The walk to the top of Mount Eliza is a slog and a half. It’s a 12km return from Condominium Creek, which is terribly named as there’s no high rise apartments to be seen. Where it is apt is the stairs….the endless stairs to the base of the summit. You gain over 900m in altitude … More Mount Eliza: Southwest Tasmania
In the historic and picturesque village of Richmond there’s an ode to the past hidden away down a narrow little lane. It’s a model of Hobart town as it would have looked in 1820 and portrays life in the burgeoning colonial town down at the bottom of the World. There’s always an inherent whimsy with … More Hobart Model Village
Back in March of this year I received the news I’d been dreading since moving to Tasmania, a loved one back in Ireland was gravely ill. That loved one was my mother and she had been diagnosed with incurable cancer. There was no hesitation that I’d travel to Ireland to be with her, my father … More Ireland: Up and over Djouce Mountain
Devil’s Throne, Satan’s Couch, Lucifer’s Lounger, Beelzebub’s Settee, Mephistophele’s Armchair, I have no idea how this place got its name and an exhaustive period of 3 minutes of researching it has turned up nothing 🙂 Devil’s Throne can be found “down the back” of Kunanyi/Mount Wellington, that big beautiful lump of rock that overlooks Hobart … More Kunanyi/Mount Wellington: Devil’s Throne
It’s been a while since we’ve attended one of the best things about Tassie, the freaking awesome events! Today we had the immense pleasure of driving the very short distance down to our neighbour’s property to attend the Heritage Farming Expo. The Coal River valley has been farmed by settlers for 200 years now and … More Heritage Farming Expo 2021
Last Thursday I had the rare pleasure of a day off from work and fretted over where to go for a walk and take some photos. My heart was set on the Southwest and climbing up Druids Hill but alas the weather had other ideas. I’m a tad out of practice on off track walks … More Tasman Peninsula: Cape Raoul
A couple of weeks ago, the meteorologists and local media were all frothing at the mouth as snow was predicted to reach sea level! The last time that happened was in 2015 and before that 1986, so a pretty rare treat. The sea level prediction didn’t eventuate but the hills around us in Dulcot got … More Mount Wellington after the snow
While I wait for the next adventure opportunity, I have one more belated (and pre-COVID) post to write. This one’s from a late Summer stroll down to Waterfall Bluff on the Tasman Peninsula. With Lachie in childcare and both of us having a day off, we decided to do a not too strenuous walk as … More Tasman Peninsula: Waterfall Bluff
Hi there, remember me? It’s been a while huh? Quite a bit has happened since my last blog post. We bought a house to start with! The renovations were underway when that little thing called COVID hit Australia. Cue all parks being shut and the mere thought of going out for a bushwalk being met … More Collins Cap
Things have gotten a little quieter on the hiking front in recent weeks now that I’m back at work and our weekends have been filled with various tasks and things. This is a post from a wonderful evening walk I made on the 2nd of January this year. I had been wanting to go up … More Mount Wellington: Smiths Monument
Czeching Out Tasmania 