Platypus are renowned for being shy creatures that are hard to spot in the wild. The only time I've seen one was a couple of years ago here in Tassie in my friend's dam in the Golden Valley. The girls of course have never seen them so this afternoon we... Read more →
One of my favourite things about this trip has been not having to cook dinner. I am feeling thoroughly spoilt and lucky as we have eaten out most nights even though we have been mainly staying in self-catered accomodation. With all my dietary requirements, it's usually a nightmare for me... Read more →
Bicheno, east coast of Tasmania Read more →
One of the things I love about traveling is the unexpected things that pop up on your journey. You're looking for a place to stay and you stumble across a great little cafe with the best burnt toffee almond slice you've ever tasted. Or you're trying to find the turn... Read more →
On our drive from Strahan on the wild west coast to Swansea on the east coast, we stopped in Queenstown on the lands of the Palawa People to do the interactive app, The Singularity. It was created by the The Unconformity, an arts organisation creating a cultural conduit into the... Read more →
After spending yesterday chilling out, we were ready to get super early this morning to catch our boat from the wharf in Strahan for our cruise on board the Spirit of the Wild up the Gordon river with the Gordon River Cruises. Our captain was Doug who sung us sea... Read more →
I've tried to find a whole range of different things for us to do on our Tasmanian adventure. We're mainly travelling in the northern part of the island on this trip and doing coastal regions as well as inland areas. I'm hoping to come back later in the year so... Read more →
Yesterday we had an exhilarating and at times harrowing two and a half hour drive on gravel roads through the heart of the Tarkine from when we turned off the bitumen road of the Tarkine tourist drive down to Corinna. It is some of the most stunning countryside I have... Read more →
This spot on the Tarkine Drive is billed as the Edge of the World. It's definitely remote and wild. I don't think I've ever seen surf as rough as this with rows on rows of waves dumping one after and on top of another. And there was all this foam... Read more →
The Nut is the stunning backdrop to the town of Stanley. It's a huge, looming lump of rock that sticks up and out from the end of a bit of land that pokes out of the northwest coastline. It's a solid and reassuring piece of geology that the town leans... Read more →