A quick day trip to Stanley turned into a three-day voyage through a region that I completely fell in love with.
A stop on the way up the northern coast road at Boat Harbour Beach, meant I could make sure caffeine levels weren’t getting dangerously low and a to launch the drone. Exquisite water colours and a lovely view up then back on the road.
The weather is being kind to me.
Up The Nut at Stanley and a quick tour of the top and head over to Arthur River, for the night and do a boat trip. I found a gnarly route, through Cape Grim!!! arriving just before dusk. Everywhere seemed, or was, shut, so I headed back to the Murrawah Tavern to enquire what to do while I waited. Basically nothing, if you’re not a surfer although the Dismal Swamp was an option.. Erk! You’ve got to love the names here –
I took the 100km dirt road through the Arthur Pieman/Donald River area. Wild and well off the beaten track. Drizzly and vast views, being ringed by the distant mountains all round, I was glad to hit the fabulous little oasis at Corinna and the ferry crossing there. I was seriously starting to get a ffs Ewan, where have you gone? NO body for hours – new country, new (old) car!!!! No Idea!
Great little tavern and now a good feeling of really being away from it all. I’m heading back there for a river cruise, they need 6 minimum, but – lots of information from Barry about the locale. Rainforest on one side and Eucalyptus forest on the other, 9m tree ferns etc. I headed off the ferry through the wee gap in the forest wall to continue my journey to Strahan.
I stayed overnight and did a trip round the harbour, out into the Roaring Forties, then up the Gordon River, which provided lots of new photo opportunities, and launched drone from the deck for a shufty. 
I now need a change of clothing and head back to Devonport as the sun fades – I’m smelly but happy and still peering out of the window with my mouth hanging open.
new horizons 
Blog is looking very good and some of the amazing pictures are professiontastic
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Thanks Pete. Working hard to keep you guys entertained. 😎
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Not sure if I’ve already left a comment or not, the site went straight too follow, anyway I said it looks like a wonderful excursion and how much is a double espresso out there 😉
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$4.50 about average. Yikes….
Petrol the only cheap thing here it seems, so can truck on….8-)
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Hiya, found you !!
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Looking good big man, where are you now and what’s next on the itinerary ??
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The North East and around the Tamar Estuary looking good for the next week or so….
Got to get to the East Coast soon and then a trip to Flinders Island middle of next month?
Hobart and the south after that I think, but as with all things – plans change a bit. Take care mate.
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