Heading Down the East Coast

We drove down the coast a little further and stayed at Cuby Campground a beaut little place on the coast where Mel & Glen had stayed.


We moved on again today to Scamander, where some showers were definitely required as well as some washing. The pub here is bloody huge and right on the foreshore and river. Another taste of rain for most of the night and morning which always make for fun cooking breakfast and packing up.
We drove off in the rain in search of the Upper Scamander. A rainy drive through mountains and forests and then down the other side arriving at the river. The picnic area is right on the river so we got the canoes down and went for a paddle. This river has the most amount of fish I have ever seen and with a fly lure onboard we fished but only a couple of hits that we couldn’t get on board. The weather cleared up and the rest of the day was bright & sunny. We are actually camping in the day use area but it was much nicer than the campground. We had a great fire and Pork chops for tea.


We were up early and off to try to catch some fish. These fish although lots of them are all small and not that interested in the lures. We caught one of everything but they were all under size. While we were canoeing there was some loud noises and voices coming from the campsite so I headed back to check out what was going on. As I got around the corner there were Police cars and Policeman everywhere. It seems they were using the area for training but it did look a little strange. This was one of the nicest places we have stayed at but not one where we caught a feed. That arvo we moved onto Evandale a picturesque village outside of Launceston The drive there was one to remember. As usual I took the mountain tracks where possible. This is always difficult and frustrating because no matter what the GPS or Maps say those roads aren’t there. We drove over mountains while it rained and then poured and then well not quite sleet but bloody close. We stayed at the free camping area in town where it didn’t rain again until after tea but then it pissed down again.

We awoke to another beautiful sunny day, lucky because today is the national Penny Farthing races in Evandale and annual event where they close off the town. A guy we met at the pub last night let us in for free, not sure why he just offered. We had a bit of a look at the racing and then were off to Launceston.

They don't just cut them down here they bulldoze everything


Strange signs are everywhere in Tassie, hope the "P" plater coming the other way hasn't got his stereo up to load