Finally back online tonight but it is so slow, not sure whether I can post anything on my blog, but will try.
We were in Strahan for a couple of days. We went on the wilderness Train trip that was fantastic. We caught the coach up to Queenstown early in the morning then traveled up the mountain in a steam strain. Because of the steepness the train uses the rack and pinion system to climb the steep upclimb. It is like a clockwork system. We stopped along the way for morning tea then when we got to the top we had lunch while we waited for the train engines to swap over. One train arrived from Strahan using the diesel engine and our train had the steam engine from Queenstown. At Double-Barrel Station they changed the engine around and we went down to Strahan using the diesel engine. We arrived back at Strahan around 3:30. The train was originally built to bring the copper, tin, silver, lead and zinc that was mined at Queenstown. It was a beautiful day and very enjoyable.
We then drove over the mountain to Queenstown and spent the night there. The next day we looked around Queenstown for a while and then drove through the Franklin-Gordon Wilderness forests to Lake St Clair. We stopped at Nelson falls for a 2.4 km walk. They were beautiful and well worth the effort. We then stopped at Donaghty’s lookout. It was around 4.2km round trip. Quite a bit of climbing but gorgeous views.
We stopped at the Franklin River and went for a walk along the bank for a while then over to Surprise river. A round trip of 1.5Km. We then drove to Lake St Clair and went for a walk to Platypus bay a 4.5km round trip. Beautiful weather and beautiful scenery. Feet were pretty sore by late last night. Last call before we headed to our caravan park was the Wall at Derwent Bridge. The is a beautiful carver of huon pine that is carving this very large wall depicting the story of hydro electric power in Tassie. He is a beautiful carver. It is a pity that you are not allowed to take photos of his carvings. You can buy a book at a grand price of $40.00 so we passed on that. We then drove to New Norfolk and found a caravan park on the banks of the Derwent River. Quite cold but still not raining.
Today we headed into Hobart, called in to the Post Office to collect some mail that was supposed to be sent there but hadn’t arrived so we went to the Cadbury factory for some chocolate supplies. Then we went down to the docks area to look at the ships, fishing boats and tall ships. We then drove to Bruny Island to the caravan park and tomorrow we head on the ecological cruise around Bruny Island the pictures look good so hopefully I can get some good ones.
We were in Strahan for a couple of days. We went on the wilderness Train trip that was fantastic. We caught the coach up to Queenstown early in the morning then traveled up the mountain in a steam strain. Because of the steepness the train uses the rack and pinion system to climb the steep upclimb. It is like a clockwork system. We stopped along the way for morning tea then when we got to the top we had lunch while we waited for the train engines to swap over. One train arrived from Strahan using the diesel engine and our train had the steam engine from Queenstown. At Double-Barrel Station they changed the engine around and we went down to Strahan using the diesel engine. We arrived back at Strahan around 3:30. The train was originally built to bring the copper, tin, silver, lead and zinc that was mined at Queenstown. It was a beautiful day and very enjoyable.
We then drove over the mountain to Queenstown and spent the night there. The next day we looked around Queenstown for a while and then drove through the Franklin-Gordon Wilderness forests to Lake St Clair. We stopped at Nelson falls for a 2.4 km walk. They were beautiful and well worth the effort. We then stopped at Donaghty’s lookout. It was around 4.2km round trip. Quite a bit of climbing but gorgeous views.
We stopped at the Franklin River and went for a walk along the bank for a while then over to Surprise river. A round trip of 1.5Km. We then drove to Lake St Clair and went for a walk to Platypus bay a 4.5km round trip. Beautiful weather and beautiful scenery. Feet were pretty sore by late last night. Last call before we headed to our caravan park was the Wall at Derwent Bridge. The is a beautiful carver of huon pine that is carving this very large wall depicting the story of hydro electric power in Tassie. He is a beautiful carver. It is a pity that you are not allowed to take photos of his carvings. You can buy a book at a grand price of $40.00 so we passed on that. We then drove to New Norfolk and found a caravan park on the banks of the Derwent River. Quite cold but still not raining.
Today we headed into Hobart, called in to the Post Office to collect some mail that was supposed to be sent there but hadn’t arrived so we went to the Cadbury factory for some chocolate supplies. Then we went down to the docks area to look at the ships, fishing boats and tall ships. We then drove to Bruny Island to the caravan park and tomorrow we head on the ecological cruise around Bruny Island the pictures look good so hopefully I can get some good ones.
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