Tasmanian Travels

How quickly the month has passed.  We have been out and about quite a lot since my last post, not to mention how busy we have been in the garden here.  Time to share a few 'adventures' with you and even more photos.

Our little "adventure" to Bruny Island just whetted our appetite for more little 'adventures' locally. As the weather has been so mild, even warm some days, we have ventured out on some short 'local' walks  - well, within 110km from Greenslade - so I shall attempt to give you a little summary of each of our day 'adventures' and tell you about a little surprise that the OGO gave me this week!

Base of Snug Falls

SNUG FALLS:  24kms from home base; 2kms return walk to base of falls.  This was meant to be an 'easy' walk for me - and going down to the falls was relatively easy although quite slippery and uneven under foot. There had been quite a few days of rain prior to our day out and the falls were quite magnificent.  Very little bird life (but it is winter so to be expected fewer birds around) but the scenery down into the gorge was beautiful.

Simon Burgess

Local Blacksmith

Local Doctor

Local Policeman

GEEVESTON: about 60kms from home base. A lovely quiet timber town south of Huonville, there are some beautiful wooden figures in the main street, that have been carved by chainsaw.
  
One such carving is that of Simon Burgess, who won silver medals in the rowing at the Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens, and captain of the Australian men's rowing team for three years. This is a town that exists because of the timber logging industry despite the intense battle in the 1980s with conservationists over logging the Farmhouse Creek forests - which are now protected from logging! 

Geeveston is also the turn-off point for the Hartz Mountains (which was to be the destination for our next 'adventure') and the Tahune Airwalk (which we opted to pass on at $25.00 per person!).

Waratah Lookout Shed

ARVE FALLS & WARATAH LOOKOUT: about 90kms from home base. A short walk in the Hartz Mountains National Park.

Smoking trees

The OGO Slipping

Our next little 'adventure' was to be another easy, or moderate, stroll to the Arve Falls. On the way we stopped at the Arve River Reserve for our morning coffee and even the trees were breathing 'smoke'! It was definitely a cool morning.

...and Sliding

Arve Falls Track

We had been here before in the Spring of 2008, but we loved the area so much we thought a return trip was worth it.  Little did we know that walking on this day would hold its own challenges - snow and ice! The OGO had great difficulty staying upright and we didn't actually make it to the Falls lookout as the icy track was far too dangerous.  We did however slip and slide our way into the Waratah Lookout.  Photos? Plenty - and video too!!

There is a lot more to share with you (just because I have been slack in updating my posts!) so will join you again tomorrow.