The
first day of winter!! It isn’t as cold as autumn!! 6.30am it was 4 degrees in
the van and a lovely clear morning with not too much wind. Didn’t get the minus
1 or the frost they predicted. Packed up the van. Went in for a cuppa with
Malcolm & Kerry and Rex. It is Rex’s birthday today so wished him a great
day. Malcolm & Kerry have been so welcoming and we feel like we have known them for years. Will call in before we leave to say bye and get some more of his great potatoes.
Headed
into Launceston to top up the water and dump the toilet. Followed the East
Tamar Highway out of town heading north along the Tamar River.
Everyone
has a water view.
Lovely
green pastures for horses.
Through
Mt Direction and past a sign about a historic semaphore. Turned off the highway
to cross Batman Bridge. Quite an impressive construction. It is Australia’s first cable-stayed bridge built in the 1960s.
Went
for a wander after lunch to check it out.
Across
the bridge with a great view downstream, the one support arch then upstream.
Onto
the West Tamar Highway and through Beaconsfield. Will come back and check it
all out. Turned off towards Clarence Point and out onto Garden Island where
Malcolm and Kerry said to camp. Stopped to check out where to camp and chatted
with a couple from Beauty Point (just back down the road). Chose a spot
protected by some bushes to help with the wind and with a great view across the
water towards George Town. We can even have a fire though it will be in the
afternoon rather than evening now as it is just too cold to be outside.
Looking
over the rocky spits going out into the river, to George Town then to the mouth
of the Tamar River, called Port Dalrymple.
The
water is lovely and clear and there are heaps of oysters on the rocks.
After
a cuppa we went for a walk out onto the spits. Zoomed in on the lighthouse at
Low Head.
Looking
back to the vans.
It
was an unusual place as there are power lines going out on the spits and it
looks like it was supposed to be a marina or something. Found this plaque which
says that there was an island here and it was partially removed to improve the
channel. Originally started in 1922.
The
water was flowing out fast.
We
are out in the middle of the river – looking back to the vans.
Back
to the van and Steve got the fire going (4pm) while I put a date slice in the
oven (pre-warming the van). The breeze has stopped so it was nice, sipping a
port and watching the moon rise.
As
the sun started to set the beautiful colours appeared.
At
5pm it was 7 degrees outside so we headed into the van where the oven had it
nicely at 18.5 degrees.
6pm
it was 5 degrees outside.
Rang
Dianne & Alan to meet up this week sometime. Steve rang Charles and had a
great chat with Mark who was staying with him. Mark lives in Yellowfin Close
and we didn’t realise he is a friend of Charles. Had a great chat with Kaylene.
Erica rang for a chat too.
Temperature
dropping outside but the heater is working well.
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