tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22854291402387233132024-03-06T01:29:00.156+11:00THE LONG LAP AROUND...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-53039991144475351832012-05-27T16:37:00.000+10:002012-05-27T16:37:12.506+10:00Snippets of Tasmania.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-80169465600258229152012-02-18T19:28:00.001+11:002012-02-18T19:37:31.207+11:00Questacon....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hanging out at our National Science Centre Questacon (in Canberra) meant that there were big smiles on the kid's faces all day....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We will definitely return one day.....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-13962235623154497492012-01-29T23:55:00.001+11:002012-01-29T23:56:14.400+11:00Going back to The Australian War Memorial....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We thoroughly enjoyed <b>Canberra</b>.....so much to see and do.....</span><br />
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Charles Bean, 1948</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-74723365444160821612012-01-29T15:19:00.002+11:002012-01-29T15:19:36.325+11:00Backwards......<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">During our tour of New Parliament House we learnt why the Kangaroo and the Emu are on the Australian Coat of Arms........</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Very nice little story I thought.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Each Australian State is represented by it's 'badge' in the coat of arms which is held up by these two wonderful native animals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Kangaroo and Emu were chosen (way back in 1912) because they 'typically' only go forward and don't go backwards.....a symbol of a new federated nation 'moving forward' not backwards....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Even Frank (the guy you want at your table on a trivia night) didn't know this little fact....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Unfortunately I am not like the Kangaroo and Emu...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I need to go 'backwards' and finish the tale of 'The Long Lap Around' because we are now safe and sound at home......</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The friendships, the landscapes, the history, the people, the animals, the fun, the travelling community, the sights......all unforgettable!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">26, 0000 kilometres travelled.......</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Every day waking up to a new adventure......some we will visit again one day and some we won't.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Charlie changes his mind every so often. First it was Ned's Camp at Cape Range National Park (Exmouth, WA)....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Lately he has been fondly remembering Streaky Bay (SA) and the local seal colony....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ella will say Margaret River every time.......</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The feeling of freedom and living a reasonably simple life..........pure joy I must say......</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Today is the day.....no more procrastinating.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This adventure needs to be finished as more are being planned..........</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I need to go 'backwards'.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We had a holiday here in 2004. We were living in Sydney at the time so we thought we would make the most of our proximity to the Snowy Mountains....A pre GFC holiday...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When we win the Lotto we will visit this lovely area again in Winter.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Despite missing family, friends, and pets we still had a lovely Christmas 'on the road'.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Charlie was excited that Santa found us in the Caravan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mum and Dad were really happy that Charlie didn't ask 'why has Santa wrapped all the presents in the Christmas paper you bought the other day?'.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It could still happen...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Late Christmas eve the kids decided we needed a Christmas tree...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As well as building bionicles; playing with pet rat accessories; and shooting fly exterminator guns; the kids varied their time between the beach, the pool, and the jumping pillow....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">gotta love Christmas!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Stay safe on the roads everyone!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Some more close contact with Kangaroos at <b>Pambula</b> Caravan Park....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is very funny opening the caravan door first thing in the morning and what do you know, Skippy is looking straight at you......very funny...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's Joey settling in....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yep all good....perfect fit....(just)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There's no place like home....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-46432512223683616212011-12-23T22:33:00.001+11:002011-12-24T16:02:55.955+11:00Back on the Mainland....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have to say the 'Spirit of Tasmania' is a well oiled operation. I couldn't 'fault' the ship.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This time we took pillows and sleeping bags. A few of us slept on the floor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sadly we drove on through Melbourne.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'Caravanning' back this way in the future doesn't seem that overwhelming since we have gone all the way around.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Remember Nemo?? they swallow water, krill and plankton gets caught in the 'baleen'. Their tongue forces water out and the trapped goodies are swallowed. Very clever.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The toothed Whales. These guys have conical teeth which they use to tear off chunks of food and swallow which is then digested in stages through several stomachs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Whale Museum was created because of a very unique relationship that existed between separate pods of Killer Whales (1850-1930) and a family of 'Whalers' named the Davidsons.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Killer whales would assist the Whalers to hunt Baleen whales. The Killer Whales would find the Baleen Whales and herd them into a nearby bay. The whales would then somehow alert the Whalers. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One very famous Killer Whale (Old Tom) alerted the Whalers by breaching or tail slapping at the mouth of the river.