Tag: Australia
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Tasmania Day 10: Three Capes Walk Day 4
Overnight, I could hear the trees outside my room creaking and banging in the wind. It had picked up, and by morning, the wind gusts were reaching up to 140 km/hr. When we arrived down for breakfast, the guides gave us the bad news—the track to Cape Hauy was closed due to the winds, so…
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Tasmania Day 9: Three Capes Walk Day 3
Today, I set out with a little bit of nervous anticipation as our walk included the opportunity to ascend The Blade. The weather was cold and rainy, but I, along with several others in our group, took up the motto “Go Bold, Go Cold” ie leave in shorts anticipating that the hike would soon warm…
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Tasmania Day 8: Three capes walk Day 2
Continental breakfast and hot drinks were available from 7 a.m., with hot breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. each morning. After fueling up for the day, we collected our lunches, selecting our choice of extras to pop in with the salad that had been made up by the host and later put into wraps carried by…
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Tasmania Day 7: Three Capes Walk Day 1
Waking up bright and early, we walked down to Berta for a hearty breakfast to keep us fueled for the day. This was our second visit, and it was just as good. I highly recommend it if you’re ever in Hobart. Once we were suitably full, we walked back to our apartment to pack, check…
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Tasmania 2024: Day 6 Hobart
After a yummy breakfast (coconut rice pudding), we caught an UBER to the Cascade Brewery. This is the oldest brewery in Australia and was opened in 1932. The company operated as a sawmill from 1924. The tour starts in the visitor’s centre, which occupies the old family house and associated buildings. We collected our safety…
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Tasmania 2024: Day 5 Hobart
After breakfast on Tuesday, we wandered down to the port and took a Historic Hobart Cruise. We took a seat out on the top deck, looking backwards, and the boat pulled out, heading north up the Derwent River. There was commentary as we went. We went up past Government House and over into Rose Bay,…
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Tasmania 2024 Day 4: Hobart
This post continues my recap of our trip to Tasmania. See previous posts: Day 1, Day 2, Day3. Monday 26th February. Our friend picked us up at 8:30 a.m. for a little outing on Kununyi/Mount Wellington. G and our friend went trail running while I did some hiking. I snapped a photo of the trail…
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Tasmania 2024 Day 3 – Devils, Spectacular Coastline, Back to Hobart
G and I woke up reasonably early on Sunday to pack up and head out to the Tasmanian Devil Unzoo while our friends had a more leisurely morning. I can’t remember seeing a Tasmanian Devil before, so we wanted to take this opportunity to see one. The Devils are endangered due to roadkill and a…
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Tasmania 2024 Day 2 – Tesselated Pavement and Port Arthur
Today G and N went off for a long run about 10 mins drive away in Murdunna while S and I had a bit of sleep-in before heading to the Tesselated Pavement. These rock formations are formed by movement along fault lines fractured the siltstone and erosion has deepened the pattern. Pan formations (more weathering…
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Tasmania 2024 Day 1 – Flying, driving, Eaglehawk Neck
We flew out of Tullamarine mid-morning on Friday. The flight was delayed by 30 minutes but G has access to the lounge so it wasn’t too much of a hardship. There were clouds most of the way over Tasmania but once we started our descent we got a good look at the environs of Hobart.…