Today we headed to Arthur River 15 kms down the road on the west coast for the boat trip we had booked while in Stanley. We arrived just before 0930 so we could pay the balance and have a coffee ( all part of the deal) before boarding the boat at 10ish for a 1015 departure. Firstly we went up to the point where the river meets the sea and saw the salmon fishermen trying their luck at the river mouth. We watched the 1.5 metre breakers and tried to imagine them a...

We left Stanley today and headed west towards Smithton before heading even further west to Marrawah beach - which is the furthest point you can go on the north west corner of Tasmania. We were initially visiting the area to join a Geoff King wildlife tour and hopefully see Tasmanian devils in the wild but sadly his wife emailed me 6 months ago to say he had died so there we be no tour. However we decided to keep our plans and are glad we did. First stop was Smi...