We left the coast heading inland from St. Helens towards Launceston. Our first stop was the cheese factory at Pyengana where we bought some delicious cheese for dinner and enjoyed watching the cows line up for milking at an automated milking machine. Whenever a cow wants to be milked it walks up to the machine…
Author: wanderlust
Bay of Fires
Before leaving Bicheno we stopped at the blowhole. Having been disappointed by the one in Kiama this one lived up to its name. The incoming water sputtered through the hole high into the air. A fantastic spectacle! Our destination was the Bay of Fires, one of Tasmania’s most stunning regions. Located on the edge of…
Tasmania- East Coast
The cloud cover lifted completely over night and temperatures were mild when we started on our way to Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park. When planning a road trip across Australia do your homework and research your route. We wanted to go from Dunalley to Bicheno and from a small highway where taken to an…
Dunalley/ Port Arthur
Temperatures did not drop as much as we feared they might but we started into the morning with nine degrees so we had to layer up with puffer jackets and rain gear in order to keep warm. We circled Tasmania counterclockwise and started with the Tasman Region. The area is famous for Port Arthur, one…
Tasmania- Hobart
The most wonderful introduction to Tasmania was a trip up to Mount Wellington which towers over Hobart at 1270m above sea level. When we looked up to the mountain from our hotel we were dubious about whether we should make the drive as the summit was covered in clouds and it looked like we would…
Adelaide to Hobart
As we enjoyed the botanic garden so much and as we still had some time to kill before our flight to Tasmania in the afternoon we drove to Wittunga Boranic Garden. Again, a very beautiful park with nice shady areas to protect us from the heat. Later that day we returned our car and flew…
Mount Lofty (Adelaide Hills)
As soon as we stepped out of the car at Mount Lofty Summit in Cleland National Park we smelled the eucalyptus coming from the predominant trees in the area. Mount Lofty provides a wonderful view over Adelaide and the adjacent ocean. At the lookout Flinders Column towers over the viewing platform. It was built in…
Adelaide
We started our day at Adelaide Central Market where you can buy fresh produce and delicacies. The selection is phenomenal I wished we would have had the opportunity to turn these fresh ingredients into a delicious meal in our Airbnb. After coffee in the shopping district we walked to the State Library of South Australia…
On the way to Adelaide/ Hahndorf
From Point Fairy to Adelaide is a total of 575 kilometers. So we decided to take the shortest route. About one third into our tour we left Victoria and entered South Australia. And with it we switched time zones. The clocks turned back half an hour and 11 o’clock became 10.30h. Even though it is…
Point Fairy
The day started off cool and windy. We decided to do an easy hike nonetheless and headed for Griffiths Island in Port Fairy. Griffiths Island is a sanctuary for plants, birds and many other animals. The area is known for its large breeding colony of short-tailed shearwaters, or ‘muttonbirds’. After lunch we drove towards Warrnambool…