We’ve been four months in Tasmania and on the 14th of March it was time to leave. Here you can see us lining up for the late-night departure on the Spirit of Tasmania dock at Devonport. (The photo is taken from inside our car looking at the lines in front of us. The ferry is on the left behind the cars.)
It was a long wait until boarding and to pass the time I started making a list of the most notable locations and events during our stay (totally subjective).
Best caravan park experience: Waratah
Best farmstay: Hagley’s
Best free camping next to hotel: Derwent Bridge Wilderness Hotel
Best council-run RV park: St Helens
Best RV park at a golf course: Rosebery
Strangest place to camp: Queenstown Oval
Most beautiful coast: Bay of Fires
Most pristine ocean beaches: Cockle Creek
Best national park experience: Cradle Mountain
Best river valley: Huon Valley
Cutest name of a locality: Eggs and Bacon Bay (Huon Valley)
Most amazing waterfall: Russell Falls, Mt Field National Park
Best harbour: Constitution Dock, Hobart
Best coffee: Pyengeana Dairy Farm
Best sourdough bread: Pigeon Whole Bakers
Best cookies and snacks: Banjo’s Bakery
Best free art: Sheffield, city of murals
Most hilarious free live music event: Sunday afternoon Bracket & Jam at Stanley Pub
Scariest serpentines: Approching Queenstown from the direction of Derwent Bridge
Steepest serpentines: Going down to the Lake Barrington trench – and up again – on the way from Gowrie Park to Cradle Mountain
Coldest night: Quamby Corner, 0 degrees
Coldest place for coffee: Miena grocer at Great Lake, Central Highlands
Windiest place: Stanley, runner up: Meander Valley
Scariest weather: severe storm at Stanley
Hottest location: Wayatinah, 35 degrees, runner up: Richmond, 33 degrees
Strangest road trip: From Ross to Interlaken (that calls for it’s own blog post…)
Cutest historic town: Ross (ahem, will need to write something about it)
Best park in a city: Cataract Gorge in Launceston
Most beautiful island: Maria Island
Most overrated tourist attraction: Richmond
Busiest tourist destination: Freycinet peninsula
Liz Mike Travels 