Comfort Inn Diamond Island Bicheno

We took a flight from Sydney and landed in Hobart in the evening. We had been told to sit by the window to see the lovely Tasmanian scenery, but it was very cloudy so we saw very little. On arrival, it was absolutely freezing, so we immediately turned on the two heaters in our room and requested extra duvets. We went out in search of food and found a nice Indian place so had takeaway, which was very tasty. Then we went to bed because we had ...

As we travelled north we decided to stop at the historic town of Swansea; a caravan park on Schouten Beach was a pleasant spot and from there we could walk around the point to town. At this time of year, at dusk, the Short-tailed Shearwaters or Mutton Birds fly in to their burrows and we enjoyed sitting quietly and watching them. We then had dinner at 'The Ugly Duck Out'; a short walk from the caravan park and recommended ...

Am Sonntag gings dann weiter von Devonport nach Bicheno gefahren. Davor sind wir an eine Kueste gefahren, bei der das Wasser immer zwischen Felsspalten Fontaenen hochgespritzt hat. Danach sind wir an die Bay of fires gefahren. Die heisst so, weil da die ...

... why everyone has a boat... or trawler over here! So I figure that's good enough excuse for me if I don't catch anything. Well it was coming to Anzac day so I decided I better go into something that consisted of a town of more than 5 people so off I went into St Helen's which is a nice place on the coast, right near the Bay of Fires which was where I was going to camp. Little did I know that this ...

... the afternoon looking around the old convict ruins and the grounds of the prison. We had a tour and then a boat ride. It was really interesting and in a very picturesque setting. We then drove to Nubeena where we cooked our last dinner in Kylie. We headed back to Hobart to wash and clean out Kylie before dropping her back. We had a nice meal on the harbour and then caught up on a few emails. It was soo nice to get back to a proper bed too. We ...

... picture opportunity. We walked down to the beach itself next. I found a great place to write "Tasmania 2006" (to mirror my "Tasmania 2000" picture), but the wind was crazy and we didn't stay long. The way down was a very steep path, and we thought it would be wise to try a different route back. So we followed a nice flat track to Hazard Beach. Again, beautiful and extremely windy. As we were walking across the beach to the next leg of ...

... for a year having emigrated from Emsworth (small world and all that) for a better life for their two girls of 8 and 10. We spoke to them later at the campsite they had recommended to us and invited us to stay with them if we would like to. We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and hospitality of so many people we have met on our travels.