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... meat; probably fresh as you may judge if you click on the photo. Our next stop was Latrobe; self proclaimed 'Platypus Capital of the world'. Another attractive, inland country town with a river running through it and, on our evening stroll, we were lucky enough to be able to watch a platypus swimming in the river and follow it for quite some time. I think they are my favourite creatures and it is so thrilling to ...

... stopped in a forest area on the top of a small hill. We were there. It might not be the best time to see the platypuses, but it was our best time to see them. We were surprised that Harriet and I were the only ones off the bus. The remaining people were content to continue on to the whiskey factory and the paper mill. But we stayed, we were in Australia and we wanted to see the land and animals that were unique to the country. We met Gary at the entrance to the park. He ...

... very dirty steel mill type plant Then on the road again - quick lunch stop at the Blue Barn - 40 minutes out of Devonport. Also bought some yummy jam Things I'd do again 1. Cradle Mountain - esp a tour with a local 2. Boat up Gordon River 3. Tassie Devil and Penguin tours 4. Family history stuff 5. All the places we stayed were great- best nights sleep was the Clydedale manor ...

Hmmm I bet those words will come back to bite me, but anyway . . . Final preparations are well underway for the imminent departure. Looked at the calendar the other day and realised that we've only really got a couple of weekends between now and departure, so minor panic is starting to set in. Think we've got most of the major items organised, just ...

... I was banned from screaming or nagging every time he crossed the center line or accidentally fell into the side ditch. I finally let go of all restraint when he dozed off at the wheel and woke up...asking ...what? what? With two carsick kids, a wife on the edge and Steve wondering what all the fuss was about...we finally landed at Cradle Mountain Lodge in Tasmania. We loved Cradle ...

Burnie was a delightful little town in Tasmania, Australia. The mayor of Burnie met the tourists outside the ship in attire befitting British royalty. It was quite fun and a very warm welcome. The ship docks inside of a container shipping yard facility and required the use of a shuttle to get into town. The shuttle was no charge and therefore I jumped aboard and went into town to do some looking around. The town was a typical quaint little ...

Today we explored some of the sights in Launceston. This morning we drove into town for a good brekkie, and then had a quick wander around a few of the shops. We then drove to Cataract Gorge, which was about 10 minutes from the city. We stopped at the Freedland's lookout on the way, but there really were really great views of Launceston and ...

... in the tent that came with my van and Jens in the back of the jackaroo but got bitten to death by the biggest mossies Ive ever seen,even biting you through jeans!Got up next day and started the drive down past Swansea,stopped at Norms lookout to see the tallest falls in Oz and eventually made it down to Wineglass bay where parked the car to walk the 2 1/2 hours to the look out and beach. Supposed to ...

G'day Riverside Elementary! I've made it to Tasmania. I am so grateful for the weather yesterday. It made the ocean viewing perfect. Today is cloudy with rain. I landed in Launceston this morning, got my rental car and found the internet cafe. Internet access is not so easy to find, so I thought I better catch up on some entries while I had the chance. Plus, with the weather, I'm not too excited to ...

... If your still confused, think Essex Fm 's Black Thunder girls that give out Car stickers at Lakeside) * Drove to Bridgeport and found a deserted beach. tried in vain to top up the tan, but got so annoyed by the fly's we gave up! * Managed to blag my way into a nightclub because the bouncer thought my yellow wristband was the same as the paper ones they were putting around paying customers wrists. Left in 5 minutes because it was **** - as was all of Launcestons nightlife!