2018 – Part 28 – Launceston to Hobart
After returning from the ANZAC sunrise ceremony and a quick nap, we were up and ready for the rest of the day. The goal: Return to Hobart without having to navigate hairpins or switchbacks.
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2018 – Part 25 – A Scenic Drive to Launceston
It wasn’t until we left Hobart that we came across a road sign indicating that the route we were taking was special, we drove Tasmania’s Great Eastern Drive. Even though daylight ran out before we got to Launceston this is a worthwhile route to take.
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2018 – Part 17a – How Scenic can it be?
Our drive to Melbourne was around 500 km and would have us stopping several times throughout the day. How scenic were these stops?
Initially, they started modestly on the first part of our drive.
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2018 – Part 14 – Three States in One Day
Somewhere in a prior post, I mentioned that one part of our trip plan for Australia was to minimize the amount of back tracking, or taking the same route twice. Today was a result of not wanting to travel the same road.
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2018 – Part 11 – Journey to Canberra, the scenic route
Departing Katoomba
Filled from another buffet breakfast we packed up and checked out of the Carrington Hotel. While I was checking out, a fellow guest chatted with Amber where he remarked the placed had changed since he was here for his wedding, in 1947! I overheard the conversation and he remarked that after World War 2, things were taking time to get back to normal given all the demands of Australia to supply people and materials in the war effort. We wished him well and continued our drive on the Great Western Highway toward Bathurst.
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