Luckily we booked our ferry tickets to Tasmania in advance. Steve thought it was just a drive up and go job, and neither of us imagined it would take all night to get there! We had upgraded our blue plastic seats to business class as there were no cabins left for the Christmas eve crossing. Upon boarding the ship we were quite disappointed in th...

After a really early morning flight to Tasmania, checked into the hostel them walked around town to find an Internet cafe to look up some hiking treks around Cradle Mountain in Western Tasmania. We didn't really find any information on hiking treks so figured we'd just wing it. Most people do a 5 day Overland track from Cradle Mountain to Lake S...

Bit of a long one this, so hold onto your hats.... First stop on route to Hobart was Queenstown, which is where the Wilderness Railway starts from. It was a bit like driving into some quarry town with shanty type houses and tin roofs, which were purpose built for mining. However as you get further into town, it turned out not too bad and quite s...

I'm quite into this whole speed sight-seeing thing. I'd booked myself into a hostel in Launceston where everyone (except yours truly) was there because they were picking broccoli at a nearby farm. Obviously not a hell of a lot to do in Launie then, I thought to myself. After a cruise up the Tamar River I walked along the Cataract Gorge and was b...

Being back in Hobart I met up with some old friends from the previous week and the day after the conclusion of the tour I took those remaining people for a little walk around the main attractions of the city as mentioned before as well as going to the war memorial with good views of the harbour bridge. Since I had spent a little time in the city...

After breakfast, we pack the car and drive just out of Hobart to Mt. Wellington. Mt. Wellington, rising more than 1270 metres above sea level forms the backdrop to Hobart and surrounds. We have an good view of the city from the peak, despite the smog. Unfortunately, over the past number of days, bush fires have been rampant in Victoria State and...

21.38 - It has been quite a long day today from when I got up at 09.00 until now where I am sat on a plane heading out to Tasmania. My head was a bit sore this morning but it was my heart that hurt the most because I would be leaving NZ and all the great friends I have made. First though, I had a lot of last minute things to do in such a short p...