Cycling Trip around Tasmaina and Flinders Island
Today was a day to discover the North of the island. It does take a while to drive the 80ish km, as half the island has paved roads and the other half has well groomed dirt roads. To complicate matters wombats, so many snakes and skippies (roo shaped objects large and small) like to walk, …
Fotheringate bay. So many caves, however the rocks here are interesting. They are well worn and porous. So many of the cliffs have been undermined by wave action and then eventually they would fall.
Petrifaction Bay. Lava flows on the beach, with petrified timber and solidified gas bubbles everywhere. Petrifaction Bay – Furneaux Geotrail (flinders.tas.gov.au) The wombat lady (Kate Mooney) here on Flinders Island looks after orphaned wombats from road strikes. She has cared for and released 100s of them. We were lucky enough to find her on the …
Huge… Time to stretch our legs and climb a mountain. Mt Strzelecki and the bump on the right is our target. The scenery changes all the way up from dense forest, man ferns, snow gums, rocky outcrops and horizontal blown trees up the top. It is the highest point in the world. No, it’s actually …
Going over in the dark Our journey started at 2:00am. We were supposed to be at the boat (Matthew Flinders III) by 3:00am but my body said….GET UP NOW. Seriously! The dock was a 5 min ride away. Inky black skies, with a smooth silky aurora, about the brisk misty morning springs me to life. …
Scottsdale north to Bridport was only a short 27Km on a very nice road. Saturday traffic appeared to be friendly with only a few logging trucks to awaken our senses. We loved the ‘door fence’ just out of town. Making use of available resources always a good thing; reduce, reuse, repurpose. I think Dr who …
We knew this day had to come, this day where we left Derby. Forlorn from leaving our new home and the coffee shops; we breathe in the crisp morning air. The rush of clean, clear, alpine air, reinvigorates our senses and instils the desire within us to investigate today’s horizons. Mandy was awesome and after …
I was unable to take any photographs today as I was too busy holding onto the handlebars. It was amazing to say the least and well worth our time in Derby. The blue tier is one track every cyclist should attempt at some point in their life. The local shop who I rented the specialised …
Whilst waiting for the big trails to dry, it was a great opportunity to grab a couple of e-bikes and tour around some of the littler trails with Mandy. So many tracks. So little time. Neeeeeeed to return for a fortnight. E-Bikes are tanks, but boy they make going up hills, climbing technical terrain, ascending …
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat……. Currently we have held ourselves up at Derby. It is a small town in the upper East side of Tasmania. We are here due to the rain and the potential mountain biking to be had……by me. The rain had put a dampener on all things biking, as “Blue Tier” is closed. It’s a magical …
Meet Trevor. Trevor was our mentor, tutor and mascot for today’s ride. Everything about Trevor typified today’s journey. Trevor’s advice #1….take it slowly. Ok, we had this one covered, especially with a planned 78km of highway A3 (the only road option) in front of us. We knew that if we rushed it we could injure …
It was always going to be a special part of Tasmania for us. A memory lane moment when we reflected on our last visit here with the kids, Kady and Erin. Finding the wombats for the first time, dodging black snakes, exploring ruins, and riding our bikes around the island with them. That was four …
