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22 Mar

Surfing – Tassie Style

Why does it always look so calm from 30,000 feet in the air? The ocean down hear continues to amaze & entertain me. Surfing in Tassie can only be described…
22/03/2015 at 1:00 pm 1 Comment
20 Mar

Show Us Ya Map A Tassie!

We keep it locked away but, here tis…  This shows our last two trips to Tassie. Purple lines were from 3 years ago in a Motorhome. Red lines have…
20/03/2015 at 2:40 pm 5 Comments
20 Mar

Whether to weather the weather – Charging!

C A B I N   F E V E R C A B I N   F E V E R Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain,  rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain,  rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain,  rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. Wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, …
20/03/2015 at 11:19 am 1 Comment
17 Mar

Back at Marrawah – Ann Bay, Green Point

Coming up to 4 months of wandering about the Southern Isle and we are quickly running out of time on our final leg of the Tassie experience. It looks like…
17/03/2015 at 7:45 pm 2 Comments
11 Mar

Back in Tazmazia

With the mad Sydney craziness & the big city now far, far away, we have settled back in to wanderer mode. This became immediately obvious the moment we drove out…
11/03/2015 at 10:59 am 1 Comment
06 Mar

Sydney – Wedding & a New (wet) Suit

Just a quick trip to Sydney For a couple of days to attend the Wedding of Erica & Robin.   It was a very romantic evening complete with some…
06/03/2015 at 1:43 pm 1 Comment
04 Mar

Charging +/- Lots of Jayne’s Waves – Excellent!

Jayne has had numerous surfs this week. Far more than me. Sam seems to have made it her quest to ensure no surfing opportunity is missed. Although I suspect this…
04/03/2015 at 9:05 am 1 Comment
25 Feb

Big Island & Back

Work, Work Wooork… & Party Party Party… Back to Newy for a couple of days to catch up with family & let Jayne attend to some board meetings (of the…
25/02/2015 at 5:25 pm Leave a comment
21 Feb

Bruny Island Times

Bruny Island has been a lot of fun. Being a little bit isolated, it has a real community feel to the place. It’s almost like the Bruny folk are just…
21/02/2015 at 5:17 pm Leave a comment
17 Feb

Bream Creek

After our inland alpine wanderings we headed back to the East Coast for a week or so. We caught up with our “Kooks on Tour” surfing mates, Sam & Glenn,…
17/02/2015 at 2:25 pm 1 Comment
12 Feb

Last Rock of the Cradle

It was our last day on the mountain today. About 2.5-3 hours of relatively easy wandering about from Ronny Creek to Crater Lake (for lunch and a cup of tea)…
12/02/2015 at 6:22 pm 2 Comments
11 Feb

Rest and a Little Walkies. Doth thou Protest?

After the high line lap of the Cradle Mountain Landscape we needed a day or so to recover. What’s Jayne’s idea of rest? 5 loads of washing, ironing, knitting, making…
11/02/2015 at 7:28 pm Leave a comment
09 Feb

Rock A Bye Cradle Mountain

3 years ago we did the Dove Lake Circuit walk. That was about 8km & took about 2.5hours. It had a few ups & downs and gave us a good…
09/02/2015 at 8:10 am Leave a comment
07 Feb

Mayfield Surf Spearfish & Snake

It’s been a busy few days at Mayfield Beach The “Kooks on Tour” surfing expedition of Sam, Glenn, Alistair & myself continued to venture into more remote Tassie locations with…
07/02/2015 at 7:20 am 1 Comment
02 Feb

SaltWorks Surf, Sheep, Shells & Chardy

Started the day with a zippy little surf at Saltworks Road this morning. A left hander off a river mouth. Not very big, but with only 4 in the water…
02/02/2015 at 6:42 pm 1 Comment
01 Feb

MONA & Treasure Island Pong

How lucky were we to find a caravan park right next to the Museum of Old & New Art (MONA)? The Treasure Island Caravan Park, a true gem. From here…
01/02/2015 at 7:55 pm 3 Comments
28 Jan

Berry Dam Nice at Mt Field National Park

One of our favourite spots from our last trip to Tassie was National Park (the town) so we have come back to Mount Field, National Park (the National Park) and…
28/01/2015 at 7:36 pm 3 Comments
25 Jan

Running Bear & Little White Dove

Last night this guy called Liam was wandering about the campground talking up the merits of some kayak tours that he runs down the Derwent River. Jayne has talked about…
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24 Jan

Get Some Green

Just leaving Queenstown at about 8am We free camped at the sports ground. The AFL footy oval is all gravel. They breed em tough down here. After about a 3…
24/01/2015 at 6:11 pm Leave a comment
23 Jan

Choo Choo Ride

Queenstown Torn Down This area has had tin, copper & gold extracted from just about every rock around over the last couple of hundred years. It’s an example of how…
23/01/2015 at 2:53 pm 1 Comment
20 Jan

Sea the Sunset at 55

Trial Harbour While camping in Trial Harbour we went for a day trip into Corinna and took a river cruise to the coast on the Arcadia II We finally got…
20/01/2015 at 5:10 pm 3 Comments
18 Jan

Back on the West Coast

Waratah to Trial Harbour No boom gates. If you see a flashing light & a train coming, just stop. It’s a simple rule & it seems to work We can’t…
18/01/2015 at 9:10 am 3 Comments
16 Jan

Wot’s at Waratah?

Not a lot. Tin mine, tin history, waterfall in the middle of what’s left of a town. Tea at the pub was a bit ordinary. Too much fried essence of…
16/01/2015 at 9:45 am Leave a comment
14 Jan

Over The Top

After 9 days we finally left the Wild West Coast behind & headed for the hills, South East. Today we travelled about 190km from Marrawah to Waratah, via Corinna. Over…
14/01/2015 at 4:57 pm 2 Comments
12 Jan

Great Surf at Last! No Bull. (Well, a bit of bull)

Happy to report that finally the right surf spot with the right conditions at the right time has been located. Lighthouse Point on the Tasmanian West Coast (There’s actually no…
12/01/2015 at 8:01 pm 4 Comments
11 Jan

Secret Surfing Spot

The search for perfect waves in remote and difficult to get to places continues. Today I was lucky enough to tag along with some other like minded searching surfers (there’s…
11/01/2015 at 8:52 pm 5 Comments
10 Jan

Almost Self (Surfin) Sufficiency

We awoke quite early today (9am). Had a bit of breaky & I decided on a surf down the beach at Green Point. Not much of a surf running but…
10/01/2015 at 8:13 pm 1 Comment
09 Jan

What a lot Abalone!

The Hunter & Gatherer was dispatched today. So it was off for a snorkel along Green Pt this morning in search of lunch. No luck with the fishes but abalone…
09/01/2015 at 1:49 pm 2 Comments
06 Jan

Day 2 – Ann Bay

It’s been a very busy day here at Ann Bay. There was not even enough room left to park ya horse. The local Amish community apparently like to visit the…
06/01/2015 at 6:44 pm 1 Comment
05 Jan

Down on the West Coast they got a sayin’

Down on the West Coast, this one has some surf… Woo Hoo! First surf today since we were back home at Christmas. It’s so good to be back in the…
05/01/2015 at 5:50 pm 1 Comment