Well we all slept well in our more than acceptable
accommodation and dinner last night wasn’t all that shabby either.
Unfortunately Di’s sleep was interrupted on a number of occasions by my snoring
– must have been the wine I had with dinner. We headed off about 9ish and took
mum on a bit of a tour of Stanley to show her some of the old buildings, the
Nut and some of the other sites.
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| Morning Tea on the Western Explorer road |
From
there we headed for Strahan. Now I decided that the bitumen road was too easy
so I opted to go via Dismal Swamp, Arthur River, Corinna and Zeehan using the
Western Explorer Road. That’s 250 km’s of dirt. Whilst it was a bit rough it
was a great experience and showed a whole different landscape of Tassie. There
is not much in the way of amenities including fuel along the route. We stopped
at a gem called Corinna.
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| Corinna Pub |
There is a pub/general store with both free and normal
camping on the river. You have to also take the punt across the river to
continue your journey. We had lunch at the pub and I have to say (consensus of
opinion) they were the best roast beef sandwiches I (us) have ever had. I would
love to spend a few days here at some stage unfortunately I doubt it will be in
Abby (new van) she is not an off roader.
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| Corinna Ferry (The Fatman Barge) |
We never had a theme for this trip but
it seems one has presented itself after yesterdays sign about irrigated roads.
We have found a couple more today one about Warning of eagles on roads and the
other, at first glance, indicated mating rites between cars and kangaroos after
dark!!!! You be the judge. I must have
too much time on my hands. Di had a visual encounter with one of her nemesis’s – a black snake about 1 ½ meters long heading
across the road just before Corinna. We made Strahan about 3.30 and our digs
for the next 3 days look pretty good.
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| The mating sign ??? |
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