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Whalers would then head out in their wooden 'oared' boat and harpoon the Baleen Whale. Old Tom would grab the boat's rope in his teeth and help tow them back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Old Tom's skeleton is in the museum and you can see the wear in his teeth from the rope....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In return for their help the Whalers would give the Killer Whales the tongue and the lips (which were the only parts they ate). They would also eat the fish and birds that were attracted to the area.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The relationship came unstuck in 1920 when a Whaler didn't follow the 'law of the tongue' bringing on a huge tug of war with Old Tom.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is thought this incident caused Old Tom to lose some teeth, cause an abscess which ultimately meant he couldn't eat. He subsequently died.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_1041882425"></span><span id="goog_1041882426"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-912313283166474352011-12-23T00:20:00.001+11:002011-12-23T12:43:30.858+11:00Alpaca farm visit....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our new friend Tony from the Burnie Information Centre put us onto a wonderful local 'attraction'.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Bindi's 'animal' radar was on high alert and soon after some papermaking we were off to visit an Alpaca Farm. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Excitement levels were high yet again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">First stop on the farm was to meet 'Ally' who is relatively calm, desexed male who you can walk around on a lead.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ella took the reins first of course.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The newest babies were extremely cute and made the funniest sweet noises.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Babies are known as 'Crias'..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">These girls are all pregnant..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They are a very considerate breed as the girls only give birth in daylight hours.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">However, the girls will 'spit' more often when pregnant apparently. (understandable)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">However, we were in luck!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another great Tassie experience......</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-16925421141799500962011-12-21T08:27:00.000+11:002011-12-21T08:27:34.406+11:00North Tassie...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After leaving Waratah we headed north with a few days to explore a bit more around the north before heading back to the 'mainland' on the 'Spirit of Tasmania'....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Just gorgeous!!</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-73548854752732642842011-12-20T19:57:00.000+11:002011-12-21T07:57:34.619+11:00Cradle Mountain...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">West Tasmania is certainly a place of great contrast...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Beautiful rivers and forests turn into a battered landscape that has been mined and stripped of forests and topsoil. Plantation forests also dot the landscapes around these parts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The areas around Queenstown, Strahan and Roseburg are probably what initiated the conservation movement that fought to save the Franklin River. Conservationists must have thought enough was enough in this region.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">People have to make a living I guess....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Tin was discovered here in the late 19th Century and the discovery triggered a mining boom and the birth of mining in Tasmania.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">81,000 tonnes of tin was mined here before the mine closed in 1935.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Boy it was cold and often wet around these parts. Down to 10 degrees at time...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The impressive landforms here were formed around 500 thousand years ago by glaciers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Another short walk revealed a lovely waterfall....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Always a good opportunity to slow down the camera's shutter speed to get a different effect.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There was plenty of evidence of wombats around here so we had our eyes to the ground hoping to catch a sight of one....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They have the funniest back feet, they almost look back to front....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We were then heading home after a wonderful day at Cradle Mountain..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Frank came running in as he had sighted a wombat rummaging around near the main road..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So big, so cute was this 'Common Wombat'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The wombat certainly saved Frank's wallet, Ha!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A fabulous day in this amazing World Heritage Area!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-63702303569335455422011-12-17T20:05:00.000+11:002011-12-20T19:05:23.131+11:00West Tasmania...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After a busy time down on the Tasman Peninsula we headed back towards Hobart and then onto the wild west.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Frank dropped the kids and I off at the famous Hobart Salamanca Markets and graciously headed off to Woolies to stock up on fuel and supplies...what a good fella!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Time was limited, all (3) kids got lost. The youngest was in tears...</span><br />
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Cradle Mountain we stopped at several places along the way and did some
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a small length of <b>The Franklin River</b> . This ‘wild’ river is synonymous with
Australia’s largest conservation battle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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memories in the early 80’s of conservationists (greenies) constantly in the
news chaining themselves to trees and doing other brave, crazy things. Their
aim was to save the Franklin River from a proposed hydro-electric power scheme
