Tasmania 2023

11 March 2023 - Another huge day. I need to slow down or I'm going to collapse very soon! My body is very weary. But not today... Today was my only chance to explore the famous Port Arthur Historic Site.  I had a slow morning, because my access to the site wasn't until 12:20. I cleaned up the campervan a bit and swept the floors, repacked my messy suitcase, and then cruised to the site. But by the time I had found a park and made my way from the farthest carpark to the entrance, I was close to being late. I had to quickly make my way down to the jetty to catch the boat for the Harbour Cruise and my tour of the Isle of the Dead! I was among the last to board, but I made it. I'm not very good with boats, but this one was okay. I stood outside, right up the front. The Port Arthur site was inhabited by both the military and the convicts. One of the trades they trained select members of the penal group in was boat-building, thought to be a good skill for the men to take with the...

10 March 2023 - Hello again. Massive day today! Today was Wineglass Lookout Walk day, and it almost didn't happen... I made a nice early start, had my National Park Pass displayed in my windscreen, and was ready to go. I quickly stopped at the Visitor's Centre to get some insect repellant and some postcards, and all was well. But then I came out of the Visitor's Centre and it had all turned to custard. I pulled out onto the road and there was a Stop/Go guy telling me that they were resealing the road and no one could turn right (into the National Park). The road was closed. So I turned left because that was where everyone else was going (being the only option), and headed back towards the village where I had started. But then I stopped a bit further down the road and had a think about it. The Visitor's Centre had known nothing about it and were still selling National Park Passes. The woman at the shop hadn't known about it. She was still wishing people a good climb!...