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 March 6th - March 10 After moving on from Longford we are now in Riana which is inland from the little town of Penguin. We set up camp at Pioneer Park and went for a little discovery tour of the area.  We stumbled across a sign to the Gunns Plains Caves.  And thought why not.  The cave tour was very entertaining.  We finished off the afternoon at the Penguin Brewing Co. Sampling their wares and listening to some great live music performed by Chester Draws and Kitty Martini. Monday we visited Leven Canyon which was recommended to us by the caretaker at Pioneer Park.  The tracks are quite steep but the views of the canyon and the Leven River are spectacular. Tuesday we spent the day in Burnie walking around town and we spotted a little penguin hiding in his burrow along the boardwalk. Wednesday we ventured further west to Wynyard and then onto Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach. On Thursday we moved closer to Devonport in preparation for the trip home.  We ...

 February 26th - February 28th The weather has not been kind to us.  We left Friendly Beaches and arrived in the rain at Scamander.  We found a traditional old-school caravan park and have a nice sheltered spot. The afternoon was spent walking along Scamander beach dodging the washed-up Blue Bottle Jelly Fish and hoping that the rain has gone. It ended up raining all night, so the next day we drove to St Helen's and spent the morning in the local history room, learning the history of St Helens and the surrounding areas.  The weather is still poor, but on the way back to Scamander the sun finally appeared so we picked a container of blackberries to take home for dessert. Pyengana was the next camp. it was clear and sunny when we arrived. After setting up camp, we thought we'd visit a couple of the nearby waterfalls as the recent rain would mean they were flowing.  While we were at St Columba falls the rain started again.  It was the last time we would see th...