which would have flooded the river.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mother Nature at her best yet again......</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-89197737204292057362011-12-16T23:02:00.000+11:002011-12-17T15:09:36.586+11:00Tasmanian Wildlife Park...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now when in Tasmania you just have to see a <b>Tasmanian Devil</b>!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We headed to the 'Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park' as seeing in the wild is very uncommon these days...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Devils are often on the airwaves down here...locals were devastated as they had found the first case of the cancer on the west coast the other day. This area was previously disease free. There is also talk of a 'fence' around this disease free area.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The populations have 'crashed' due to a highly contagious facial cancer. This disease is easily spread because of their natural behaviours. They are scavengers and 'brawling' over food (and lots of aggression during mating) means that the cancer is so easily spread.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The conservation park was also at the Tasman Peninsula and was set up 30 years ago. The park was formerly an old farm...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Some old gorgeous pear trees..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and a gorgeous trickling brook flowed throughout the park...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This enclosure holds (3) 18 month old brothers...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They have put their heads in alot of these on our trip around Australia...LOL!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Plenty of cute <b>Quolls</b> to watch.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">These guys are also carnivorous marsupials and are much better hunters than the Tasmanian Devil.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Bindi and I had a lovely time with the very tame <b>Kangaroos</b>....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This gorgeous Mum let us scratch her for ages...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She had a Joey in her pouch having his afternoon nap....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She didn't care if we had a real close look....</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was amazing, we had never been so close to a joey!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">He didn't wake up despite all our poking and prodding around the pouch...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Just so so relaxed...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">His ears, feet and tail felt amazing!! So soft!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Big Daddy was nearby, pretty relaxed also and happy just 'striking a pose'....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ella and I sat with the Kangaroos for ages, it was magic!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Keeping fingers crossed for the Tasmanian Devils!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-54240715904699555062011-12-16T20:10:00.000+11:002011-12-16T21:43:57.447+11:00Port Arthur continued....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And there's more!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Frank's friend 'Trip Advisor' recommended Tasman Island Adventure Cruises which takes off just around the corner from the Port Arthur Historic site...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Apparently this baby can travel at 100 km/hr. Not today though.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The kids up the front 'feeling the need for speed'...Their Mother was a little bit tense as they did not seem to have alot to hold onto....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Frank's ears have never known such warmth...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This part of the world is famous for these huge 'Dolerite' cliffs. Dolerite is a hard 'igneous' rock that erodes much slower than limestone cliffs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They have a real organ pipe appearance....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The lighthouse on Tasman Island was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, automated in 1976 and de-manned in 1977. Before automation there was a small community living on the island. They were relatively self sufficient with stock and vegetable gardens etc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was pleased to be back on solid ground. The kids could have probably done it all again...</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-43208962519831544142011-12-15T23:15:00.002+11:002011-12-16T10:02:58.403+11:00Port Arthur....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Port Arthur </b>is a World Heritage listed historic site. It is south-east of Hobart situated on the Tasman Peninsula.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This penal settlement is 'part of the epic story of the settlement of Australia'.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a truly intriguing and fascinating place. It was one of those places where I wanted to read every sign and look in every nook and cranny. The kids however, had probably been all 'prisoned' out by the time we arrived here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There are more than 30 historic buildings and ruins at Port Arthur. Alot of these buildings were built by convict labour.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Several of the main prison buildings have been badly damaged over the years by bushfires. So tragic!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Such as....</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The Main Penitentiary .....</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This building started life as a failed flour mill as wheat didn't grow to well around these parts. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our tour guide told us a story about one poor convict who was held down and had his arm amputated with NO anaesthetic!! The operation took ten minutes and the arm was then 'cauterised' with a burning hot cooking pan!! Heavens knows how the poor fellow survived, but he did!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This prison was used to implement a new method of prisoner reform. The prisoners were isolated in their own cells where they ate, slept and worked (all in silence). They were only allowed one hour of exercise per day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This prison was used for the very worst of convicts. A lot of these convicts sadly (but not unexpectedly given the conditions) went 'insane'.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As beautiful as this historic site is, it is hard not to visit this place and not carry around a 'deep, deep feeling of sadness' about the utterly horrendous events that occurred here on the 28th of April, 1996.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(35) innocent people lost their lives at Port Arthur and nearby.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Watching the reports of this insane event unfolding on TV was incredibly unreal and unbelievable. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A tranquil Memorial Garden has been established around the remains of the Broad Arrow Cafe (where 20 people were killed during the massacre). