WOW!!! Tasmania truly is a place everyone has to come & visit & spend some time here!!! Glen grew up here (so it's great having a local tour guide) & I've been here a few times but this is the best weather we've ever had when holidaying here, it's been so sunny & warm...just gorgeous!
We have been staying in Somerset in the North of Tassie so spent a couple of days travelling through the centre of Tassie to visit places like Latrobe, Elizabeth Town, Campbell Town, Ross, Oatlands, & Richmond before we made made our way to Port Arthur for a few days. Such incredibly beautiful old places to see, the history is amazing...first time I've actually been interested in Australian history, hahaha. We saw all the old bridges there are too see in Tassie & a massive amount of beautiful old churches & houses. Our first stop on our travels was at Oatlands & holy cow it was absolutely freezing but a gorgeous spot to free camp. Loved exploring this old town, very interesting.
We eventually made our way to Port Arthur & camped at the same camp ground Glen used to camp at when he was a kid. We visited the Port Arthur historical site & it was an amazing experience & more emotional than I thought it would be. Incredible to think about everything that took place at Port Arthur & the kids really loved learning about the history of the place. A great day!
The next few days were spent camping at Coles Bay which is such a great place to visit with amazing views. We had a couple of days of RnR here just chilling out, reading, sitting by the fire & fishing...Caught some awesome fish here!!!
Next stop was my favourite spot so far at Swimcart Beach at the Bay Of Fires...absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!! The beach was white sand, crystal clear beautiful blue water with incredible big boulders of rock on parts of the beach which made it so pretty. Was so nice, we spent a few nights here fishing, walking along the beach & doing not much really! It was here though that poor Ty had a tick attach itself to him & he had an allergic reaction to the bite so we had a midnight run to the hospital with a very sore, sick little boy. Thankfully after some medication & a couple of days doing very little he was back to himself driving us up the wall again!
The last stretch before heading back to Somerset was a stop off at Deloraine & Mole Creek to visit King Solomon Caves. Really awesome in the caves, the kids were so excited, the boys thought it was like being in an Indiana Jones movie!
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| Tiana fishing at Coles Bay |
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| Bay of Fires |
Back in Somerset now loving spending time with Glens family. We have a week left, bit sad to think about leaving next week because we are having the best time here with everyone. We are only a few minutes walk from the beach so we're loving being able to walk to the beach most arvo's for a walk exploring rock pools & if it's hot enough going for a swim. Having the time of our lives!
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