After settling in to our accommodation, we went for a walk around the Launceston CBD, including The Quadrant and The Mall. My three year old and six year old easily managed a leisurely stroll around the CBD — Launceston is a small city. A recurring theme in Tasmania is the lack of children’s play equipment in parks. There was a play ground in Queens Park and a few swings in another park, but apart … more »
My most memorable night camping on my Brisbane to Tasmania road trip was spent in the Devonport Discovery Holiday Park. The holiday park is situated on the edge of Bass Strait at the mouth of the Mersey River at Devonport. I arrived at the Devonport Discovery Holiday Park after office hours. The park management are obviously used to people arriving after office hours off the Spirit of Tasmania ferry — my booking information and site location was placed … more »
I was looking forward to crossing Bass Strait on the Spirit of Tasmania from Melbourne to Devonport. Bass Strait has a reputation for being rough. I was disappointed to find that on the day I crossed, Bass Strait was an effective mill pond with tiny one metre swells. Even so, several people became queasy with the slow rocking motion of the boat. The boat had obviously been through some storms over the years … more »
Day 3 of driving the Newell Highway was to take me from Narrandera to Melbourne. To read about my road trip from Brisbane to Tasmania and back, follow the Tasmania trip tag. I had stayed at the Midtown Motor Inn overnight after the caravan park I was booked to stay at had flooded. I was quite happy with the standard of accommodation. Before starting my drive for the day, I took the opportunity to take a walk around Narrandera. The town had … more »
I started Day 2 of my road trip from Brisbane to Melbourne via the Newell Highway early. I had spent the night at Narrabri Highway Tourist Village & Caravan Park. To read about my road trip from Brisbane to Tasmania and back, follow the Tasmania trip tag. I stopped briefly at many of the towns along the Newell Highway, including Coonabarabran, Gilgandra (including Coo-ee), Dubbo, Parkes and Forbes. While the sign out the front looked new and inviting, the Dubbo Visitors’ … more »
I stayed at the Narrabri Highway Tourist Village & Caravan Park on the night of 19 December 2010. I was driving from Brisbane to Melbourne via the Newell Highway. I had decided to take it easy and do the trip in three days, spending my first night at Narrabri. I had booked ahead of my trip and the reception was warm and friendly. The Narrabri Highway Tourist Village & Caravan Park was well maintained with green lawns … more »
The Newell Highway is an easy, but somewhat boring drive. It is the main freight and transport route between Melbourne and Queensland, including Brisbane and north Queensland. I had bought my Toyota Prado only two weeks before I drove the Newell Highway to get to Tasmania for a family holiday. I was to drive down; my wife and young children were flying down. I had four days to meet them in Tasmania, including the ferry trip … more »