Ten days in Tassie

[Chesapeake]

Righto,had a post on here last week about being made redundant from the job.Had a day or two feeling sorry for myself, thought bugger it, lets pack some gear into the back of the cruiser and go to Tassie.So we're booked to sail next Tuesday and plan to head west to Smithton,look around there,head down towards Zeehan and on towards Hobart. Spend a few days round there and then work our way up the East coast. Will be reasonably self sufficient, Bed,fridge,cooking gear,etc... in the canopy on the ute .So  what I am asking is there  anywhere or anything me and the cook should be going out of our way to see ? Everyone I've spoken to so far reckons Tassie is beautiful, and we are looking forward to it. Any suggestions of places to go or things to do would be welcome
Thanks,Luke

[bushbandit]

Went down for 5 weeks start of this year its hard to start to tell you what to do or don't miss as there is so much and it depends on what youlike.I went the way you are going but I wouldn't bother with staying at Smithton id stay at The Nut at Stanley

OUR Itinerary this year below scroll down to list

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=28909.msg449628#msg449628

[Brutus]

Righto,had a post on here last week about being made redundant from the job.Had a day or two feeling sorry for myself, thought bugger it, lets pack some gear into the back of the cruiser and go to Tassie.So we're booked to sail next Tuesday and plan to head west to Smithton,look around there,head down towards Zeehan and on towards Hobart. Spend a few days round there and then work our way up the East coast. Will be reasonably self sufficient, Bed,fridge,cooking gear,etc... in the canopy on the ute .So  what I am asking is there  anywhere or anything me and the cook should be going out of our way to see ? Everyone I've spoken to so far reckons Tassie is beautiful, and we are looking forward to it. Any suggestions of places to go or things to do would be welcome
Thanks,Luke

Ten days isn't much, I guess south and east (my part of the state) you can't go past Mona. I am not into art and stuff but can spend hours in that place.

Checkout the mountain if you get a clear day, see for miles and miles.

The greenies down here think the forests are the future of tourism so check them out. Not sure where exactly where to go but perhaps you can email one of them for some tips 

Maybe head down to port Arthur and check out the sites, take the power boat tour around Tasman Island it's fantastic.

Up the east coast there are a number of great coastal towns that are great to explore and a great scenic drive up the coast.

Coles Bay and the freycinet peninsula are tops, some great walks to be had to wineglass bay

StHelens, Binalong bay also worth a look too, again some great walks and beaches all up along the east coast.

Not sure how much of that you can fit into the south east part of your 10 days in Tassie but you should get an appreciation of this great isle and help you to plan your next trip.

Enjoy

[DannyG]

10 days hey, I'd just hang around miffton and drink myself silly

[Wezza]

Lots of great places in Tassie, depends what you are looking for I suppose.  10 days is probably not enough.

Cataract Gorge in Launceston, nice place for a swim and wander around.

Heard good things about the West Coast Wilderness Railway in Queenstown

Cradle mountain in the Midlands is a nice spot.

X2 for MONA.......If you like quirky and slightly dark art galleries, MONA near Hobart is worth a visit......one of the better art galleries I have been to around the world......take your time there.

If you like markets, Hobart has a large craft market on Saturday at Salamanca Place......couple nice pubs down that way too.

Great seafood almost everywhere you go.  We used to buy fresh cooked crayfish at a shack just near Bicheno.

Coles bay national park on the east coast.  Great walk over to Wineglass Bay

[bushbandit]

10 days hey, I'd just hang around miffton and drink myself silly

Geez we laughed is there something about this town we were told don't go there.We did to a butchers that had top meat that was recommended to us.

[Pirate_Pete]

Cradle Mt is a top spot on the right day.

If you want to see it you would be bast doing that on the first or last day as its about 100ks 1h1/2 drive fron Devonport where the boat comes in. There is cabin accomodation in the park but booking would be required. P&O run the lodge with cabins & there is also a caravan park.

