Overnight stop at The Pink lake and on to Melbourne Port to catch The Spirit of Tasmania 1, for a 9.5 hour crossing.
On our arrival into Devonport (Tasmania) we stayed at the Able Caravan park, which was 2 minutes drive from the port. We stayed here for 3 nights and had a catch up with good friends, Andy & Cheryle. We loved catching up, drone flying, scones for afternoon tea and a few glasses of wine. We watched our friends depart as we began our latest adventure.
We had a long 30klm drive to Penguin and camped at Penguin surf life saving club for 2 nights.
We meant some of the Lotus family Karen & John, who live in Penguin. Penguin is a lovely small town and very picturesque.
A Pink Lake.
Sunset on the pink lake.
Goodbye Melbourne.
Steve & Andy drone flying.
Scones for afternoon tea.
Andy & Steve.
Rocky Beaches.
Goodbye Andy & Cheryle.
Steve & I in Penguin.
The church in Penguin.
Steve in Preservation Bay.
The Train passing through Preservation Bay.
Sunset preservation Bay.
Pigs face (The flowers).
Pretty.
Coastline Penguin to Ulverstone.
Ulverstone clock.
Next we drove via Burnie and did the scenic drive through Wynyard. A dirt track to Table Cape Lighthouse, the tulips were in full bloom. We had a very pretty drive onto Stanley.
STANLEY.
Arriving in Stanley, what a stunning little town, the old houses are amazing and extremely well preserved. A walk to the Wharf, Alexander Terrace & town walk. Joe Lyons cottage (Born in this cottage) - Joseph Aloysius Lyons was Australia prime minster 1932-1939. Tasmania's only prime minister of Australia. We also visited the museum, the cow & calf Art gallery. A film was made in Stanley in 2014 called 'The Light Between The Oceans' it really does look like a movie set!
We walked the length of Tadlows Beach, looking out to Sawyer Bay.
The look out near Wynyard.
Flowers at Table Cape.
Table Cape Light house.
The Nut " Stanley.
The old butter factory.
Joe Lyons cottage.
Alexander Street- Stanley.
Steve on Tadlow's Beach.
The Nut.
A beautiful cabbage! lol
Soooo pretty.
We climbed 'The Nut' (Correct name Circular Quays), in Stanley. It is only 143 metres high, you can take a chairlift, not us we did the very steep climb to the top, followed by a beautiful 2klm walk around the rim, the scenery is simply stunning! On the rim walk we saw wallabies with baby's.
Stunning views from the top.
Amazing!
Me on the rim walk.
Steve at one of the many look outs.
Mummy & baby Wallaby. (Soooooo cute).
Mummy cleaning baby.
See our ute & Lotus?
Beautiful!
Gorgeous!
Steve heading back down the Nut.
The Nut.
HIGHFIELD HISTORIC SITE.
The Van Dieman's Land Company was established in London in 1824. It was said these hill's resembled the English Dales, however the sheep succumbed to the extreme cold & rain, and this wool enterprise failed. The land was very suitable for agriculture, once the dense timber had been cleared. This company VDL remained in business until 2016.
Highfield House is a must see, highly recommended!
Pretty.
A peep through the window.
The church was incredible and still used for weddings.
The school is above the church.
Highfield House.
Just loved this old gate.
Nothing wrong with this stove.
A door on one of the old workers cottage!
Highfield House.
After all the above we had a couple of hours on the Canoe!
A fantastic day.
Steve having a paddle.
Me having a paddle.
Another day and we do a driving tour to Smithton, cattle grazing land, diary farms everywhere, through a huge logging area, so many forests & Trowutta Arch, to name a few.
The ferns uncoiling.
Everywhere is alive.
Fungus.
Trowutta Arch.
The sinkhole.
The fern canopy through Trowutta Arch.
Here come's Steve.
The forest's
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