The Travelling Bee

So after resting in Youngstown I start the second week in Tasmania. Unfortunately my cold is worse not better and I feel slightly unsteady. Willow picked me up first this time and we went to collect the others. John Thumb and I are the only people from the tour last week. So we collected Lisa … Continue reading Tasmania East Coast – Day One

I was up before Led Zeppelin and I felt rough, my chest hurt and breathing too deeply made me want to cough. I knew we were visiting Cradle Mountain and I was wondering what I was going to be able to do. John Thumb and Potato were going 'Canyoning'. I definitely felt I should avoid … Continue reading Tasmania West, Day Five Cradle Mountain

Willow woke us up early with Led Zeppelin as she had threatened! Not too loud but enough to get us all up. I like her quirky style! Although it was cold I put on my shorts and raincoat for Kayaking. I doubled with Nancy as neither of us has much experience. (Lee if your reading … Continue reading Tasmania West, Day Four. The Dream and Devils

After a good night sleep and a good breakfast Potato, John Thumb, Siobhan, Jess and I set off from Corrina to Savage River, its not a long walk and we had intended to walk further but the weather was against us. Within minutes we had rain, hailstones and hot sun. John Thumb was lead as … Continue reading Tasmania West, Day Three and an encounter with a Snake.

We carried on towards Tarkine (national park) and stopped for a picnic at Creepy Queenstown. This is a dilapidated mining town, it and the people look poor but, it has some interesting old buildings and probably some interesting old inhabitants, not that I felt comfortable approaching anyone. On this trip I am checking in with … Continue reading Tasmania West, Day Two Continued.

It was a very chilly when we emerged from our tents. We had a lovely healthy breakfast and I especially enjoyed an apricot preserve made by Willow's father, from his own apricot tree! I shared my perch with a Tasmanian Ladybird, Willow had never seen a yellow one but we checked it out and the … Continue reading Adventure Before Dementia – Tasmania West, Day Two

We went to Lake St Clare for a night walk in the hope of seeing a Platypus. Apparently they are three times bigger in Tasmania than on the mainland. The sky was so clear and quite magical, looking up at the milky way without light pollution. Our group was a bit loud initially so any … Continue reading Adventure Before Dementia – Tasmania West, Night Walk

Tasmanian Safaris Claire picked me up last so I met my companions for the week in the van. Frank and Nancy retired older couple from New York State, Micheala or now known as 'Potato' a name she got stuck with after explaining why she dyes her hair. She is a Pilot for Tiger Air. Siobhan … Continue reading Adventure Before Dementia – Tasmania West, Day One

If I died tomorrow I will be content that I have been to the most beautiful place on earth. From the fragrant aromatic smell when I stepped off the plane to Kayaking on a river glass smooth and dead quiet in the early morning. On arrival I had arranged Whizzya transport to the Riverfront Motel. … Continue reading Tasmania

I arrived in Melbourne in the morning of the 2nd March, after a very long and interrupted flight (due to weather in Dubai). I was exhausted and for some reason my knees ached. I had a short sleep in my hotel, then wandered into downtown Melbourne. The town was stiflingly hot, even the breeze was … Continue reading Melbourne