Last post from the "Little Island"

Well here it is Thursday pm and this will be my last post while we are in Tasmania. Just settling down to have a couple days rest before heading to the Ferry on Saturday.

Yesterday we woke up to cooooool breezes blowing off the mountains at Sheffield and it was interesting sitting in my seat watching poor old Alan outside putting his car on the trailer in the freezing conditions. If I had been a real mate I would have volunteered to go and help him but there are limits to mate-ship. I may look silly but I'm not stupid.

Alan and Maureen had once again decided to follow us ( I think he is scared of getting lost) and we decided to head towards Penguin where we had just passed through in the early part of the trip. I have discovered the joys of back road travel and found the longest way possible in the back farming country possible and he came across some magnificent views as we climbed hill and dale. We finally hit the coast at Forth and had morning tea and Turners Beach where I almost got Alan stuck in a one way street. That will teach him to follow me!

We found a nice spot at Penguin at Lions Park and camped with several other motorhomers and conditions were perfect with the deep blue of Bass Straight and lush green of the parklands around us. The local ranger called in to apologise for the toilets not working as they had been vandalised by the locals. A lot of local councils could learn from this council. Beside providing quite a few free camps along the coat they call in every morning and place a note under your windscreen wipers, welcoming you to the area and advising you where the camps sites and caravan parks are and also advising of dump points in the area.

We left Alan and Maureen at Penguin arranging to meet at Latrobe where we will celebrate Maureen's birthday tomorrow. I had advised Alan that the camp site was behind the IGA store and true to form Alan managed to find the wrong IGA and drove unto a car park where he could not get out of with the car on. I guess he is determined to go out in a blaze of glory just like he started this trip. How many times it now that you have have to unload the car Alan????? LOL!!!!! AGAIN!!!

What do you see in this picture

A lot of people must be thinking the same as we are and resting up before the trip, there are at least 5 in camp that are booked on the ferry on Saturday.

Alan is planning to make a quick trip home by the shortest route and we have decided to take the slow boat up the east coast with no particular plan. We are certainly getting used to this lifestyle and Wendy this morning even said "when we left home this morning" meaning the last campsite.

Packing the computer away for a couple of days now so the next report with be from the Big Island