We tootled along the smaller roads hugging the very edge of the coastline. In general the drive was a pretty one with beaches, small and large headlands and views up and down the coast. The day was a change from the past few days with blue skies and hardly any wind. Heading west as we are though, we don't expect this to be the norm. A side trip to Boast Harbour Beach was a delight. Here was the epitome of a beautiful beach, fine white sand arcing into a perfec...

Several people had told us that the best place to see platypus in the wild was by the creek flowing under Union Bridge. Not only did we miss Union Bridge, we were not even aware that we had crossed a stream until we had reached the next big river. So much for our eagle eyes. Platypus will have to wait! We passed through countryside dotted with names of localities like Paradise and arrived in Sheffield, a small town which back in the 80s painted a mural to attr...

We decided to visit the Trowunna Wildlife Reserve on the outskirts of Mole Creek. Of course there is an obligatory 'big thing' to be seen here - this of course is a big Tassie Devil marking the entrance, a strange fibreglass construction with, most notably, no hind legs. Trowunna is one of the refuges which are conducting breeding programs for Tasmanian Devils to produce an insurance population of disease free devils. The reserve also cares for injured animals bu...

After an early arrival, we had to go through quarantine. Why did no-one warn us that we would lose all our fruit and vegies brought over from the mainland?? We had been told that breakfast at Anvers, just south of Devonport, was the thing to do. Actually just about the only thing at Anvers is the chocolate factory and they are open for breakfast. We shared a traditional, and tasty, croissant with eggs, bacon and cheese, but finished up with wicked waffles with...

With everything that has been happening to us this last month, we were extremely pleased to get away! We left Sydney and drove the quick way to Melbourne via the Hume Highway which is now divided motorway all the way and a really fast trip. Because the only caravan park close to Tullamarine now only has cabins, we stayed the night at the back of a BP servo with trucks coming in and out all bloody night. A restful sleep it wasn't. The next day I dropped Russ at...