[Chesapeake]

Thanks all, Would love to spend more time down there,but that's what we have come up with. Could be there for longer if I accidently run in to Danny G

[DannyG]

Ill give you a tip if your going to Mona, don't get caught licking the wall of vaginas......

[austastar]

Hey! Mifton's OK.


Me boy married a Mifton chick, an' me uvver boy lives in Mifton.


Great place if the wind ain't blowing east and bringin' in all the Stanley flies.


Miftonites rock.


cheers

[bushbandit]

Love these little fellas

[Azz]

If you go to Port Arthur, stop at Dunalley on the way. Make sure you get some Fish n Chips there. While they are cooking, head out the back and see the dog and the seal that hang out all day together.

F n C's are so good. From memory its $10 for one person, then add $5 for each extra. They just cook up lots of different things, you don't choose and chips. Best F n C feed I have ever had.

Mona, for sure, we have travelled down to Tassie twice now just to spend a day there and have called past another two times when down there for other things.

The Tahune forest walk is excellent. The town you turn off at to head in there, Geeveston. If you are at there for the night, an unreal Sushi place. Better than Japan, no radio active seafood 

There is a great Whiskey distillery in Hobart.  Do you like trout fishing???

Bruny Island is great, some good camping spots too. Drop into the pub, great feed and the Cheese company.
Prescotts boat trip down into the Southern Ocean is amazing, cannot recommend that enough.

Tassie is awesome, take the back roads. Enjoy

[Azz]

Ill give you a tip if your going to Mona, don't get caught licking the wall of vaginas......

 

They have taken them down sadly, all 180 of them 

[DannyG]

They have taken them down sadly, all 180 of them 

That's a shame, I loved looking at that wall

[6knights]

Jacob,s Ladder in the Ben Lomond NP is a good one to see, it,s  a multi hair pin road up the side of a mountain with great veiws at the top. Google Jacobs ladder Tasmania and it will give some pictures of it.

Trevor

[Pirate_Pete]

Another whiskey distillery in Burnie on your way to miffton

[fishfinder]

10 days hey, I'd just hang around miffton and drink myself silly

miffton ? surely there are better places to drink

[fishfinder]

They have taken them down sadly, all 180 of them 

my guess they were not taken down but some one licked them off 

[Azz]

my guess they were not taken down but some one licked them off 

I got told they were made of white chocolate 

[Marcus73]

I got told they were made of white chocolate 

Sounds a bit fishy too me


Sent from the machine that goes..... Bing!

[Mace]

They have taken them down sadly, all 180 of them 

They took them down whilst the Red Queen Winter exhibition was on. A lot of new stuff was put into the galleries. I think that exhibition is ending soon, perhaps they'll be back!

Oh yeah, I reckon the drive into the Gordon Dam and Lake Pedder is worthwhile, and the Dam wall is amazing. Warning, dont go if you suffer vertigo!

[VKPrado]

Have a think where you are going as you may require a National Parks Pass. Also remeber it is Tasmania and can still get quite cold at this time of year (there is snow today on the highlands) and also wet.

Up round the north east is the Pub In The Paddock at Pyengana and then up the road is the St. Columbia Falls (should be flowing quite well with the amount of rain we have had), then making your way the back way to Ringarooma you will go past Ralph Falls. Ledgerwood (up the road from Ringarooma) there is some great carvings made out of the old trees, all done by chainsaw.

[albany_nomads]

The Albany Nomads are off to Tassie mid October for 15 days
Been to Tassie before an explored the central and west coast and port Arthur
This trip plan to explore the east and north coast
Looking forward to the trip

[Wezza]

Also remeber it is Tasmania and can still get quite cold at this any time of year (there is snow today on the highlands) and also wet.

Fixed.  I have been to Mount Wellington at Christmas time and been driven back into the car by sleet.

[ozstickman]

We love Tasmania. Went there for out honey moon 6 years ago. We love Strahan on the west coast. Laid back sorta place. Also we love the north east for the hills.