Author Archives: Marg

Strahan – Abt Railway – Lake St Clair

The day has arrived that we have been waiting for – the rail trip on the ABT Railway!  Up very early and waiting for the bus to take us to Queenstown at 8am – raining, windy, completely different to yesterday’s … Continue reading

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Strahan

We have been in Tasmania for only 2 weeks – it feels like 2 months!! (in a good way). The caravan park is crammed full of long-weekenders, but we are lucky and have a end of row site, with a … Continue reading

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Arthur River – Zeehan

Two magnificent days at Arthur River, a magical spot in Tassie.  Disappointed with the caravan park – a paddock with two toilets per gender – but is only the place where we sleep, after all. The first day we went … Continue reading

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Cradle Mountain – Stanley

On our last day at Cradle Mountain, we again had breakfast at the picnic area at the Ranger’s station, and then did the Knyvet Falls Walk.  Another beautiful place, although, again I think elderly people would have been disappointed with … Continue reading

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Cradle Mountain

We heard that the weather for the next three day was going to be excellent at Cradle Mountain, so instead of heading North to the coast, we arrived at this special place at 11am.  After coping with a very winding … Continue reading

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Melbourne – Devonport – Deloraine – Gowrie Park

Woke at 5:15am and we were all set to go by 6am.  Setting off in the dark is quite exciting, but the thought of nine and a half on the ferry, crossing Bass Strait for the first time – I … Continue reading

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Rutherglen/Mt Beauty

We enjoyed our stop in Rutherglen, having the lake just opposite our site has been delightful.  Our first stop on Monday was to order a hamper from The Pickled Sisters in Wahgunyah, to be picked up on Wednesday (they are … Continue reading

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Tathra/Bournda/Rutherglen

A lot has happened since our last blog. Again, we found another brilliant picnic area at Kianniny Bay.   Watched boats coming in from rough seas, enjoyed two families watching their children playing in the creek, then we were engrossed … Continue reading

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Wallaga Lake/Kalaru

We had to spend two days confined to the van because of the shocking weather.  We were lucky not to experience the strong winds that the coast, further north suffered, but the rain was amazing.  100mms at least.  No camp … Continue reading

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Congo/ Wallaga Lake

Strange name, but a great location – we are camped next to the estuary, with a view to the ocean.  No fires unfortunately, but fabulous septic toilets, cold showers and only about 10 kms from Moruya. We have been around … Continue reading

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