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Month: April 2017

Glorious Tasmania: Bruny Island & Far South Tasmania

Glorious Tasmania: Bruny Island & Far South Tasmania

Mapped below are several regions we explored at different times during our criss-crossing of Tasmania. As we headed south the weather became more clement and we had an excellent day for a fast cruise along the east coast of Bruny Island. Bruny is one of those isolated spots accessible only by vehicular ferry, a 15 minute ride from “mainland” Tassie. The 100-km long island is actually made up of North and South Bruny, separated by a narrow isthmus. Our favourite…

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Glorious Tasmania: Hobart and Surrounds

Glorious Tasmania: Hobart and Surrounds

We could live here! Tasmania’s capital, Hobart, has an exceptional geography for nature and sport lovers with Mt Wellington looming over it and the wide Derwent River flowing into the Southern Ocean, creating miles and miles of winding coastline that begs exploration. The city of 225,000 souls (half of the state’s population) gets an average of 24 inches/626 mm of rain each year with average summer temps of 70F/21C and winter temps of 52F/12C. Sounds a lot like the Bay…

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