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was created as a place of remembrance and reflection.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A tragic chapter added to the history of Port Arthur...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As you head out of Hobart up to Mt. Wellington it is hard to miss the prominent historical Cascade Brewery.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is situated in The Cascades area which was named because of the nearby gardens, streams and waterfalls.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a true story of a female convict. Only the names of the story have been changed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(2) actors relived the journey of a female convict (Louisa) from:</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her conviction for stealing bread in England;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her (2) month journey to Van Dieman's Land on the Convict ship 'RAJAH';</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the sadness of leaving behind (3) sons without a father;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her torturous time in the CASCADES FEMALE FACTORY;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her mistreatment as a servant;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the separation and loss of a baby girl whilst in the FEMALE FACTORY;</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her time in solitary confinement</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her joy at being released from the FEMALE FACTORY, getting married, and getting a good job.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The CASCADES FEMALE FACTORY opened in 1828 and housed up to 1000 people at one time (including staff).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This amazing lady was the driving force behind new legislation in England to make the treatment of prisoners more humane and assist the homeless.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am sure that most Australians feel as angry as I do towards the Japanese and their so called 'research' activities in the southern waters. It is a truly horrendous thought, the slaughter of such amazing, harmless mammals. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On our trip we have watched the whales migrating and frolicking down the west coast which makes it even harder to comprehend how fellow human beings can be so short sighted and just plain cruel!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks goodness for the amazing efforts of the <a href="http://www.seashepherd.org/">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a> and the man at the helm, Paul Watson. Their truly brave efforts are fighting to protect marine life all around the world (seals, dolphins, sharks, blue fin tuna). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hobart is nestled in the foothills of Mt.Wellington and the mountain protects the city from the prevailing south westerly weather.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Temperatures get down to -10 degrees in winter and the mountain is often capped with snow. They had some snow falling the previous day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The day we headed up it was 18 degrees in Hobart and 8 degrees at the top of Mt. Wellington. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The kids found a snowman when we arrived at the top which added to the excitement of being 'up in the clouds'....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We can only imagine how great the view is when the cloud clears........</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">because it is rather spectacular further down the mountain.....</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-5312998739262868202011-12-11T22:33:00.001+11:002011-12-11T23:37:25.702+11:00Cadbury factory in Hobart....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our caravan park in Hobart was literally right on the beautiful Derwent River just 9 kilometres from the city.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Strangely enough, the park was absolutely rife with wild rabbits (yes cute little rabbits with little white tails) absolutely everywhere you turned.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As we drove into the park ol' Bindi noticed (of course) and she was out of the car faster than you could say 'Peter Rabbit' in hope of catching one and having a pet for a few days. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Her younger brother was not far behind her either. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was soon realised that 'rabbit catching' was an extremely futile exercise but it didn't stop them stalking the bunnies and their 'hideouts'. Rather entertaining really!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">James was also particularly excited about this caravan park because it was just down the road from the CADBURY chocolate factory, the BIGGEST chocolate factory in the southern hemisphere!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Frank enjoyed watching old Julius Sumner Miller ads and trying to work out 'Why Is It So??'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A few cartwheels on the front lawn to celebrate.....</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285429140238723313.post-53249121710710443102011-12-10T22:38:00.001+11:002011-12-11T22:00:39.259+11:00Let the history lessons begin.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Georgian homes line the streets full of old world charm and character.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Richmond boasts several 'historical firsts' from the 19th century....the oldest bridge, the oldest gaol, the oldest catholic church, and the oldest postal building.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>The Richmond bridge</b> was built by convict labour and was completed in 1825. All materials were hand carted by the poor ol' convicts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The bridge is still in great condition and handled our 'big rig' quite easily. A true architectural masterpiece.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When not in solitary confinement this is how the convicts slept....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Richmond also boasts having the oldest Roman Catholic Church (built in 1836) and the oldest Postal building in Australia.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Prior to Richmond we found the <b>'Spikey Bridge'</b> which was also built by convicts in 1843. The name speaks for itself.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is thought that the 'spikes' on the bridge wall were designed to prevent cattle falling over the sides of the bridge.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Such great history for the kids to see first hand. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There have been many conversations about how fortunate we are....</span><br />
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