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  • The End

    Going Home And just like that our adventure is over. We left Wagga Wagga just after 9am, which allowed time for a gentle stroll around Wagga Wagga and for the girls to have a swim in the hotel pool. Our drive home was pretty straightforward and we enjoyed a coffee break at Yass and lunch

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  • Day 15

    Across Victoria Our day began early as we had to be ready to disembark Spirit of Tasmania II shortly after 7.30. Again we were on level 6, so one of the last cars to leave. We were a little hungry by the time we’d driven the short distance to Newtown to find breakfast at the

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  • Day 14

    To Devonport Our final day in Tasmania. Our first destination only 6 minutes away was Cataract Gorge. A Victorian Pleasure garden created by the draining of a swamp. We took the chair lift across the gorge and as we got off Emma spotted a wallaby in the bushes. We took a gently meandering path downhill

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  • Day 13

    The slow road to Launceston Packed up, checked out and on the road early we set off to the Eddystone lighthouse. This was a slow journey along lots of gravel roads. The destination was worth it and we enjoyed a walk up to the lighthouse and then down to the orange lichen covered rocks. Some

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  • Day 12

    St Helens and the Bay of Fires Waking up in St Helens we enjoyed breakfast on our deck, eating cereals out of sandwich boxes. We then set off to the boat ramp at Binnalong Bay to check in for our Ecotour boat adventure. The girls were allocated the front row of the 20 seater boat.

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  • Day 11

    St Helens We had a busy start to the day as we had to make sure that the AirBnB was left in a tidy state and all our bits loaded aboard the car. We all worked hard and managed to leave Coles Bay at 9am. After retracing Coles Bay Road for the final time we

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  • Day 10

    Maria Island An early start from Coles Bay to make sure that we caught the 10am ferry from Triabunna. Traffic much lighter in the early morning meant we were passing through Swansea before Morris’ stores were open. We arrived in Triabunna and even had time to find coffees, milkshakes, pasties and rocky roads. Sea conditions

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  • Day 9

    Swansea Having explored the local Freycinet National Park and Coles Bay Area we were ready to look further afield. We first had to drive the 26km of Coles Bay Road before we hit the Tasman Highway and chose to go south, to Swansea. Swansea is situated on Great Oyster Bay, directly across from Coles Bay.

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  • Day 8

    Around Mount Mayson We set off to tackle a walk rated as difficult by the National Park. In truth it was only 12km on well marked paths, although the start was very steep with many steps taking us past the Coles Bay and Saddle lookouts to the high point of the Wineglass Bay lookout. Having

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  • Day 7

    Around Coles Bay (para 1 by Catherine) Today we went on a short walk around Coles Bay along the edge of the coast, which was very nice. We were greeted by a small row of shops when we came to the end of the road so Daddy bought Emma and I a snack whilst he

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