Camp Cooking

 February 10 - February 14

After Cockle Creek our next camp is beside the river out the back of the RSL club in Geeveston where we have been for the past few days.  A really relaxing spot that encourages campfires. We spent a day  bushwalking in the Hartz Mountains National Park walking to Lake Esperance, Lake Dobson and a short walk to the Arve Falls.  The altitude was not that high but it was a lot colder than back at camp. It required us to layer up with hats and coats. The Hartz Mountains isan alpine environment created by glaciers.  The lakes are pristine and cold with a suprising number of trout in Lake Esperance.

The next day we walked around the township of Franklin and visited the Wooden Boat Workshop, where they are keeping the traditional boat-building skills alive using Tasmanian timbers.

There are plenty of wild blackberries in Geeveston and its surrounds, they are delicious.

We have also seen the local Platypus on a number of occasions.  

Also delicious. :p

Garden Rust

Geeveston Camp

Lake Esperance walk.

Hartz Mountains

Lake Osbourne walk.

Lake Osbourne.

Black Skink

February 15-February 18

Next stop is the Lea Scout camp in Kingston, which is in the hills a short drive from Hobart. Our first full day was spent walking around the docks in Hobart and Salamanca.  We parked out near the Botanical Gardens and walked into Hobart.  The walk included a visit to the Cenotaph which overlooks the Derwent River.

The next day was a visit to MONA (Museum of Old and New Art).  It's an interesting museum with a great collection of artifacts and art.  We were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed the visit.  Not everything was to our taste but you get that with art.  Overall the exhibits were varied in style and technology.  We also found the building to be a great piece of architecture.  If you are ever in Tasmania we would recommend a visit to MONA even if art is not your thing.

Salamanca Square

Soldiers Memorial. Hobart. (Cenotaph)

Careful where you camp

Linda in the art

MONA

Banners

Egyptian coffin

MONA

Fat Car

Osama tattooed on Pig Skin

Peeking at some Art

The White Pagoda

Leda and the Swan

MONA

Restaurant at MONA

Children's Playground MONA

The Men's Lounge

bit.fall

The last couple of campsites have allowed fires so we've been doing a bit of campfire cooking.

Roast Pork.

Damper