Destination: Tasmania – road trip paradise

In early 2010 I took voluntary redundancy from my job and took the opportunity to do something much more fun – travel!  In this case I loaded my car and myself onto the ferry and took off for a 10 day road trip around Tasmania, Australia’s smallest and southernmost state.  In a loop that took in Devonport and Launceston in the north, Hobart and Port Arthur in the south and the Bay of Fires in the east, not to mention a side trip to the Cradle Mountain national park, this trip had it all.  Cosmopolitan capital, beautiful beaches, stunning forests, short distances and fantastic driving – Tasmania is the perfect road trip destination.

Tassie bound From Melbourne to Devonport and chilling out in Launceston	Down to Hobart From Launceston to Hobart
Convicts and Devils Port Arthur historic site and checking out the Tasmanian Devils	Go east young man Hobart, Mount Wellington and on to Swansea
Good weather if you’re a penguin Freycinet National Park  and a penguin tour in Bicheno	Falling water St Helens and St Columba waterfall
What a difference a day makes Binalong Bay and Deloraine	Feet and ferries Cradle Mountain, Devonport and back to Melbourne