Tasmania, the holiday isle

Tasmania is one of the most overlooked states in Australia, it’s not connected to the mainland, it’s much colder than the other states and there’s more rainfall than in some European regions. But people overlook the fact that Tasmania has some gorgeous nature, unique wildlife and amazing views. So after I decided to quit picking pears in Kyabram I booked a flight to Tazzie together with fellow workers Guido and Bastian. They’re both Germans, but we won the war, so I was willing to overlook that fact.

Going to Tazzie
There are four ways to go to Tazzie.
- With the ‘Spirit of Tasmania’, an 11 hour bumpy ride with a bigass ferry.
- By plane
- Get your own boat
- Swimming
Neither of us was willing to risk the last option and we didn’t nearly picked enough pears for the third option. And when we read that the trip with the ferry would take 11 hours and we would probably throw up 90% of that trip… the plane looked really tempting. We booked with Jetstar, a returntrip to Tazzie from Melbourne (Melbourne to Hobart, Launceston to Melbourne). The plan was to find a campervan so we could drive through the island and see as much as possible for the few days we were there. And frankly, we were just happy to get away from anthing involving apples or pears.

Tazzie, the natural state
This is what’s on most of the license plates, and they’re not lying. Even though we arrived at 10PM, we could just smell the clean air. Some books say Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world, I can feel the bacteria leave my body… Even my alcohol intoxicated liver is clapping. The next day would start with a frantic search for a campervan. Not that easy, as this is still the high season and most campervans are already rented. But we were lucky enough to find one from Tasmania Campervan Rentals, a really nice guy who obviously had enough experience with backpackers. We were so proud of our baby…
First we went to Mount Wellington (thanks for the tip mister and misses Newspaperagent…) for some amazing views of Hobart. Than of to Mount Field National Park where we plan to do some excellent and invigorating hikes… Russell Falls, Lady Barron Falls, Platypus Tarn,… Wildlife as we have never seen it before…