Coles Bay, Freycinet National Park and Launceston, Tasmania - 1st December 2008Car Kilometres: 185,909Distance Travelled: 618kmTotal Distance Travelled: 17,658km After a fairly lengthy drive, we were happy to stretch our legs with a 1 ½ hour return walk up to the much-photographed-and-with-good-reason Wineglass Bay lookout in the Freycinet National Park. Whilst panting our way up the hill, we were dismayed to see the clouds gathering and the sky darke...

Hobart, Tasmania (TAS) - 29th November 2008Hobart Car Kilometres: 185,291Distance Travelled: 397kmTotal Distance Travelled: 17,040km After leaving the north coast, we had planned to take a couple of leisurely days getting to Hobart, hoping for a squiz at Table Mountain on the way. However, the weather conspires against us (it's probably not personal), and we get within a few kilometres of the mountain and give up - it's veiled in fog and clouds, and we have no h...

Wynyard, Tasmania (TAS) - 27th November 2008Wynyard Car Kilometres: 184,894Distance Travelled: 103kmTotal Distance Travelled: 16,643km After an enjoyable ferry ride, including a free cinema viewing of The Visitor before we retreated to our generously proportioned and quite comfortable reclining seats to doze the night away, we are in Tassie, and disembark the ship uneventfully.We're tired though; as comfy as we were, we didn't sleep brilliantly - the ship's purs...