Although I much prefer summer to winter, and I don’t mind a bit of steamy weather, this summer seemed a little longer and more trying than usual. So when a friend suggested a short trip to the cooler climate of Tasmania, it was immediately appealing.
We flew in from Sydney over the Tasmanian Wilderness …
Enjoyed the sights and tastes of Hobart …
Tassie Truffle Oil
Sweet Treats at Battery Point
Fig & Mascarpone Tart
Mountain view from our apartment
Gumnuts
Hugged a few ancient towering trees in the Huon Valley …
Wandered around the docks at Triabunna …
Crayfish pots
Squid fishing boat
Triabunna fishing boat
Spent a day walking around the historic penal probation station on Maria Island …
View from Bernacchi’s House
Mother & baby Wombat
A no longer endangered Cape Baron Goose
Waves on Maria Island
View of Schouten Island from Fossil Beach
Wallpaper in Ruby Hunt’s Cottage
And left the island tired, slightly sunburnt but refreshed by our humidity break!
A Bellingen Diary 
Hi Fenella. We too are in tassie. 2weeks here and 4 to go. Absolutely loving it.
Wish I’d been able to get blog sorted but … Need a computer whizz.
Spent most time so far on west coast. Love the forests.
Helen and Jack
We had a few days in Tasmania in 2014 – some lovely walks – the huge ancient trees are what I remember most – in Dorrigo, with you, as well as in Tasmania. Also enjoyed Salamanca market in Hobart! We were staying with Alison’s daughter-in-law’s parents.
Funny that for us The Wilderness is heaven but for the convicts it would have been hell.
That fig tart looked delish!
Yes and it tasted just as good as it looks.