Hi Everyone After leaving freycinet we traveled down to the tasman peninsular. We camped for 2 nights at the tasman National Park which is right on the coast. The camp sites were huge. On Thursday we went to Port Arthur. Photo is of one of the ruins. We traced the history of the convicts who had terrible lifes out there even though the place is beautiful. The worst parts were the punishment cells where there is barely enough room to move in and often the convict...

On Sunday we headed towards Freycinet National Park. We managed to get a free camp which we haven't had too many of as yet they all seem to be full when we get there. Freycinet National Park is the most beautiful place here as yet. The coast is gorgeous and the sand is white and soft. On Monday we walked up to the Wineglas Bay Lookout. Lots of steps up and very steep slopes but what a view from the top. We then walked down to Wineglass Bay and again lots of ston...

Friday-We have just been to the most amazing place-Cataract Gorge in Launceston. The views are out of this world. We walked up one side of the mountain-millions of steps! and then around the gorge and water course. Around the early 1900's the people got together and cleared out the gorge and made it like and English Garden but later on all the English plants were removed and Australian natives were reintoduced. The bolders and rocks are gigantic with fantastic s...

Here we are in a small park just past Scottsdale. Beautiful scenery and the photois the view from at the top of the mountain. We left Devonport this morning after a very windy night! We needed to shop for food and we needed a new part for the gas stove which had started leaking. Got the shopping done and then headex for Launceston. It is a very old city. We didn't stay long here as we wanted to find a place for the night. So off we set for scottsdale-avery prett...

Hi everyone In Melbourne now and tomorrow we the ferry to Tasmania. We arived her about lunch time today after driving fron Kilmore. Driving through Victoria we have seen where the country has burnt out. It looks terrible and we could still smell the fire. Fortunatly for Victorians it has been raining for the last couple of days. Not only raining but the wind has been very bad so it is just as well than the state is getting dampened down.Spent some time in a ni...