. |
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| From the Edge Of the World |
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| Lunch at Arthur River |
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| Looking towards Circular Head from our lunch spot at the Arthur River boat ramp. |
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Slow driving at night.
'Endangered 45 km/h Dusk to Dawn' |
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| Couta Rocks |
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| Couta Rocks |
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| Sooty Oystercatch an a Pied Oystercatcher, Couta Rocks. |
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| Couta Rocks |
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| The 'village' at Couta Rocks. |
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| The lighthouse at Bluff Hill Point. |
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| A bee's nest in the lighthouse. |
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They couldn't keep us away. We caught up with Terry, and another coffee.
And with the magic of a bit of editing............... |
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| ...........we all got together, with some pets, in a digital way. |
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| Fri 25th. We were at Cradle Mountain Sat 26th also. |
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They grow 'em big and bright in Tassie.
These 8 Waratah flowers were all coming out of the top of one upright stem.
River Breeze Caravan and Cabin Park, Smithton. |
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| "The Nut' sits tall behind Stanley. |
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| Even though it was cool and rainy in Stanley, Lynn was looking forward to a cake and coffee. |
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| A view to die for, Stanley. |
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Looking across Godfreys Beach to The Nut from Highfield Lookout.
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| Godfreys Beach, in the rain. |
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| The ruins of the old convict barracks built in 1834, Stanley. |
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| Highfield House, a gentleman's home and farm of the 1830's. Stanley. |
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| Tatlows Beach, Stanley. |
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| Stanley Dock |
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| Stanley scene. |
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| Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain. |
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| The only bit of sun we saw in our two days here. |
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| Mountain moods. |
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Mountain moods.
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| In March 1902 Gustav Weindorfer, an Austrian, commenced building Waldheim (Forest Home) Chalet at Cradle Mountain. In 1913, Gustav opened Waldheim for business. |
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We have been to Cradle Mountain three time before and the weather had been kind to us, not this time.
Wet and cold, 3C (37F) daytime temperatures, lucky we were only to be here for two nights. I was able to get some photos in the late afternoon before the sun disappeared just in case it was worse the next day. Yep, the next day was. We drove to the lake and it rained, we waited but it would not stop so we went back to the cabin. After a while the sun came out and it was back to the lake where it would rain again. Sitting it out in the car for a while the weather cleared, time for walk to the 'boatshed'. I didn't get far before it started to rain, then hail, then sleet and then snow, back to the car. When it stopped I tried again and nearly got there before the rain came again, blow it, I'll keep going. 3 out of 4 ain't bad. |
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| Today was to be worse. |
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| Snow on the way. |
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Didn't make for pleasant walking, hail, sleet and snow.
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| Chilly weather. |
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| The boatshed on Dove Lake. |
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| Snowing at Waldheim Chalet. |
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| A wombat, one of the locals at Cradle Mountain. |
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Cameras: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Samsung S5 (phone)
Photos edited in Picasa, On1 and ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6.5
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