Strahan Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Population 700. Sandwiched between the rainforest and Macquarie Harbour is the base for accessing the wilderness around. Described in the Lonely Planet as "almost Disney-Utopian" due to the beautiful restoration of the colonial buildings it became famous in the 1970s for a large and ultimately successful environmental protest to prevent the damm...

Monday brought the long drive from Hobart across to Strahan (pronounced Straw with an "n" on the end). The drive took me out of Hobart through the Derwent Valley where I had to fight my wish to continue the wine tasting passing Stephano Lubiana's (some of the best wines I have had since arriving in Tasmania). The road then takes a trip across ro...

Well, the race is over. It was an amazing experience of dirt, gravel, mud, hills, mountains (well they seemsed like it at times!) & track. When we get a chance to attach the ipod, we'll add some photos as well. Ian did really well ... he came 69th in his category (out of 171) & 135th overall (out of 440)! I was really proud of him. Drivi...