North west Tasmania

1. Richard at Marawah Beach.
2. Marawah Beach on a public holiday!
3. Dinner on verandah at Stanley on north coast.
4. Mural on the site of Latrobe station closed in 1982.

The Nut, ferns and sea

1. In Queenstown we walked up to Spion Kopf loookout. As you can see it was very steep.
2. We stopped on the way to Stanley to see a river gorge and on our way found thius wonderful tree fern forest.
3.Richard walking on top of The Nut at Stanley.  Look hard and you can see sea both sides of the land.
4. A view of the strange geological feature The Nut. PS we went up on the cable car!

West Coast Wilderness Railway

This railway was built in the 1890s to serve a copper mine. It was impossible to follow the river so the railway had to climb over the hill using a rack and pinion system. Today it is simply a tourist trip with stops for gold panning, lunch etc.

1.  Panning for gold at Lynchford stop.  Didn't find any, but boy next to me found 2 flakes

2.The state of the art 'heating'.

3. Train at our lunch stop, where we also changed trains to diesel hauled for the downhill run into Strahan.

4. Just loved this place name.  There were 3 explanations of how it came about either involving 2 milk churns, a double barreled shotgun or corruption of  an Aboriginal name - whichever you want to believe!

 

Hobart to Queenstown

1. For Brenda and David - we didn't realise you travelled this far.
2. The Nelson Falls.
3. Iron Blow site of former copper mine.
4. Iron Blow lookout with Richard standing on it.

Hobart

1. Crowds at Salamanca Market which is every Sat am.
2. Fresh local apricots and cherries for sale.
3. Hobart from the top of Mt Wellington.
4. Richard at the top ot Mt Wellington.

London to Hobart

1. The business class seats fold down to make a bed and Quantas even issue pajamas.

2. Singapore airport.
3. Arrival in Hobart 25 hours after leaving Heathrow.
4. Australia has strict quarantine laws. This dog is sniffing for fresh fruit and veg.

Nottingham to London

1. National Express coach from Nottingham to London.
2. Free spirits in buiness lounge.
3. Tonic and gin (large).
4. Quantas A380 named David Warren (inventor of flight recorder) at LHR. It was said to be its first passenger flight.