My road trip around Tasmania continued today with a 300-some kilometer trek from Burnie (northwestern corner of the island) to St. Helens (northeastern corner of the island). Today was another day of perfect temperature, though the sky was the color of aluminum for most of the day. Tasmania is being …
Around 2018, I made a goal for myself: I wanted to visit all seven continents by the time I hit 50. Why 2018? Well, I went to Antarctica in 2018. I figured that I had the hard one already, so I should probably do the rest, right? Then there was …
Finally, we come to the entire reason that I drove four hours from Hobart to Burnie: fairy penguins! Fairy penguins aka little penguins aka blue penguins aka korora aka Eudyptula minor are the smallest species of penguin. They weigh around 2 lbs and stand about a foot tall. Their backs …
Around noon today, I set out from Hobart to achieve my main mission: arrive at Burnie by 6pm. This involved a 325km (about 200 mile) drive straight through the center of Tasmania, from the southeast corner to the northwest corner. This would be around a three-hour drive on a straight-up …
I woke up today after a very full night of sleep, fully rested and ready for adventures. Also, I was suddenly fifty years old! Anyway, I had a long drive ahead of me today, but I decided that didn’t need to happen until I’d had breakfast and a short walk …
I am finally on the island of Tasmania!
I was finally able to check in for my final flight. I am now no longer sitting on the sidewalk. I have a couple hours to kill. I have had a cappuccino. The voices over the PA system have Australian accents. I could be amusing myself by quantifying the amount …
My flight from DFW to Brisbane went fine on the grand scheme of things, but it was not without challenges. When I was first seated, I was on an inner aisle seat (yay!) where every seat around me was taken by a literal toddler (oh no). I’m not against kids …
Today, I finally set out for Tasmania, along with an abnormally dense set of luggage! I’m spoiling myself by bringing enough clothes that I don’t have to wash laundry in hotel sinks. Plus, my new camera arrived yesterday; I’ve yet to try it out beyond “hey, it works with my …
