After spending two days of traveling, three flights, the largest 14 hours, we arrived safely in Hobart, Tasmania. Getting off of the plane we were greeted by a couple of fruit sniffing dogs, all of our wonderful host families, and a few others from the surrounding Rotary clubs. We had a great lunch at an ocean side restaurant, were most all of u...

Last week in Tasmania has been a fairly uneventful. Nature in Tasmania is pretty, but coming from the South Island of New Zealand I wasn't exactly flabbergasted, except for couple of secluded, white sand, turquoise water beaches on the east coast. The fact that the weather was cloudy for the most part didn't help with my appreciation of the land...

G'day all! This time I am coming at you from Tasmania! I normally send these travel diaries to 200+ people but this time I'm keeping it "in the family", 'cos I want to let you know da real story and its been a while since I spoke to most of you. Yup plenty has happened for me since I last wrote. I launched out from Melbourne to go fruit-picking,...

The climate of western Tasmania can be summed up in one word - wet! Tasmania lies in the path of the 'Roaring Forties'- strong westerly winds traveling from South America. Much of the beauty of the region is a direct result of the high rain fall (between 1500-3000mm). Waterfalls, lush rainforests dripping with mosses and lichens, lakes, tarns an...

Arrived in Hobart at 10pm so once we got to our hostel, The Pickled Frog and checked in, it was time for bed!

Now in Hobart the capital city of Tasmania, which to be honest is as about exciting as a night in watching TV. Went out for a few beers last night to sample the excellent Tassie beer and ended up in a nightclub with a band playing dodgy 80's tunes. Have spent the last 5 days doing the Overland Track (www.overlandtrack.com.au) which is a 60km wal...