Day 301: Devil’s Corner to Devil’s Kitchen
Today we were supposed to get up early, drive 1.5 hours to the Maria Island ferry, spend a six-hour day out hiking/exploring on Maria Island, then ferry back and drive...
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Day 299: Nationals Win The World Series — Halloween With New Friends in Launceston
After breakfast and school at our hotel, we checked out and split up — Teddy getting a few hours to watch the World Series at a local sports bar he...
Day 297: Drive to Cradle Mountain — Another Nature Walk
After two nights in remote Corinna, pretending to be 1800s gold prospectors, we’re off to our next spot. The whirlwind itinerary — one night here, two nights there — is...
Day 296: Corinna Wilderness Experience — Hiking, Kayaking and Fire Building
Last night will definitely go down as the coldest of the 295 nights we’ve had on this trip. Margaret and I were fully clothed and under several blankets and were...
Day 295: Cruising with Retirees Through Maquarie Harbor, Sarah Island + Gordon River
It’s so Norway-ish down here. Different hemispheres, very similar feelings. On and off rain all day, shimmering blue waters, enormously tall pine forests with fern/moss floors. Crisp and clean. Today...
Day 294: Goodbye Wombat’s Den — Drive to Strahan — The Wall in the Wilderness
We woke to the sound of hooves clomp-clomping on our porch. Our beds were too cozy to leave, but judging by the maaaah-ing, a herd of sheep had stopped by...
Day 293: Sheep Herding and Sheep Shearing (Eek!) on Curringa Farm
Teddy spotted lambs and a few sheep milling around on our back porch this morning when he went to exercise. Ha! Here was the breakfast scene — kids eating cereal,...
Day 292: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary — Curringa Farm in Hamilton
I took a jog this morning on a bike / running path along the water here in Hobart. I joined the fam for breakfast and then met Phil for coffee....
Day 291: A Day with Old Friends in Hobart, Tasmania!
Back when we were in South Africa in April, my Vanderbilt friend Luke Crowley (Cape Town resident) suggested I reach out to college friend Beth in Australia. Beth and I...
Day 290: Fifteen Hours Door-to-Door Travel Day — Arrive in Tasmania!
Australia is…huge. And today our plan was to go from top to bottom: Far North Queensland to Hobart, Tasmania. It was about a 15-hour trip door to door: 4-hour drive...