Today we have to leave the beautiful east coast and head back inland. Saturday night Faye and John have to be in Devonport, ready for the ferry back early Sunday morning. And we have to be in Port Sorrel, not far from Devonport, to check into our week in a time share apartment. As we had one night left, we decided to re-visit Ross as we all had liked it so much. To get from the coast to the Midland Highway there are three alternatives. One is the road from St He...

Today is actually our wedding anniversary. In fact, our 30th wedding anniversary. I had let the fact drop a few days ago, and Faye ran with it, as she does. When we met for breakfast, I found the table decorated with various colourful serviettes, and the whole van festooned with a banner made from toilet paper, and written with mascara - that was all she had to hand. Breakfast had to be brief however, as we had to drive off to Coles Beach ready for the cruise at...

Today we decided to move on up the east coast. We had all seen Port Arthur on our previous trip and had no desire to go there again. It is a sad and desolate place. We didn't know where we would stop for the night - John had been making calls to caravan parks in the various towns along the coast, but they were all full. This was the first time we had encountered this problem. We headed to the most southern town called Triabunna. This was a quaint little town wit...

We felt we had well and truly done the Huon Valley, and it was time to move on, to Richmond. Of course we had to drive through Hobart again to get there, and it confirmed my impression that I never want to see Hobart again. Richmond was another one of those historic towns full of old-world picturesque cottages, mostly being used as B&Bs, or small craft shops and galleries. It was similar to Ross, but much more famous, and hence much more crowded. Also, havin...

Today heading to Bruny Island - another 'Must-Do' when in Tassie. We set off with John to a town called Kettering to get on the ferry, and were soon chugging on our way. Bruny Island is famous for fresh produce, and has many spots to stop and sample, and of course, buy. The first one we came across was the whisky distillery, but decided unanimously to give that a miss. First stop was the oyster farm. This was basically just a café where you could watch people ...