Cycling Tassie 1989

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I was living in Melbourne at the time and had done a fair bit of travelling around Australia with the luxury of having my car. I had met lots of other backpackers travelling around by lots of other means. I thought I might give it a try with out my car which might be a good experience if I was to head overseas.

A short trip to the Island state of Tasmania was a perfect trial and saved me a few dollars not having to put my car on the ferry.

As usual it didn't take long to meet some like minded travellers doing something similar, just roughing it and sleeping on the chairs during the overnight ferry trip. 

It's really testing my memory but I am pretty sure I had no real concrete plans for Tasmania and ended up in Launceston after getting of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry in Devonport. I got talking to another backpacker "Su" from the UK who was keen on doing some cycling touring around and ask if I had ever thought of it, sure l said weather looks nice it could be fun, An hour later 5 random people were walking down to a Launceston bike shop looking to hire bikes and get info.

Liffy Falls

After hiring 5 bikes we decided on a short test trip and cycled from Launceston to Deloraine and a near by waterfall.  One of our group only completed the first day to Deloraine and had to catch the bus back to Launceston with her bike on the bus. 

So then there were 4 of us, Su, me, Ula and Laurin the back packing cyclists.

All the cycling was not that easy on rental bikes back in the late 1980s. Ula and Laurin had have enough too when we got back to Launceston but Su and I were still keen for some more. So after a rest day and a short hike in Caterac George  we were off for some more. There where a lot of hills to tackle but luckily the towns and accommodation options are not that far apart. So we could take our time and enjoy the country side, heading down the east coast.

St Mary's 

Bicheno 

Wine Glass Bay Lookout in Freycinet National Park.

Wine Glass Bay Beach was probably the high light of the whole trip

The bike on 9 mile Beach road after a ferry crossing.

Richmond Bridge built by convicts 1825

After Su and I made it all the way down the East coast to Hobart (about 400km) we put the bikes on a bus and I escorted them back to Launceston. 

Next up I tried some hitch hitching and made it out to Cradle Mountain and down the west coast to Strahan.

Cradle Mountain car park

Queenstown

Ocean Beach, near Strahan 

I did not really like hitch hiking so it did not last long and a only had a few days left so after Strahan I hired a car to check out a few more of the tourist sites.

Port Arthur Convict Settlement.

South East Coast.

Mt Wellington lookout

Mt Field National Park

More Mt Field.

and Gordon Dam to finish.

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I especially like the shots of the Southeast coast, Mt field national park, and the Gordon Dam.

Seems like you had fun travelling, I love me a good adventure.

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