A Boat Trip to Hells Gates and the Gordon River

This boat trip is a MUST for anyone going to Strahan. There are two companies offering trips, but "The Eagle" is the one to go for. A local family runs it, and they are just brilliant.

We had the most delicious lunch on board, and the captain treated all passengers as if they were the owners.

Well, the Captain needed a bit of a hand, so I told him I have a boating licence.

Mind you, this is a $5.5 million piece of machinery.

This a Hell's Gate. Only 70m wide and the only entrance to the harbour. In days of yore, sailing ships might have to wait for months to enter.


The Gordon River. Beautiful huon pine rainforest... some of the trees are over 2,000 years old. Sticky scared all participants by declaring he had his chainsaw with him. Greenies were not amused.


(Check out the guy's nose next to Sticky!!!)

Strahan Village

Risby Cove Restaurant. We dined here one evening and would recommend it. Beautiful ocean trout.



Strahan is a bit of a sleepy town, on the west coast of Tasmania.

Highfield Historic Site at Stanley

Checking out the stables

Sticky the preacher man
Or the dunce at school...

Let me out!!!!
Kitchen

Yes, Well...

Piano for Maggie

A Visit to Stanley on the North West Coast

The old Masonic Lodge

Window shopping!

Whale bones displayed outside a house

Place where we had yummy coffee and cake

Stanley was one of the first places to be settled in Tasmania... Many of the buildings are still in existence. It was a beautiful spot.

An Odd Sign at Stanley

class act... watch out for crossing penguins!

Travelling to Tasmania

The Big Boat to Tasmania. It took nine hours sailing to the little island at the base of Australia. Luckily for me, it was very calm. Much to Stick's annoyance. He was most keen to see me chunder.

OK. One guess as to the name of this township. We came through here on our first day.
And drove to Leven Canyon

Beautiful picnic spot where we did not have lunch.

Lunch with Maggie, Jenny and her Mummy

I had a lovely time in Melbourne before we headed off to Tasmania. Lunch with Jenny Long and her wonderful Mum, Mary. Then we went to the Movies!