Tasmania

What can I say.  Every time I visit Tassie, I find more wonderful places to visit.  It is a spectacular landscape.

Kerry came to meet me in Devonport and one of our first stops was Penguin.  We didn't get to spend too much time there as it was blowing a gale and very cold.     Summer????

Next stop Sisters Beach.  Very pretty. We found a camp spot right by the beach.

Just inland from Sisters Beach the scenery evolves in to beautiful rolling green hillsides

Then on to Corinna, which had some magical scenery alongside the Pieman River.  We found the campsite there rather expensive but they directed us to a free campsite just a couple of km away.

Black fungi

There were lots of these little mud 'chimneys' on the rainforest floor.  They are the homes of burrowing crayfish who spend most of their lives in their underground burrows.

More beautiful fungi

Walking in the rainforest. Magical

The barge crossing from Corinna over the Pieman River was essential to avoid a much longer drive around, as we headed south towards Strahan.

There had been recent bushfires in between Corinna and Zeehan.  On one side of the road it was burnt out as far as the eye could see.

Next stop was Strahan.  A great place to spend a few days.  The highlight was a trip up the Gordon River in to wilderness country.  The reflections in the water were stunning.  And the boat switched to electric power once we were in this river area, so we travelled silently through the landscape.

Views along the Gordon River from the boat

Leaving Strahan we drove through the mining town of Queenstown, then in to the central highlands

More beautiful scenery in the highlands

Such unique trees in Tassie

And finally back in South Arm where Kerry lives, where there are a number of beautiful beaches and walks right on her doorstep.

I am looking forward to my next visit to Tassie and exploring more of her beauty.