Goodbye Tasmania

We’re sitting on the ferry back to Melbourne after three wonderful and varied weeks on Tassie. Robin is doing some homework, Dag is reading and I am using the opportunity to write another post.

Before we returned to Davenport from where the ferry is leaving, we spent a couple of days around Coles Bay and Bay of Fires on the eastcoast. Near Coles Bay on Freycinet Peninsula lies the famous Wineglass Bay, voted by several travel authorities as one of the world’s ten best beaches. Crowded carparks, small groups of Chinese tourist and full campsites are the result of this. In Spite of that, we did the Wineglass Bay Walk, 2,5 hours return. It starts moderately steep, up to a saddle from where you have a stunning view over the bay, followed by nearly 1000 steps down to the beach on the other side. We got hot and were looking forward for a swim, only to be disappointed because there were a lot of Bluebottle jellyfishes in the sea. Robin wasn’t too happy on the way back.

In the Bay of Fires a little further north, we found a great bush camp close to the beach, and finally could jump into the waves. It was a very hot day, almost 40 degrees, and the cool water was wonderful. Shortly after, within an hour, the wind turned and temperatures dropped almost 20 degrees – this is Tasmania in a nutshell. Unpredictable and quickly changing weather!

The first chapter of our long trip is coming to an end. We have seen a lot of Tassie, but by far everything. I certainly wish to come back one day and discover more!

Before I let you go, I thought I could tell you a bit about our car and how we’re organized. As you can imagine, there is not too much space available, and things must be stored systematically. So here is how we live:

1 Dry food (pasta, rice, coffee, tea, cans, olive oil etc.     2 Dishes, cutlery, pans, glasses. Behind it stand two 10 l water containers.     3 Fresh food (fruits and vegetables, bread)     4 Kitchen drawer (2 gas burners, sink)     5 Kitchen supplies (kitchen paper, serviettes, aluminium foil etc)     6 Fridge     7 Robins school books     8 3 camp chairsBag with stuff we don’t need daily

A Camp table     B Sidewalls and floor for the tent around kitchen     C ‘Corina’s and Robin’s clothes (all organized in bags)     D Sheets and pillows     E Dag’s clothes (also organized in bags)     F Tools     G Toilet stuff and first aid     H End of kitchen drawer     I Cables and hoses

In the car we keep cameras, binoculars, laptop, maps and guidebooks for the current area etc. The swag is being fastened on the roof rack. Firewood and rubbish is transported in to separate bags tied to the spare wheels on the back of the car. And that’s about it. Believe it or not, we’re not missing anything! Except for maybe an extra table to use when cooking. We’ll stop by a camping gear shop when we’re in Melbourne.

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