Australia, Australia/New Zealand
Since arriving in Cairns, Australia, my moving-around-every-day-backpacker-life has come to somewhat of a standstill. Now my days are full of lazy mornings playing too many card games and long afternoons lounging by the lagoon in the city center. After my frigid...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
Tasmania Road trip complete: Arriving back in Hobart completed our circumnavigation road trip around Tasmania. Since reception at the Pickled Frog was closed when we trampled in after midnight, Gwenda and I grabbed some couch space for the remainder of the evening...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
During our multi-day road trip around Tasmania, we managed to cover most of the hot spots on the island (weather permitting). Leaving Strahan with just a few aches in our backs from car camping, we gassed up Deedee for a drive to one of the most visited sites on the...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
After leaving Launceston, I felt we were thrown into the Tasmanian twilight zone. Brunie, Wynyard, Rosebery, and Zeehan were but specs on the map, and tiny “sweet” restroom stops along the drive. I was struck by how much the area reminded me The towns...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
Our brilliant idea of sleeping in the back of Deedee wasn’t gong so well. While camping in Mt. Field, we awoke to ice covered windows and frozen toes. I’m not sure what we were thinking for we attempted to drive to the top of the mountain that morning. I...
Australia, Australia/New Zealand, Tasmania
Tasmania Roadtrip begins – After a few days in Hobart where we visited the local markets, strolled along the docks, and ate our share of fish ‘n ships, we were all set to start our adventure of driving around Tasmania island. Renting a car was no problem,...
