We wandered about in the bush for a bit today. Milkshake Hills Forest Reserve Lost in the bush. Still Lost… Everything Grows Green Frondy Things One of the smaller tall…

We’re having Internet connection issues at Stanley this evening. It took a while for this update to get thru in one piece… Tarkine Forest Adventures – Dismal Swamp visit today.…

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We went exploring on the West Coast today. Started up at Ann Bay (potentially the next free camp) in the North just a few Km north west of Marrawah Made…

After a very busy & wonderful Christmas week with family & friends in Newy, we’re back on the road in Tassie. One month down, 3 to go! On our last…

We felt a bit sad leaving the Bay of Fires, it had been a fun couple of weeks. The surf was either huge or flat so not a lot of…

We thought we’d stay here for a couple of days… Then, all of a sudden, it was 2 weeks later! No reason to leave really… This stay was all free…

Beautiful One Day… Wet, Windy & Cold for the next 4… See, we’re doin it tough out here in the middle of the wilderness

Wandering about the Bay of Fires today after a couple of wet & windy days. It’s literally a breath of very fresh air to walk along the beach in the…

We’ve moved on from Scottsdale & made our way over some purdy hilly bits to the Bay of Fires. On the way, we did some cheese tasting at the world…

Rain? It’s Raining! Nobody told us it rains in Tassie… We had to duck over the hills from Scottsdale to Launceston (60km ish) to pick up a grey water tank…

First day of playing at being a tourist… Beauty Point has a seahorse attraction/breeding business called, you guessed it, “Seahorse World”. They sell to aquariums all over the world. Who’d…

Our “Travel to Tassie” plan has finally come together. Jayne flew back from Melbourne to Newy for some “appointments”, which was her way of saying “I don’t want to go…

Being a wasp appears to be hard work. Sometimes it all gets too much & they just have to sit back on their sting & take a bit of a…

As we are heading for Tassie next week it seemed appropriate that we get some practice getting on & off a ferry. As a trial we took the rig on…

It’s been a fun filled few days catching up with some of the Elsom side of the family down Mornington Peninsula way. Over the weekend we feasted on a beautifully…

Bye Bye Bendalong. We are now at Lakes Entrance, VIC after spending a couple of wonderful days at Mallacoota. Jayne did a great days drive (5.5 hours) from Bendalong to…

The fortune spent on the spear fishing gear has finally paid off. Yesterday the first fish of the trip was caught while spear fishing (it’s only been about 30 years…

Today we headed off into the wilderness on “shanks’ pony”. Well, a little bit of bush trek really. Actually, it was just a walk around the perimeter of the caravan…

Dawn & Dusk has the locals out in force Happy Hour – Cheers Big Ears More apple please Washing Day Held hostage in our own van (The Craw) One fat…

Dawn Patrol at Bendalong. Surfed by myself for about an hour before the locals woke up. Dolphins all about & sometimes only a boards length away. Water is clear &…

VanDate: 2:472km Been a busy day today, Surfing, washing, tinkering, shopping (new shorts), chillin, buyin diesel, explorin, … Time just gets away on us. Where has the day gone? And…

VanDate: 1:393km Today’s the day we run away. Just us, the cruiser & the van extraordinaire & far too much “stuff” (hopefully it’ll thin out as we go). Let the…

They have done a great job on the new surf club & cafe.

No swell at Stocko, but a noice romantic walk out to the Adolphe “The seas swept her from stern to bow, tons of water poured into the lower decks and…