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Devonport
Travel Blogs from Devonport, Australia
Sept 13-14, 05 (Tues-Wed)
We are on the ship named Spirit of Tasmania. We had a little glitch again due to the mechanical problem of this ship and left at 8:30 pm (4 hours later). This ship is almost like the one we had taken from Brindisi, Italy, to Greece. It has 11 decks and ...
Devonport
... return time and then the walk back home was just a bit much for me. So The Don river was pretty disappointing. While in Devonport I'm staying in a pub hotel instead of a hostel since all those in town are shut for the winter. I'm in a backpacker share ...
Devonport
We found a campsite close to the town and pitched the tent overlooking the ocean which was great. We explored the local area (famous huge excellently painted murals in one town which also had pet llamas in a private garden) and one evening saw more of ...
From the Beginning - A Comedy of Errors
... road in the middle of nowhere!! But other than that - it’s all good. Today we find ourselves back in Devonport awaiting the ferry - after exploring the forgotten but spectacular state of Tasmania! We are so in love with Tazzie especially after our ...
Tasmania, and a lot more
Well im here, Tasmania at last! Sorry for the huge gap in travelpods, i did a big update in melbourne but unfortunatly the computer messed up and i lost it all! Melbourne was fantastic, we did a 30km bike tour which i have been dieing to do since ...
Day 14 Devonport
... Tasmania’s iconic Cradle Mountain, Sheffield lies aproximately 35 minutes from where the Spirit of Tasmania disembarks passengers in Devonport. Visitors are simply captivated by more than 50 murals in this quaint country town. Take ...
Devonport
It was then time to head back to Devonport for our return ferry crossing to Melbourne. En-route we were able to go on a 'free' paper mill tour at Burnie, saw the paper sculptures at a nearby museum etc. We were looking forward to our business class ...
Tasmania 1
When I arrived at Hobart airport (Tasmania), I picked up my rental car to drive to Devonport. I was worried I wouldn't get used to driving on the left side of the road, but all in all it wasn't that hard after all. Tasmania is about the same size as the ...
Day15 The Departing Home Day
Today is Sunday 5 Feb 2006 Well , as they all say, all good things have to come to an end and one comes back to reality. For us that day is today, the day when we say a very sad farewell to the island state of ...
Sailing to Tasmania
We drove back to Sydney and quickly loaded the "Spirit of Tasmania" for our overnight cruise to Davenport, ...
First stop in Devonport
... get started on Tassie, so there wasn't too much on the agenda. We visited one or two towns on the way before arriving in Devonport (which Sophie made sleeping easy ;-) ) to check in our accommodation. Devonport itself is much of a seaport and a bit ...
Tasmanian Devils
... ; The population of the state only recently topped half a million, and most of those live in the few cities; Hobart, Launceston, Devonport etc. So the countryside is mostly deserted. People here are very friendly, and all want to know what I ...
Day 2 - Tasmania
Made our way to Devonport for a quick lunch on the seashore before getting back on the road and headed for ...
From a Nobody to a Somebody
... to zero hours cinema-style sleep. We woke up to a gorgeous sunrise over the Bass Strait with the lights of Devonport twinkling away in the distance. After making buffoons of ourselves taking pictures of our luxury abode and waving at seagulls through ...
Melbourne to Tasmania
... you dont splash out for a cabin, but on the whole the trip was good and is the longest trip I have had on a boat ever! Devonport is quite a large town (compared to many of the others we have been to across Oz) and is situated on the Mersey River (that ...
Day 13 Devonport
... House gave us a lovely breakfast this morning then out we went on another day of exploring the area.Heading out of Devonport south towards Hobart travelling about 40kms we came to Elizabeth Town which is a small farming,dairy community located in the ...
Day 2 Arrival in Devonport on to Launceston
... at breakfast we found out that we were passing Flinders Island on the port side and were about 2 hours from our destination in Devonport. After breakfast we packed our night luggage ready to go then went up onto the ...
Tasmanien, Bay of Fires, Freycinet Nat Park
... . Pünktlich um 19:30 legte die Fähre aus dem Port of Melbourne ab und war dann um 06:30 am nächsten Morgen in Devonport. Sonntag Morgen 0700 Devonport, die Strassen sind leer gefegt. Es schläft halt alles noch, ausser die neue gestrandeten Touris. So ...
Cradle Mountain to Devonport
After the streneous day yesterday with the canoes, which left my arms feeling numb, the quad bikes which left my wrist hurting, for some strange reason, which I think I was holding onto the bike with dear life and after the horse riding which...well how ...
Snow
... on Tasmanian shores. It was cold, the wind was biting, but our last journey up through the western wilderness en route to Devonport is no less beautiful. We chose to drive through the sparsely populated west coast to reach Devonport, and though the ...
Spirit of Tasmania
Die Überfahrt mit der Spirit of Tasmania I nach Devonport dauerte rund 10 Stunden. In der Dämmerung konnte ich mich von der Skyline von Melbourne verabschieden. Danach nutzte ich die Zeit um einen Pass für die Nationalparks zu kaufen und auch die ...
Day 12 Devonport
... along the Bass Highway which hugs the Bass Strait coastline passing through towns like Wynyard, Burnie, Penguin, Ulverstone and into Devonport. I will say also between these towns there are many smaller towns/hamlets and some have things to look at ...
goodbye to tassie
... weeks we spent on the East coast and camping in the Bay of Fires National Park which has to be one of the best beaches in Australia (only if the weather and water was abit warmer), as we only had one good day on the beach there, but did some lovely ...
Tasmania
... in from Melbourne and there was a coastal walk leading up to a lighthouse and then into pretty forest tracks. The town of Devonport had enough shops to keep you going when you weren't lounging! Christmas Day was great and unusual...no freezing toes and ...
DGI even gets her own ticket to board the ferry...
Day 1 Rockbank to Melbourne to Devonport Total Roadtrip Distance so far (excluding the ferry distance)… 3,362km It was a really early morning getting up about 5am and having breakfast by candlelight. As we packed up the van the ...
Back to the main land
So back throught the center of the isle we went, endevouring to catch the ferry back to the main land. Only one short note on this.... What happend to the road???? Travelling up the "main" highway from Hobart, all of a sudden the bitumen (tarmac) ...
Leaving too soon
Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ Originally I had planned to spend 2 weeks in Tasmania. Having been in NZ in November, I had thought of spending Xmas in Tasmania, in a National Park, under the southern stars. But in Melbourne ...
