Fresh Chillies grown in a community garden in Bicheno
Coles Bay was a lovely place to stay, but very busy
with lots of tourists, motorhomes, backpackers,
& high prices. $90/hr for canoe hire for example.
Anyway, we moved on to Bicheno, another beautiful
destination on this North East coast of Tassie.
The locals say this section of coastline, has milder winters,
& the water temp is warmer too.
Add to that, clear ocean water, & white sand beaches
make this strip a popular destination for other Tasmanians.
Bay just round from the main street.
Diamond Island which is accessible at low tide. via a narrow sand strip.
Looking from the island to the mainland
We saw a use for the heavy kelp that grows here.
A lady in the town dries it, & makes fruit bowels,
which she sells in the local craft shops.
These guys aren't cheap in Tassie, seen in Bicheno
An easy walk up to the top of Whalers lookout
gave us a good view of the surrounding area.
Looking down at the entrance to the Gulch
Another view at the other end of the Gulch
Part of the town with diamond island on the right.
Bicheno Blowhole, but on a calm day. Wonder how the rock got there?
Lots of rocks, with tiny little me, upper right.
Caught up with Kath & Geoff
from our home town, who are also
travelling in Tassie.
We had a good chat over coffee,
& agreed to meet up again at a dance,
at St. Helens RSL.
Loved Bicheno, could have stayed longer,
but was keen to move on to Scamander,
with the hope of getting a surf.
Before we left Bicheno, Jan got a pic of this Fairy Penguin
near the blowhole
It was only 60kms down the road,
so we arrived in Scamander late morning.
That's the beauty of Tassie,
never far to your next destination.
Scamander is smaller than Bicheno,
but we got there just before the long weekend.
It got quite busy once that started.
Sunrise early one morning at Dark Hollow, a surf break
near Scamander
On the 2nd day here, we ran into Roger,
who I used to surf with in Mandurah.
He invited us back to his house
for coffee & a chat.
Roger & his wife Cheryl, live just
out of Scamander, with a verandah view
overlooking 2 surf breaks
Nothing like having local knowledge
to find out about places to surf.
The night we arrived in Scamander,
we went to the RSL dinner & dance at St. Helens
As a bonus, Elvis put on a show.
We met Kath & Geoff there,
had a good, 3 course meal,
& a night of dancing
The girls having a one on one with Elvis
The next day, we took a walk along the beach
looking for a good fishing spot.
Remnants (I think) of a previous bridge at Scamander rivermouth
Took a drive up to St. Marys via St. Marys Pass,
climbing up via a very twisted, curvy, many
sharp bended road.
This will be the road we take
after we leave Scamander,
on our way back to Devonport.
Gets colder up at St. Marys than on the coast,
as noted by the size of the woodpiles up there.
We returned to Scamander via
Elephant Pass, which was a narrower,
twisted, curvy, many sharp, bended road.
The Bream fishing in the Scamander River
is reputed to be very good,
so we've assembled the boat & trailer,
& after the long weekend,
will go fishing.
Will probably stay here, for a couple of weeks,
instead of moving on to St Helens, as it's only
15kms away from the bigger town.
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