Goodbye Glenorchy, hello Tumut
Door: Devils Uncle
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Paul
18 Februari 2008 | Australië, Sydney
The time has come to leave Glenorchy, Tasmania. Today the removal truck comes to pick up all the furniture for the removal to Tumut, New South Wales (NSW). Our plan was to go to Richmond taking Anne with us so Rob and Gerda could keep their mind with the removal and we wouldn’t walk in the way. But when the removal crew arrived they told us that they only would pack the fragile stuff. Due to a misunderstanding there still had to be packed a lot. Let’s call it luck that we hadn’t left for Richmond yet. So we kept ourselves busy packing the things that needed to be packed by us. Just around noon the whole house was empty and the furniture in the truck and after another hour cleaning we were finished. Just in time as the Howes’ came by to bring us our lunch: PIZZA!! After the lunch we said goodbye to both the Howes’ as well as the neighbor Silvia and we left for Richmond as it was on the way to Hobart International Airport, where we would drop Mirjan for her flight to Melbourne (she would go back home to England today).
Richmond is a small town that once had a prison just like Port Arthur did, although we didn’t visit it. You clearly can see that Richmond is an old town as it has loads of old buildings that have been preserved very good. Without any traffic and traffic signs you could shoot a historic film without having to put in fake buildings. After a short stop at the historic bridge we had a drink at the bakery and then we left for the airport to drop Mirjan. I have to say we didn’t just drop Mirjan, we waited a short while as we could join her in the Departure Lounge to say goodbye at the gate! When we finally said goodbye to her we drove to Launceston where we would stay the night. The next day we would board the Spirit of Tasmania for our voyage to Melbourne.
We arrived in Launceston in the early evening and after installing ourselves at the motel we went into town for dinner (and a drink after mum, Gerda and Anne went back to the motel). As it had been a long and busy day we didn’t do much more this day. The next morning it was a different case. Before we headed for Cataract Gorge we walked to City Park where we looked at the monkeys followed by a short walk through the city centre. Although Hobart is Tasmania’s state capital, Launceston looks to show more warmth. But on the other hand Launceston doesn’t have Mt. Wellington nearby. But with Cataract Gorge they have another landmark. This gorge finishes almost in the centre of the city. The river in this gorge was used to generate power for Launceston between 1895 and 1956. At the first basin of the gorge you find The Gardens as well as a swimming pool. From this point there are also a couple of interesting walks, but due to our limited time I left them for what they are. The walk from the Kings Bridge through the gorge to the first basin is short, but nevertheless very pleasant because of the various nice views. After having lunch at The Gardens we walked back to the cars to drive towards Devonport.
Just before Devonport we stopped at the Warrawee Forest Reserve in Latrobe for a short walk around the pond and the river. The owner of my hostel in Stanley told me that you have a good chance to see a Platypus in this area, and this time I (but also the rest) was lucky to see one. First I thought I only saw a piece of wood in the river, but when it disappeared and returned short after I knew it was a Platypus. And after informing the others, the seven of us (there was also a couple near us) were standing on a platform taking photo’s.
In the early evening we arrived in Devonport and after a bit of grocery shopping, dinner at Molly Malone’s (my hostel of the Friday the week before) and a short stop at the light house at the Bluff, we drove to the Spirit of Tasmania’s vehicle terminal to board around 20:30. After a calm voyage we arrived in Melbourne at dawn. At this moment I already would know the temperature would be much higher than I ever had experienced in 3 months at Tasmania.
After leaving the ferry we drove almost directly to Tumut, after all it still would be another 450km over the Hume Highway. Around noon we had a stop in Albury where we had lunch. Just outside there were some Ibises relaxing at the shore of the pond. Later that afternoon we had a last stop in Holbrook. In this town there is an exact replica of the 90 meters long submarine HMAS Otway. Beside the fact that the town is called after submarine commander N.D. Holbrook I don’t know what the link is between the town and the submarine museum and all the parts of submarines around the museum. And because the museum was closed I couldn’t find out. After continuing our journey we arrived in Tumut just after 16:00. Tumut is a town with a population of around 6300 and the biggest town in the wide region. You can clearly see that you are in rural Australia. Although the distances are much bigger here, I already heard that there is enough to see. But not for today.
Richmond is a small town that once had a prison just like Port Arthur did, although we didn’t visit it. You clearly can see that Richmond is an old town as it has loads of old buildings that have been preserved very good. Without any traffic and traffic signs you could shoot a historic film without having to put in fake buildings. After a short stop at the historic bridge we had a drink at the bakery and then we left for the airport to drop Mirjan. I have to say we didn’t just drop Mirjan, we waited a short while as we could join her in the Departure Lounge to say goodbye at the gate! When we finally said goodbye to her we drove to Launceston where we would stay the night. The next day we would board the Spirit of Tasmania for our voyage to Melbourne.
We arrived in Launceston in the early evening and after installing ourselves at the motel we went into town for dinner (and a drink after mum, Gerda and Anne went back to the motel). As it had been a long and busy day we didn’t do much more this day. The next morning it was a different case. Before we headed for Cataract Gorge we walked to City Park where we looked at the monkeys followed by a short walk through the city centre. Although Hobart is Tasmania’s state capital, Launceston looks to show more warmth. But on the other hand Launceston doesn’t have Mt. Wellington nearby. But with Cataract Gorge they have another landmark. This gorge finishes almost in the centre of the city. The river in this gorge was used to generate power for Launceston between 1895 and 1956. At the first basin of the gorge you find The Gardens as well as a swimming pool. From this point there are also a couple of interesting walks, but due to our limited time I left them for what they are. The walk from the Kings Bridge through the gorge to the first basin is short, but nevertheless very pleasant because of the various nice views. After having lunch at The Gardens we walked back to the cars to drive towards Devonport.
Just before Devonport we stopped at the Warrawee Forest Reserve in Latrobe for a short walk around the pond and the river. The owner of my hostel in Stanley told me that you have a good chance to see a Platypus in this area, and this time I (but also the rest) was lucky to see one. First I thought I only saw a piece of wood in the river, but when it disappeared and returned short after I knew it was a Platypus. And after informing the others, the seven of us (there was also a couple near us) were standing on a platform taking photo’s.
In the early evening we arrived in Devonport and after a bit of grocery shopping, dinner at Molly Malone’s (my hostel of the Friday the week before) and a short stop at the light house at the Bluff, we drove to the Spirit of Tasmania’s vehicle terminal to board around 20:30. After a calm voyage we arrived in Melbourne at dawn. At this moment I already would know the temperature would be much higher than I ever had experienced in 3 months at Tasmania.
After leaving the ferry we drove almost directly to Tumut, after all it still would be another 450km over the Hume Highway. Around noon we had a stop in Albury where we had lunch. Just outside there were some Ibises relaxing at the shore of the pond. Later that afternoon we had a last stop in Holbrook. In this town there is an exact replica of the 90 meters long submarine HMAS Otway. Beside the fact that the town is called after submarine commander N.D. Holbrook I don’t know what the link is between the town and the submarine museum and all the parts of submarines around the museum. And because the museum was closed I couldn’t find out. After continuing our journey we arrived in Tumut just after 16:00. Tumut is a town with a population of around 6300 and the biggest town in the wide region. You can clearly see that you are in rural Australia. Although the distances are much bigger here, I already heard that there is enough to see. But not for today.
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