Bicheno and the Bay of Fires
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After six weeks exploring Tasmania, we are about to get the ferry back to the mainland (or if you’re Tasmanian, we are about to leave the mainland for the North…
The Overland Track – We Did It!
It all started with trepidation on my part. Hiking 70km through a remote mountain range, carrying all food, camping gear, clothes and cameras for six days, could be a nightmare.…
Seals, Sponges and Dragons at Eaglehawk Neck
Not only does Tasmania have some spectacular rugged landscapes, there is stunning underwater scenery to match. Most people don’t realise that a dive in Tasmania can be just as diverse…
Hiking And Camping Freycinet Peninsula
Freycinet, pronounced Frey-cin-ey, is an absolutely stunning national park. We stayed one week in the national park campground, and although the amenities were basic, the surroundings and views were easily…
Blonde Animals On Bruny Island
Our first stop in Tasmania has been Bruny Island, which is just a fifteen minute ferry ride from the mainland of the east coast. Bruny is home to an unusually…
Wilson’s Promontory And A Tent Intruder
As we drove into in Wilson’s Promontory, the ancient rolling hills of eucalypt forest took our breath away. Massive round boulders, that have been smoothed by millennia of weather, are…
Week 3: A Weedy-Full Weekend
Victoria has some beautiful diving – caves, kelp forests, soft corals, shipwrecks and seals just to name a few attractions. We have sampled only a few dives sites here, but…
Week 2: Many Hands Helping in a Time of Need
This week has been a mixture of emotions. Shock and horror at the devastation of the Australian bushfires, combined with the joy of meeting wonderful, kind, and inspiring people. One…
Days 3 – 7: Diving Sinkholes in South Australia
After a mammoth drive crossing three states, we arrived in the seaside town of Port MacDonnell, just south of Mt Gambier. I had booked us a campsite right on the…
We Are Off! First Stop… Narooma
Day 1-2. We are finally on our way!! After talking about this for the last 4 years, we have jettisoned (most of) our non-essential possessions and set off on a…