The Tassie Trip - Part 3

Saturday Feb 4th: It has stopped raining Yeah!! Visited the markets conveniently located at the Showgrounds where we are staying - interesting array of produce. Then packed up and headed south. Free camped at a spot near Tumburumba called Paddy's River Flats - very pleasant next to a stream. Stayed here for the next two nights.




Sunday 5th Feb: Big day sightseeing. Drove up to Thredbo in the Snowy Mts. - nice scenery and very windy steep drive. Caught the chairlift up Mt.Kosciusko and then finished with a short walk to the lookout. Stayed at the same spot.



Monday 6thFeb: Another day at Paddy's River. Went for a 8klm walk retracing the path of explorers Hume and Hovell. The track went most of the way next to a creek - very bushy. Had lunch in Tumburumba then another did the Sugar Pine walk - magnificent.



Tuesday 7th Feb: On the road again. Nice drive along the banks of the Murray River and free camped at Pigs Point Reserve - sound revolting but very nice.

Wednesday 8th Feb: On the road again. Bright was a very touristy town. Visited a very historic town of Beechworth - a good climb - then on to a free camp at Pioneer Bridge.

Thursday 9th Feb: Getting closer to Melbourne. Went via Glenrowan and saw a few Ned Kelly sights. Mansfield was a pleasant town on the way. Ended up in a free camp at Tolangi - nestled in amongst the forrest - this was the area of the tragic bushfires.



Friday 10th Feb: Travelled into a Big 4 Caravan Park at Coburg - thank God for the GPS.

Saturday 11th Feb: The free camping has been great but the van battery was flat when we arrived in Melbourne. Have decided to buy a generator so free camping becomes a little easier. Preparing for an early start tomorrow as we have to be at the Port by 7am.