Easter Adventures - Day 1

We hired a car for Fri, Sat & Sun of the Easter weekend. We had a very vague plan of places we wanted to see during that time, otherwise we just wanted to explore Tassie...we managed to see quite a bit - clocking up 1600kms over the three days!

Friday morning after picking up the car, we headed north along the western side of the Tamar River. We stopped in to visit our friend Ruth in Deviot for a quick cuppa before heading to Beauty Point, where the AMC has another campus. A quick look at the boats before continuing on to Devonport.

Devonport, built on the mouth of the river Mersey, is where the ferry to Melbourne departs from, so we had to have a look there to see the ships (unfortunately the ferries weren't in when we were there!).

We stopped for lunch in Burnie, another town on the coast - lovely golden beaches. From what we could see (and what the guide book says!) Burnie is quite an industrial town, though they are showcasing more of the local makers and crafters now. Being Good Friday though not much was open, so we kept driving along the coast. We went out to Table Cape - we'd spotted a lighthouse to visit....but we couldnt get very close to it :( We did get a good view along the coast though.

 

We continued on as far as Stanley - a very cute old town, an a headland called "The Nut"

Ollie enjoyed driving again (despite having a chesty cold) and it was great to be adventuring...we got home in the dark, ready to have more adventures the next day.