March 23-24 Hi All, Brockley Estates is a working country farm accommodation that was about 2 hours from Saffire and an hour from the Hobart airport….so a good place for our last night. “Built in 1841, Brockley is a spacious stone Colonial homestead situated on 10,000 private acres. The house is a unique example of … Read More →
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Australia Road Trip: Saffire Freycinet Lodge Tasmania Day 46-48
March 21-23 Hi All, We had booked the Saffire Freycinet Lodge as a continuation of our celebration of our 40th wedding anniversary and Kathy’s 60th BD year!!! And wow, did this place make it special!!! http://www.saffire-freycinet.com.au/default-en.html It was rated the #1 luxury lodge in Australia and we can see why. We still rate Post Ranch … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Port Arthur and Launceston Tasmania Day 44-45
March 19-20 Hi All, So off to Port Arthur and the infamous prison. It’s about 1.5 hour drive and the landscape was at times picturesque and just normal countryside! The weather was better but still cold, drizzling and a little windy!! “The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula is Australia’s most … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Hobart Tasmania Day 42-43
March 17-18 Hi All, We are now back on Mystic Moon as I write these blogs. We had a great time in Tasmania and arrived back on Mystic yesterday late afternoon (March 24) pretty tired. We set a pretty fast pace in Tasmania trying to see as much as we could in our 7 days … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Broken Hill, Cobar, Mystic Moon Day 39-41
March 10-12 Hi All, We arrived back to Mystic on Saturday late afternoon safe and sound!!! 41 days on this portion of the road trip!!! We are now back to Mystic for 5 days before flying to Tasmania for 7 days next Thursday, March 17!! Homeward bound on this leg. To break up the drive … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Wine Tasting in Barossa and Clare Valleys Day 34-38
March 5-9 Hi All, Wow…..4 straight days of wine tasting….that is a first for us and darn well might be the last time…..we were in a wine coma, muy contente the whole time:))) But, wow, we feel like we have learned a LOT about Australian wines, and there are some darn good ones out here!! … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island, Day 30-34
March 1-5 Hi All, Kangaroo Island was spectacular. We have been blessed to stay in a few luxurious resorts in our life time and we are always in search for #1. So far, Post Ranch in Big Sur California, Namale in Savusavu Fiji and Vatulele in Fiji (closed now) are our top 3. Southern Ocean … Read More →
Australia Road Trip: Perth to Adelaide via The Indian Pacific Train , Day 27-30
Feb 27 – March 1 Hi All, The train ride was great, and we are really glad we did it. We went from Perth to Adelaide, 1600 miles, 2 nights and 45 hours. We crossed one of the great plains/deserts in Australia….the Nullarbor Plain is truly impressive in its vast and nothing-ness! Wow!! Just the … Read More →