We’d heard that the Nine Mile Beach near Swansea was a lovely beach so we stopped in for a look. We drove to the end of the road where we were surprised to find some caravans. There’s a sign that says camping is not encouraged, but I guess it isn’t prohibited. The vans were all hitched to their tow vehicles, maybe so they could leave easily if told to move along. What a spot! It was a nice warm day … Read More
Since we were in the area for the Wineglass Bay walk, we decided to do another short walk to see the Cape Tourville lighthouse. The kids each chose a ‘baby’ to bring along. I guess I had one too! This was the view from the lookout before you reached the lighthouse. Quite pretty. The rock on the left is called Lemon Rock. The mountain just to the right of the middle of the picture is Mt Freycinet. If you follow … Read More
After Bicheno we travelled down the east coast of Tasmania to Freycinet National Park. We made it down the dirt road with our caravan and we were greeted with this lovely view of the ocean. There aren’t a lot of spaces in this campground that would suit a large van, we were lucky to get there when we did. Camping here was free with a national parks pass and a ranger came around at one point to check that we … Read More
From Scottsdale we made our way to St Helens. We found this fabulous playground to stop at for lunch. After seeing pictures of the Bay of Fires Conservation Area I really had my heart set on camping up there, so we headed just north of town to see what was available. We ended up at the Cosy Corner camping area. There are two sections to this campground and we discovered later that the other section is better suited to caravans. … Read More