To Tazy

[Russ]

Ok.....chasing info,

 

Tyabb or Tooradin ?? Best departure points, ( comfy hotel etc )

 

Now over the puddle, best route, o/ nite flinders, maybe 2....3 nights, then to Tazy.

 

Now......2 weeks or so, buzzin about, hoteling etc as required, grab the odd hire car etc etc, So......ideas for our ittinary ( great stops etc ) appreciated......and best mth to do it.

 

( avgas too , and short term under cover places, day or 4 at most, jab 160. )

 

Russ

 

 

[Marty_d]

Best month = February (maybe March will be ok too)

 

Good places to visit, depends on what you're into - going clockwise from the top: the gorge at Launceston, cheese factory and heaps of wineries around the north east, Wineglass Bay is spectacular, Port Arthur, Salamanca market at Hobart, even further south you have Hastings Caves / Tahune Airwalk, Southport Lagoon, Dover (used to be an airstrip behind the Dover Hotel - not sure if it's still there), Cradle Mountain and the lakes in the middle, west coast (Strahan/Queenstown) is great if you're there on one of the 3 days it doesn't rain, the Tarkine forests of the north west. This is not a comprehensive list by any means, just a few ideas. There are vineyards all over the place, good B&B's all over, others would have more idea about small airstrips and hangaring. Can't go past Bonorong wildlife sanctuary for local Tasmanian wildlife, Bruny Island Cruises are great for spectacular coastal scenery / seals / dolphins etc (not for the seasick!) If you're into bushwalking check out www.parks.tas.gov.au . Great scenery is everywhere, there's also plenty of tiger country if you're flying around the south/ southwest / west parts of the state though. (Not that you'll see any real Tasmanian tigers though, despite what the occasional nutjob says, they are extinct...)

 

 

[Russ]

Thanks Marty, appreciated......

 

Feb...March, missed for this yr..... 2015 then. We have a son based Adelaide, intending to visit him, then swing on by Tazy. From up here NQ, to down there, and return, will be a fair hike, looking forward to it.

 

Again....thanks.

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Also consider via King Island and maybe a night or two on Three Hummock Island, very hospitable accommodation, then on to Wynyard and parts beyond.

 

 

[Russ]

Was considering doing the loop thing, one way via flinders etc, other way via king island etc.

 

looking at charts, the king island route might be an ask, ( the glide to land reg ) ....flinders way seems no probs.

 

appreciate the flow of info here.

 

 

[rgmwa]

JG3 had some good photos of his Tassie trip here. http://www.stolspeed.com/11-Tasmania

 

and suggestions for crossing Bass Strait here: http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/crossing-bass-strait.23940/

 

May give you some ideas.

 

rgmwa

 

 

[Mark11]

JG3 had some good photos of his Tassie trip here. http://www.stolspeed.com/11-Tasmaniaand suggestions for crossing Bass Strait here: http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/crossing-bass-strait.23940/

May give you some ideas.

 

rgmwa

Great pics JG3

 

 

[Marty_d]

Wow, those are amazing. Thanks John and rgmwa for showing these.