Tasmania first impressions

Tuesday was our first full day here. It's lovely to be with Chris after a whole year. We went westwards along the coast road to Kettering (yes, really!) and Margate and Kingston- it's amusing to see how many place names speak of home, though not surprising when you think of it.

First stop at lovely Tinderbox Bay. It was the silence which was so remarkable. We were the only people there and there was no traffic noise at all. What a change after Sydney. We were well ready for it.



On around the coast, along the Huon estuary then inland to the Hartz Mountains National Park. Learnt quite a bit about the management of old-growth forest and walked in and above the rainforest on the Tahune Air Walk. Huge trees and tree ferns and a beautiful place to walk in.
This is a string-bark eucalyptus, which dangles its dry bark to help it catch fire, as it needs a fire to clear the ground for its seedlings.


Rainforest in Hartz mountains national park


Jon and Chris walking out to the cantilever on the air walk.


Today Chris had to work from lunchtime. We were out by 7.20 to take one of the doctors to the airport. Chris has bought a car for our visit. It cost all of £140 because it has an engine problem "but it's never let anyone down" ! And this lovely doctor swops her big reliable utility vehicle ("ute") with anyone who has visitors to ferry around. So now we have the ute for the next two weeks. How good is that? Oh, and we're staying in the house Chris lodges in, because his landlady has moved out for us, so we can have her room. What lovely people.






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Location:Huon Rd,South Hobart,Australia