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Mole Creek and Chudleigh
This weeks post covers our trip out to Mole Creek, and the stop at Chudleigh on the way. Mole Creek is about a 1 hour drive (75km) from Launceston, and is the nearest village to one of Tasmania’s bigger karst areas. It is also an historic little village that used to be the termination of…
Beaconsfield Mine Historic Centre, and Platypus House – Tasmania 2024
In this weeks blog, I give a run-down of our trip to Beaconsfield, and particularly the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre, and our after-lunch visit to the Platypus House and Echidna Garden at Beauty Point, just down the road. Beaconsfield Beaconsfield is a town about 40km north from Launceston. In the mid-19th century gold was…
Launceston Tramway Museum and QVMAG – Tasmania 2024
The Inveresk Precinct in Launceston is largely comprised of the repurposed Tasmanian Railways Workshops. Most of the rail lines and other railway infrastructure has now gone, but many of the buildings remain and have been converted into other uses. The University of Tasmania occupies a large portion of the site, but so do a whole…
Cataract Gorge and Launceston Riverfront – Tasmania 2024
The Launceston Riverfront was the gateway to and from northern Tasmania, and Cataract Gorge was, and still is, an amazing natural feature practically smack in the centre of town. There isn’t much history left along the riverfront, but it is a pleasant walk, with a few hints to its history still to be found. The…
Tamar Island Wetlands – Tasmania 2024
Just a short drive north from Launceston, on the western side of the Tamar river, is a nature reserve called the Tamar Island Wetlands. At this point, the Tamar river is quite wide and, on the western side, quite shallow. The river also divides around a moderate sized island at this point. A fairly substantial…
Hello Tasmania (again)
We went to Tasmania (again), although this time we travelled through Tasmania, I started my journey halfway through the full trip, landing in Hobart airport for the second time. We stayed in a motel in Hobart for a few days, visiting Bonorong wildlife hospital before moving on to Port Arthur. We spent two of our…
Launceston City Park – Tasmania 2024
On what is effectively the Eastern edge of the Launceston CBD is Launceston City Park. Today it is a well manicured urban park, featuring a kids playspace, lots of green space, a duck pond, a a couple of water features, a conservatory, a band rotunda and a monkey enclosure. Yes, you read that right –…
Tasmania 2024 – Introduction
Hello! This is an introduction to my 2024 trip to Tasmania. The more detailed posts are not going to follow chronological order that i did them in. I think I will group them into geographical groupings. I took a total of 4400 photographs. It will take some time to work through them and process those…
Be Curious Photo Walk – March 2024
The March 2024 Be Curious Photo Walk at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, attended by guide Cristy, captured various natural highlights for free due to the visitor’s centre closure. Photography focused on contrasting textures in tree bark, a wattle leaf’s unusual transition from juvenile to adult, and dynamic lighting effects on lake landscapes. Additionally, a snoozing koala…
Be Curious Photography Walk – February 2024
I have been a bit quiet lately with paid work and other stuff, but I bring you a few photos I took on the February 2024 Be Curious photowalk. The walk this month was at the Black Mountain Peninsula, sticking out into Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. As usual with Cristy’s walks, there is a…
